The Office of Sustainability aims to equip students to lead lives and careers with impact. We prepare students for a changing world – and workforce – by connecting them to the experts, alumni, and resources that allow them to thrive. This fall semester, we’re offering […]
Perspectives on Sustainability, Quarterly Newsletter Many university campuses have standing sustainability advisory councils or committees made up of faculty, staff, and students with varied expertise and experience on the topics at hand. At Wake Forest, we take a different approach. Rooted in our belief that […]
By: Reese Lile, Sustainability Staff Writer On Thursday, September 4, new students gathered at the Let’s Taco-bout Sustainability event where they learned how to get involved from Office of Sustainability student interns and representatives from campus partners, including Wakerspace, Campus Recreation, and the […]
Planting Seeds with Sarah 8.29.2025 Welcome back, Wake! It’s exciting to have your energy back on campus and in the Campus Garden. We have had quite the kickoff to the school year with pre-orientation groups like LEAP and WakeWell in the garden, as well as […]
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 […]