A summer course in India brought together three students and inspired a second trip, rooted in discovering the road blocks to effective education. Read about the research conducted by the students, as well as their hopes for the future.
Categories: Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, Pro Humanitate, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Law student Kelly Amell recently received a community service award from the Coalition for Drug Abuse Prevention in Winston-Salem. She was nominated for her volunteer work with the students at the Hanes Hosiery Community Center through the School of Law's Youth Advocacy Group and the Sports and Entertainment Law Society.
For the 26th straight year, Wake Forest student-athletes came together to help needy families as part of the Santa's Helper program. This year, 172 student-athletes, coaches and athletic staff wrapped and delivered presents to 166 families with 586 children and wrapped additional presents for 47 other families with 170 children.
Categories: Athletics, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate
Single-handedly responsible for breathing new life into the Wake Forest tap dancing community, junior Gerson Lanza is a student worth knowing. Coming to campus from Harlem, N.Y., by way of Honduras, Lanza is a history and Spanish major with a passion for tapping.
Categories: Experiential Learning
Associate Professor of Education Ann Cunningham and Wake Forest student teachers, Laura Mayerchak and Caroline White, led a project to connect 47 first, second and third graders from Winston-Salem with students at Pt. England Primary School in Auckland, New Zealand, more than 8,000 miles away.
Categories: Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Ashley Millhouse has found satisfaction volunteering on campus and in Africa. She says the key is the same either way: "Wake Forest has so many opportunities and wants you to achieve, you just have to take the risk to apply."
Categories: Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, University Announcements
On this 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, students analyze films and read stories to learn how this event continues to shape America's national identity.
This evening, Wake Forest’s student art gallery (START) will unveil its final exhibition of the semester, featuring the work of 22 undergraduate students.
Senior Max Denker's business class has partnered with Habitat for Humanity in Forsyth County to learn first-hand how to develop and run a successful organization. Find out how you can help.
Categories: Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate
Nearly four hundred students and faculty watched diverse performances of tap, hip-hop, Bollywood, Korean pop, Palestinian Dabke, Bhangra and Indian Folk Dance, from six dance teams during the Wake Forest's first World Cultural Dance-Off.
Categories: Arts & Culture, Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate, Research & Discovery