TEDx comes to Wake Forest
Chemistry major Lucy Lan (’12), an avid TED Talk fan, worked to bring a TED-like event to Wake Forest. Eighteen speakers have signed on for a day of inspirational talks from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Feb. 25 in Wait Chapel.Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery
A Lion Dance performance, traditional foods, a fashion show and games were part of the 2012 Chinese New Year's festival held on Feb. 4. Watch the video.
Wake Forest was included in The Princeton Review’s annual list of “Best Value Colleges." The list “identifies America's top undergraduate schools offering excellent academics, generous financial aid, and/or relatively low cost of attendance.”
To provide more space for juniors and seniors to live on campus, Wake Forest University will begin construction in late February on two new residence halls on the north side of campus.
START Gallery's first spring exhibition, “Lightening Strikes: The Illumination of the Self,” runs through Feb. 25. The show features works by 18 students who studied in art professor David Faber’s introductory, intermediate or advanced printmaking classes.
School of Divinity and undergraduate students led by Associate Professor Neal Walls and Associate Chaplain for Muslim Life Khalid Griggs spent two weeks exploring the history and religious traditions of Jewish, Christian and Muslim communities during Wake Forest’s Interfaith Pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
For the fifth year in a row, the University has received the Spirit of North Carolina Award in recognition of Wake Forester's efforts to help others in the local community.
The campus book club brings together faculty and students for valuable conversations outside the classroom. This time, the topic was globalization, as the campus prepares for a visit from Pietra Rivoli, author of “The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy."