On behalf of the Office of Sustainability, welcome to Wake! Our mission is to empower leadership for the sustainability transformation and we can’t wait for you to be part of that effort over the next four years. Read on to learn how you can get […]
Call for First-Year Student Leaders Incoming first-year students who are looking to develop their sustainability knowledge, leadership skills, and social network are encouraged to apply to join the Wake Forest Sustainability Leadership Group (SLG)! Now in its seventh year, SLG brings together a small […]
The 2025 Magnolias Curriculum Project took place on May 21 and 22, bringing together 13 faculty participants from 13 different academic areas for the annual two-day curriculum workshop. “I really appreciated how the Magnolias workshop combined focused work time, more abstract discussions of sustainability in […]
National Arbor Day holds a special place in Wake Forester’s hearts as the university is a certified Tree Campus Higher Education by the Arbor Day Foundation. 2025 marked Wake Forest’s 14th consecutive year being recognized, and to celebrate and continue the work, we kicked […]
As we celebrate all Wake Forest graduates this spring, we want to give special recognition to the Sustainability Intern Class of 2025. These eight seniors made immeasurable contributions to sustainability at Wake through their combined 18 semesters of service with the Office of Sustainability. In […]
“Lean left!” the raft guide bellows through the wind and mist as I hold on as tightly as I can, endeavoring to lean, but not so far as to fall out. The yellow rubber boat smashes through waves and rapids in the river where I am spending ten days, and I’m feeling out of my element on the water with 18 new faces and little knowledge of the canyon.
From March 30 – April 30, 2025, students, faculty, and staff celebrated Earth Month at Wake Forest. This annual celebration has roots that extend back to the very first Earth Day in 1970, which was characterized by nation-wide teach-ins highlighting the links between environmental […]
Are you looking to spend more time outside this summer? Want to meet new colleagues? Join the Office of Sustainability for Faculty and Staff volunteer hours in the Campus Garden (1141 Polo Road)! No prior experience is required. Just bring yourself and a water […]
The final day of Wake Forest’s annual Earth Month was a celebratory one. On Wednesday, April 30, students, faculty, and staff gathered in the Green Room of Reynolda Hall for the 12th annual Champions of Change Campus Sustainability Awards. The awards were co-presented by […]
On a hot, sunny weekend in early April, four Wake Forest undergraduate students traveled from Winston-Salem to Durham, NC for the Southeastern Student Sustainability Conference (SSSC) hosted by Duke University. For all four of these students, it was their first true conference experience, and they […]
We sat down with Wake Forest’s head debate coach, Justin Green, to talk about what’s changed since he was named a Champion of Change in 2021 for his work to get local high schoolers involved in debate through the Piedmont Environmental Alliance Environmental Debate […]
We had a record-breaking turnout for our 5th annual Earth Talks! Nearly 150 Wake Forest community members joined us in Pugh Auditorium on April 9 to learn about a variety of sustainability topics. Eight students presented powerful talks, including: Students worked with the Office […]
Spring arrived on campus with a splash at the Spring Equinox Celebration and Earth Month Kickoff in the Campus Garden. On March 30, over 200 students, faculty, staff, and families joined the Office of Sustainability and 15 tabling organizations for a day full of upcycled […]
Environmental advocacy becomes the canvas for arts and creativity By Sheryl Zhang, staff writer for the Old Gold & Black On the windy Saturday afternoon, Scales Fine Arts Center pulsed with energy. On Saturday, inside Scales, heaps of old clothes awaited their rebirth—soon to be […]
We sat down with Chemistry professor, fiber artist, and owner and operator of Enno Farm, Angela King, to discuss what’s changed since she was named a Champion of Change in 2017. So you were named Champion of Change back in 2017– Oh wow, […]