On Saturday, March 5, the Wake Forest Men’s Rugby club will take on the University of Maryland on Poteat Field, marking the first home game for the team as participants in the Atlantic Coast Rugby League (ACRL).Categories: Athletics, Happening at Wake, University Announcements
Paul Loeser, a member of the Wake Forest track team, traded in his running shoes Tuesday for a Dr. Seuss hat. He read "Oh The Places You'll Go" to students at Friedberg Elementary School as part of a celebration of Seuss' birthday. See the video.Categories: Athletics, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, University Announcements
About 150 volunteers from Wake Forest fraternities and sororities volunteered at Winston-Salem agencies on Saturday, Feb. 26, as part of the “Big Event,” an initiative sponsored by the University's Volunteer Service Corps.
From Bethlehem to Jerusalem, a group of 20 North Carolina ministers will have the opportunity to explore the Holy Land as part of Wake Forest Divinity School’s 2011 Holy Land Pilgrimage and Macedonian Ministries program "Renewing Ministers, Revitalizing Congregations" (RMRC).Categories: Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
The 2011 Academy Award-winner for "best documentary" offers a glimpse into the power of the medium. Thanks to a focus on content, storytelling and an interdisciplinary approach to research, a new Documentary Film Program is thriving at Wake Forest.Categories: Arts & Culture, University Announcements
Commitment to one word transformed Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. into a Grammy award-winning hip-hop artist and actor. “Greatness” helped Lynn achieve much more than his stage name, “Common,” would suggest possible. He spoke in Wait Chapel about his inspiring journey.Categories: Arts & Culture, Happening at Wake
With school systems across the nation contemplating deep job cuts because of budget shortfalls, it could be a challenging year for students looking for teaching jobs, but Wake Forest’s education program is well positioned to weather the storm and help its graduates find teaching positions.Categories: Mentorship, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Creation narratives from Genesis are sometimes interpreted as giving humans domination over the earth. But what if instead that language has implications for stewardship rather than control? Questions like this and others related to feminism and the environment will be explored during the Phyllis Trible Lecture Series to be held March 1 and 2 on the Reynolda Campus.Categories: Environment & Sustainability, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Philosophy professor Christian Miller traveled to Greece to share the latest Western research on morality with colleagues from China. After the experience, he hopes to incorporate more material from Chinese traditions into his classes at Wake Forest.Categories: Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Carl Safina, an international leader in science and policy regarding oceans, met with biology students Thursday and shared his thoughts on the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico and other key environmental issues in an evening lecture, “The Oceans and Us: Caught in the Same Net.” Read a Q&A with Dr. Safina.Categories: Happening at Wake