As Wake Forest seniors watch the days of their last semester on campus tick by, they might feel additional pressure to find and secure their next steps after graduation. That's where the Office of Personal and Career Development (OPCD) can really help. Find out what a second semester senior learned, on Andy Chan's Heart of the Matter blog.Categories: Campus Life, Experiential Learning, Personal & Career Development, University Announcements
A successful second TEDxWakeForestU turns an experiment into a spring semester tradition. What did attendees think of this year's event? Read their ideas captured through social media.Categories: Campus Life, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Leadership & Character, University Announcements
The Wake Forest community gathered in Wait Chapel for the annual Founders’ Day Convocation to celebrate the University’s founding in 1834 and the accomplishments of faculty and alumni in teaching, research and service. The event also included videos and orations from graduating seniors reflecting on their time at Wake Forest.Categories: Alumni, Campus Life, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery
Wake Forest graduate Wade Murphy (’00) is donating $1 million to support the Humanities Institute, extending the reach and impact of humanities and the liberal arts. Murphy is the youngest person in the University’s history to make such a large gift.Categories: Alumni, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
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What will define our future? Will it be our ability to share through social media, our quest to use Google to escape memorization or the impact our consumer society will have on the environment? The highly successful TEDxWakeForestU returns to Wake Forest on Feb. 23 to tackle these topics.
Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Leadership & Character, University Announcements
Lion dancers, drummers, and kung fu performers joined Wake Forest students and the community to celebrate the “Year of the Snake” at The Chinese New Year Festival on Feb. 16.Categories: Alumni, Arts & Culture, Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, Happening at Wake
Dr. Penny Rue, a nationally known leader in strengthening campus communities, has been named vice president for campus life. Rue will oversee most facets of student life with broad responsibility for the well-being and safety of students and their engagement outside the classroom. Categories: University Announcements
As sophomores declare their majors this week, some may wonder if an interest in science and research predestines them to life in a lab or years of post-graduate professional school. Not necessarily, said senior chemistry major Ryan Daly, whose college-to-career journey has been anything but a linear path.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Can a text, tweet or status update help you share the love? Students in a Wake Forest English class who are studying written language in a digital era say electronic messages get the point across as well as provide constant contact with the ones you love.Categories: Experiential Learning, University Announcements