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Congratulations, Class of 2024 Interns!

As we celebrate all Wake Forest graduates this spring, we want to give special recognition to the Sustainability Intern Class of 2024. Entering college during the heart of a global pandemic, the future of these students was shrouded in uncertainty. Nevertheless, they all found their […]


Wake Forest Alumna and Former Office of Sustainability Intern Becomes AASHE Finalist

Quin Wolters (’23) returned to her alma mater this fall as Harvest Table Culinary Group’s inaugural Sustainability Coordinator By:  Jimena Elmufdi (’24) for the Old Gold & Black After graduating from Wake Forest last May, Quin Wolters, a former mathematical economics major and environmental studies […]


Alumni Spotlight: Jeff Hall (’95)

Alumnus Jeff Hall (‘95) recently chatted with the Office of Sustainability about his time as a Demon Deacon and his work with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission as a wildlife biologist and herpetologist for our new Sustainable Alumni Spotlight Series.  From an early age, […]


To Antarctica and Back Again: A Study in Sustainability

guest blog written by Libby Mohn (’20) “The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” – Robert Swan OBE In March 2022, I journeyed to Antarctica with ClimateForce 2041 alongside polar explorer Robert Swan OBE, the first man in […]


Where are they now? Olivia Taldone (’13)

By: Caroline Walker (’22), Graphic Design Assistant with the Office of Sustainability Olivia Taldone graduated from Wake Forest University in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in biology and minors in economics and environmental science. She earned her Master’s of Science in green technologies and […]


Where are they now? Sebastian Irby (’18)

By Kat Boulton (’20), Content Development Assistant with the Office of Sustainability Sebastian Irby graduated from Wake Forest in 2019 with a degree in Sustainability Studies. She was the first Wake Forest undergraduate student to create an interdisciplinary major focusing on sustainability. She was also […]


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