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Compost in Action

In May 2011, agriculturalist-entrepreneurs Pete Gallins and cousin Rucker Sewell began an innovative program in Winston-Salem. The pair began collecting food waste from local businesses and restaurants to compost at the nearby Gallins Family Farm. In the fall of 2011, the university got on board […]


Campus Grounds Serves Locally Roasted Coffee

Returning to campus this fall, students may have noticed the university isn’t quite how they left it last spring: new faces, new blooms, and of course, new construction. A bit less visible was Campus Grounds’ decision to switch to Krankies coffee. Krankies, is a local […]


JAMAZON: September 20

This Thursday, the Wayne Shorter Jazz Quartet will be playing in Wait Chapel to help raise funds and awareness for the plight of the Amazon rainforest. The event will take place at 7:30 PM and will be hosted by the Center for […]


Call for Volunteers: Go Deacs. Go Green. campaign enters third season

Go Deacs. Go Green., a partnership effort between Wake Forest Athletics and the Office of Sustainability, enters its third year with the kickoff of this season’s football game day recycling campaign.  Beginning this Saturday, September 1st, with Wake Forest’s game against Liberty University, volunteers will […]


21st century ride sharing comes to WFU

Wake Forest University’s alternative transportation options have expanded over the summer with the addition of Zimride, an online ride-sharing network.  Zimride works by connecting drivers who have extra seats with riders going to the same destination or somewhere else along the way.  Drivers and riders […]


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