More than 130,000 meals have been prepared and served by 13,000 volunteers since Wake Forest University’s Campus Kitchen was founded. On Nov. 19, the organization will mark its 15th anniversary of combating hunger in the Winston-Salem community.Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Pro Humanitate
Project Pumpkin will be held with a twist this year, as Wake Forest students go off campus on Oct. 28 to provide fun activities and candy for children.Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Pro Humanitate
Wake Forest University assistant professors of engineering Courtney Di Vittorio and Kyana Young, in collaboration with professors at two area institutions, have received a three-year, $250,000 Environmental Enhancement Grant (EEG) from the Attorney General’s office.Categories: Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery
The Honesty Project, which launched in 2020 with a $4.4 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation, has awarded grants to 16 projects exploring the science of honesty and philosophical questions related to the virtue.Categories: Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery
During Family Weekend, 135 students presented the findings of their mentored scholarship at Undergraduate Research Day.Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery
On Thursday, Wake Forest students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends will once again Hit the Bricks at Hearn Plaza to raise money for the Brian Piccolo Cancer Research Fund.Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Pro Humanitate
After last year’s Presidential election, voter registration efforts slowed a bit on college campuses nationwide. But today during National Voter Registration Day, Wake Forest students will hit the ground running to get re-energized around voting.Categories: Experiential Learning
Savannah Littlejohn, Landon Bradshaw and Jessica Mark have all benefited from tutoring in the past. So when they learned about Wake Forest’s Virtual Tutoring program, they didn’t hesitate to sign up.Categories: Experiential Learning
As the country remembers the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, ROTC cadets from Wake Forest and Winston-Salem State universities will join with community volunteers and first responders in a “Climb to Remember” to honor victims of the attack. Members of the media are invited to cover the event.Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake
Wake Forest University has been working to establish an African American Studies program for a few years. Last week’s launch of the program is timely given the country is experiencing increased racial tensions, states are passing stricter voting laws and virtually everybody is uttering the term “woke.”Categories: Experiential Learning, Inclusive Excellence, Research & Discovery