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Fellowship and scholarship: Program supports top students through mentoring and guidance

Tom Phillips (’74, MA ’78), director of the Wake Forest Scholars program, helps students like Rhodes Scholarship national finalist Patrick Nelli (’09) find paths to success. The Wake Forest Scholars program, launched in 2003, coordinates efforts to encourage and assist students in post-graduate scholarship and fellowship competitions. As its director, Tom Phillips (’74, MA ’78) guides students through the painstaking process of completing applications, writing essays and securing references. He’s also there to offer alternatives and ease anxieties—knowing that post-graduation awards are just one path to success.

Pro Humanitate: Students recognized for their commitment to volunteering and service

The high level of volunteerism by students has helped Wake Forest win national recognition for community service. Nearly 60 percent of the University's students, including undergraduate, graduate and professional students, contributed nearly 100,000 hours of service last year. That was among the factors that helped Wake Forest earn a place on The President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for 2009.

Educators who rock: Lauren Pressley

Instructional design librarian Lauren Pressley, who was recently named a “Mover and Shaker” in the field by a national library journal, talks about being a “web librarian,” her toolkit of short videos, and “wikis for libraries” in an interview with an online journal.

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