Once every four years since 1963, Wake Forest students have traveled to New York City over spring break on a Student Union Art Acquisition Trip to purchase art on behalf of the University. They are asked to choose contemporary artwork that reflects the times.
Wake Forest’s School of Business and School of Law both placed highly in U.S. News & World Report’s national rankings of graduate schools released March 14.Categories: Awards & Recognition, University Announcements
The National Jurist named Sarah Saint (JD ‘17) one of its “Law Students of the Year.”
The Wake Forest community commemorated 183 years since the University’s founding at Founders’ Day Convocation in Wait Chapel on Feb. 16. The celebration recognizes student leaders and honors faculty for teaching, research and service.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy has reported Wake Forest University School of Business students in the Master of Science in Accountancy (MSA) program have once again achieved the No. 1 pass rate in the nation on the Certified Public Accounting exam, among all U.S. universities with accounting programs.
The Wake Forest National Moot Court Team of Matt Cloutier (JD ’17), Mia Falzarano (JD ’17) and Blake Stafford (JD ’17) won the National Moot Court Competition, on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017, in New York City.Categories: Experiential Learning, University Announcements
Wake Forest University has been named to The Princeton Review’s 2017 edition of “Colleges That Pay You Back: The 200 Schools That Give You the Best Bang for Your Tuition Buck” (Penguin Random House / Princeton Review Books).Categories: Enrollment & Financial Aid, Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Universities across the U.S. have developed programs to attract women and under-represented minorities to the STEM disciplines. So why aren’t more of these students declaring a major in science, technology, engineering and math – and seeing it through to a career in research or academia? At Wake Forest University, students, faculty and administrators are tackling that question through formal research, departmental evaluations and innovative outreach.Categories: Experiential Learning, Inclusive Excellence, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Wake Forest University has appointed Olga Pierrakos as founding chair of the Department of Engineering, one of Wake Downtown’s new anchoring academic programs, which will begin offering classes this fall.Categories: Enrollment & Financial Aid, Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Several dozen Wake Forest University students plan to travel to Washington, D.C., this week for the Presidential Inauguration and Women’s March.