Fall 2010 marks the launch of the first sustainability pre-orientation program at Wake Forest. The program, offered to incoming freshmen, will be facilitated with the assistance of five student mentors. The theme for the first year is sustainable food systems. The group will visit […]
Thursday, April 22nd All Day – B-EARTH-day Celebration at the Fresh Food Company The Pit, Benson Patio, Shorty’s, the Sundry Store Enjoy activities and opportunities to celebrate Earth Day all day in campus dining locations. See posters in these facilities for ways to […]
Wednesday, April 21st Visit the Wake Forest Eco-Village at the Ben Harper & Relentless7 concert. Students will have a chance to make environmental pledges, sample Silk Soymilk, score an eco-friendly t-shirt, and more. Half rock tour, half environmental campaign, the goal of CCT […]
Wake Forest University will be hosting the Piedmont Environmental Alliance Earth Day Fair on Davis Field Saturday, April 17, 2010. This is the 40th anniversary of Earth Day and the 5th celebration for PEA. More than 100 exhibitors and Teaching Tents will illustrate for […]
Beginning Wednesday, April 14th, the new 14-passenger solar shuttle will serve a new dedicated campus loop. The shuttle will run Monday through Friday, between 7:30 am and 4:00 pm on a continuous loop, with no service between 10:50 am and 11:20 am. The shuttle […]
Terri LeGrand, the assistant director of financial aid at Wake Forest, is also the co-founder of the non-profit organization Piedmont Environmental Alliance (PEA). In addition to serving as the organization’s volunteer director, Terri serves as the co-chair of PEA’s Earth Day Fair. This year […]
The Office of Sustainability is offering nine project-based internships for the fall semester 2010. Current undergraduate and graduate students at Wake Forest University are invited to apply. Applications are due by 4:00 pm on Friday, April 23rd. Details about the internships and the application […]
{Sustainable}Style WSNC – April 6, 2010, 7-9pm Eco-fashion designer Jenny Hwa of loyale is partnering with the Office of Sustainability to bring a one-of-a-kind eco-apparel runway show to campus. The show, {Sustainable} Style WSNC, will highlight eco-designers who are crafting the chicest eco-apparel and […]
In honor of good weather, the start of spring, and Wake Up to Food Week, Campus-Raised Organic Produce (CROP) hosted their spring kick-off event last Friday, March 19th. With over forty students in attendance, this planting party was a huge success. While last year […]
“Wake Up to Food Week,” March 15th-19th, was sponsored by Campus Kitchen to promote local and sustainable eating. The capstone events for the week were the viewing of the film FRESH, Robert Egger’s talk on “The Business of Healthy Food for All,” as well […]
On March 27th from 8:30-9:30 pm, Wake Forest University participated in Earth Hour 2010. This event, started by the World Wildlife Fund in Sydney, Australia, aims to raise awareness about global climate change. By symbolically “flipping the switch” on Wait Chapel’s spotlights, students, faculty, […]
Communications and Outreach The intern will work with the director and the Sustainability Fellow to develop content for the campus sustainability website including, but not limited to, news stories, calendar contributions, and social media outlets. The intern will contribute to the production of a monthly […]
Taking It to the Next Level: Strategies for Adaptation across the Sustainability Curriculum. This national conference, hosted on the Reynolda Campus March 22 – 23, 2010, drew participants from 22 states, two Canadian provinces, and the UAE. The conference explored the ways in […]
Save the Date: April 6, 2010, 7-9pm Eco-fashion designer Jenny Hwa of loyale is partnering with the Office of Sustainability to bring the area’s first eco-apparel runway show to campus. The show, {Sustainable} Style WSNC, will highlight eco-designers who are crafting the chicest eco-apparel […]
RecycleMania kicked off with a bang on January 17th; the 10-week competition runs through March 27th. Competing against colleges and universities across the nation, Wake Forest aims to reduce the amount of municipal solid waste produced, and to increase the amount of recyclables collected […]
