Newest residence hall set to open

South Residence Hall, the first campus building designed to meet LEED certification, will be home to about 200 first-year students this fall and will be dedicated on Aug. 16 at 2 p.m. Step inside for a preview.

Categories: Experiential Learning


Students and professors travel to India

Professor Ananda Mitra (above) and his wife, Swati Basu, are exploring India with 11 students this month as part of his summer communication course. The stage is set for India to play a significant role in global business, politics and culture, says communication professor Ananda Mitra, who is leading an educational trip of his home country this month for 11 students. Mitra, along with his wife, Swati Basu, is leading the trip as part of his summer class, “Communication, Culture and Sustainability.” What gives the trip an unusual twist? While experiencing the diversity of daily life in India, students are able to share their insights with mentors who are both from Wake Forest and from India.

Students travel to Nicaragua to encourage healthy lifestyles

Students collect plants from La Chureca in Managua (the city dump) to be replanted as part of a beautification project at a local school. Eleven students and two professors are in Managua, Nicaragua, for a month for a service-learning experience combining health care, communication and service. With communication professor Steven Giles and health and exercise science professor Gary Miller, the students are studying global health issues and using a variety of communication techniques to promote healthier lifestyles among the local people.

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