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Waste Diversion Rate Peaks at 55%

Over the past fifteen years the effort to reduce solid waste on campus has expanded from its humble origins as a simple recycling program to the holistic campus-wide waste reduction initiative it is today. Before 1998 the campus’s overall waste diversion rate was negligible; […]


American Indian Insights on Creating a Sustainable Future

A diverse academic audience was prescribed a remedy for some of the defining environmental issues of the century when Winona LaDuke, American Indian political activist and founding co-director of Honor the Earth, spoke at Wake Forest in late September. LaDuke’s heritage and experience – founding […]


Green Roof Symposium at WFU

WFU was the host site for the Piedmont Triad Green Roof & Wall Market Development Symposium in mid-September. The conference, which was organized by Green Roofs for Healthy Cities in partnership with the Center for Energy, Environment & Sustainability (CEES), brought experts from around the state […]


Earth Day Planning Internship

The student intern will work with the director, community stakeholders, and student groups to develop plans for campus participation in an Earth Day 2014 celebration and related campus events. Previous experience with campus-wide event planning is preferred. Note: […]


Community of Scholars Grows

Eleven faculty members from across the disciplinary spectrum came together on May 15-16, 2013 for the 2nd annual Magnolias Curriculum Project. This year’s workshop was facilitated by alumni from last year’s inaugural project: Sarah Mason (mathematics) and Luke Johnston (religion). The aims of the […]


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