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
Wake Forest graduate Wade Murphy (’00) is donating $1 million to support the Humanities Institute, extending the reach and impact of humanities and the liberal arts. Murphy is the youngest person in the University’s history to make such a large gift.Categories: Alumni, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Dr. Penny Rue, a nationally known leader in strengthening campus communities, has been named vice president for campus life. Rue will oversee most facets of student life with broad responsibility for the well-being and safety of students and their engagement outside the classroom. Categories: University Announcements
As sophomores declare their majors this week, some may wonder if an interest in science and research predestines them to life in a lab or years of post-graduate professional school. Not necessarily, said senior chemistry major Ryan Daly, whose college-to-career journey has been anything but a linear path.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
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
With funding from The National Endowment for the Humanities, Jerid Francom has been collecting data on word usage in film subtitles that may someday change the way language courses are taught.Categories: Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Categories: Experiential Learning, University Announcements
Nancy Aguillon, a Wake Forest senior, and Harold Holmes, associate vice president and dean of student services at Wake Forest, were recognized as this year’s Martin Luther King Building the Dream Award winners. The MLK Dream Award recognizes those who exemplify King’s qualities and promote diversity within the community.
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In a Ferris Bueller moment, Greg Murr's post graduate plans took a turn to Albuquerque, N.M., for graduate school, which propelled him on a course to Italy, New York City and Germany. Now Murr ('93) has returned to Wake Forest to teach printmaking as a visiting faculty member. His art is part of a faculty exhibition at the Hanes Art Gallery.Categories: Alumni, Arts & Culture, Research & Discovery, University Announcements