Pro Humanitate (for humanity) invites us to use our ideas, knowledge, talents and compassion on behalf of humanity in all its difference and diversity.
Our Winston-Salem, N.C., campus houses an academic community of almost 9,000 students, with more studying at Wake Forest locations in Charlotte, Washington, D.C., and around the world. Our undergraduate liberal arts curriculum inspires a holistic approach to preparing graduate and professional school students. We graduate leaders with integrity and courage who use their success to make an impact on society.
Wake Forest has launched the Center for Literacy Education to explore how literacy education can strengthen individuals and communities through teaching, research, creative activities and programming. The initiative provides mini-grants to faculty, staff and students for literacy-related activities, including community-facing programming.
By looking at the ocean's tiniest microbes, researchers are gaining insights about the marine food web that may help improve climate change predictions. A study co-authored by Assistant Professor of Biology Sheri Floge brings together viral ecologists, chemists and physicists to find out more about marine microbes and what happens when viruses infect them.
Betsy Rives (’08) uses what she learned as a studio art major to innovate at Google.
Senior Jo Cai, a double major in biology and psychology and her mentor Joost Maier, a translational neuroscience professor in the Wake Forest School of Medicine used flavor perception in rats as a model system to gain fundamental insights into how the brain processes multisensory information. “Working on this neuroscience-related research project enabled me to gain hands-on research experience and to think critically. It helped put me in an ideal position to start applying to PhD programs in my senior year,” Cai said.
Every year, Wake Forest undergraduates have the opportunity to spend their summer months with a faculty mentor researching and making advances on some of the most challenging questions of our day.
For nearly 20 years, the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Center (URECA) has promoted and celebrated mentored scholarship. It is a hallmark of the Wake Forest experience – students and faculty, side by side, working to develop solutions to serious questions in an effort to better the world around them.
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Nov 25
TurkeyPalooza 2024 🦃💛
This week, more than 200 students have prepared and delivered nearly 700 homemade Thanksgiving meals for those in need in Forsyth County, using ingredients sourced from local businesses—and even our Campus Garden.
This year’s community partners include Ronald McDonald House, Samaritan Ministries, the Shalom Project, Hope to Thrive and Anthony’s Plot.
Wake Forest students plan and lead the program, which is part of @campuskitchen_wfu, an initiative that helps fight food insecurity in the Winston-Salem area.
As senior Mari Dragan said: “The best part is hearing how much these meals mean to our community partners. Campus Kitchen works year-round to combat hunger, and this event is the highlight of what we do.”
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Nov 22
Happy Pitsgiving 2024! 🦃🍂
From packed tables and festive decorations to plates piled high with turkey, stuffing and mac & cheese, it was a day full of laughter, gratitude and great food.
Thank you to Deacon Dining for making this tradition so special and to our Deacs for bringing the energy and joy that make Pitsgiving unforgettable. Until next year!
Nov 21
Coming together for Hurricane Helene relief efforts and demonstrating the power of our motto—#ProHumanitate.
From collecting and palletizing donated items to creative fundraising (check out the T-shirts designed by Emma Engel ‘27), every effort is making a difference.
To order a “Mountain Strong” t-shirt, visit outreach.wfu.edu/helene or the link in our profile. A portion of the proceeds will support the N.C. Disaster Relief Fund.
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Nov 20
An accurate database helps keep track of all costumes, props and accessories, ensuring nothing gets lost or misplaced. Junior studio art major Sadie MacDonald worked with theatre professor Mary Wayne-Thomas to create an online database that catalogs and documents the historic garment collection of the theatre department.
“The research fueled my interest in discovering a future career related to the arts, in curating and learning more about historical aspects of fashion and the construction of garments, and the importance of costume design in theatre productions,” MacDonald said.
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Nov 18
Yesterday, the Wake Forest community came together for a Day of Action in service of Hurricane Helene relief.
Thank you to everyone who participated, donated or volunteered your time and energy. Your efforts continue to make a meaningful difference.
It’s not too late to purchase a “Mountain Strong” t-shirt, based on a design by Emma Engle (’27). See the link in our profile to order. A portion of the proceeds will support the N.C. Disaster Relief Fund. Shirts will ship after Dec. 1. A limited number will be available for purchase at the Nov. 19 @wakembb game against Western Carolina.
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Nov 17
Lights, camera, magic! 🌈
7-year-old playwright Gracie brought her imaginative fairy tale “Queen Cinderella and the Rainbow Magic” to life on the @wfutheatre stage. With the help of our theatre students and faculty, Gracie’s play captivated the audience.
From a mischievous goat to a playful food fight finale, this collaboration with @makeawishamerica made Gracie’s theatre dreams come true.
“We proposed to help Gracie create an original play involving our students and faculty and using what resources we had available to give it the best production quality possible,” said theatre professor Jonathan Herbert.
Gracie shared her ideas for the play and three student scriptwriters, sophomore Nolan Adepoju, and juniors Alyssa Cheng and Taylor Nisbet.
“Every idea Gracie shared was written down, and everything Gracie suggested went into the performance,” said Herbert.
More than 50 faculty members and theatre students volunteered to bring “Queen Cinderella and the Rainbow Magic” to life.
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Nov 14
From garden to kitchen, Wake Forest’s Campus Garden and Campus Kitchen are growing something special. We’re planting garlic to be harvested for TurkeyPalooza, where over 500 Thanksgiving meals are made from scratch for members of the community.
This partnership is about more than meals—it’s about nurturing a sustainable, interconnected food system that makes a difference right here in Winston-Salem.
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Nov 13
Join us for the Wake Forest Community Day of Action on Nov. 16 to support Hurricane Helene relief!
DONATE: Drop-off donations through Nov. 14 at the ZSR Library circle.
VOLUNTEER: On Saturday, Nov. 16, faculty, staff and students have the opportunity to volunteer in support of area nonprofits, including Second Harvest Food Bank, the Forsyth County Humane Society and the local diaper bank. Sign up at the link in our bio.
CHEER: For the men’s basketball game against Western Carolina on Tuesday, Nov. 19, and the football finale against Duke on Saturday, Nov. 30, $15 of every ticket sold through the previous links will go directly to the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund.
Plus, grab a “Mountain Strong/Show Humanitate” T-shirt, with proceeds going to relief efforts. Based on a design by Emma Engle (’27). Order yours at the link in our profile.
Let’s show #ProHumanitate in action!
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Nov 12
Wake Forest is committed to meeting 100% of demonstrated financial need through grants, scholarships, work-study, and subsidized loans.
Within driving distance of both the Blue Ridge Mountains and Atlantic Coast, Winston-Salem offers the amenities of a larger city with the vibrant culture of an engaged community.
Get to know Wake Forest better by browsing a collection of quick facts, figures and rankings.
250+
is the number of student organizations that you can explore (or we’ll help you find a match) in order to discover your passion. Don’t find it? Apply to charter one!
11:1
is our student-to-faculty ratio. More than half of our undergraduate classes have fewer than 20 students. Only 1% have more than 50 students.
72+%
of undergraduates have an academic study-abroad experience, many of them in our academic-residential houses in London, Vienna and Venice.
Whether cheering or playing,
we all bleed Black and Gold
