The Institute for Public Engagement has launched a new Public Engagement Fellows program to bolster support for students interested in pursuing careers in public service, public policy or public administration.Categories: Campus Life, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Mentorship, University Announcements
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
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
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
Senior Bo Machayo, a second generation African-American, will be the first in his family to earn an undergraduate degree in America. Determined to become a catalyst for good and to serve the campus community, Machayo joined Pi Kappa Alpha, serving as community service chair and president. Categories: Alumni, Experiential Learning, University Announcements
Danielle Gallant, a senior sociology major, traveled to India to lead a group of 10 students volunteering in the University’s City of Joy program. She shares her reasons for going and what she learned from working with the late Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity.Categories: Campus Life, Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, Leadership & Character, Pro Humanitate
The Wake Forest Schools of Business Master of Science in Accountancy (MSA) program continues to boast a 100 percent job placement rate and attract candidates from across the country and around the world.