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Hunkering Down for the Winter

Planting Seeds with Sarah 11.15.2024 It’s hard to believe, but as we approach the end of the semester we are also approaching the end of our long growing season. Our final Connect and Cultivate hours of the semester will take place on Sunday (11/17) and […]


Connect & Cultivate Leader Applications are Live!

The fall semester has started and the Campus Garden is open! As our visitors increase, the Office of Sustainability is looking to recruit six students to act as our Connect & Cultivate Leaders in the Garden. Connect & Cultivate volunteer hours are held three days […]


The Quest for Nature

Perspectives on Sustainability, Quarterly Newsletter Forty-two. It’s the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything. The only number retired by all of Major League Baseball, in honor of Jackie Robinson. The number of kilometers in a marathon, imperial units be damned. […]


Winston-Salem Blooms at the Spring Equinox Celebration

By: Towne Moores, Staff Writer for the Old Gold & Black As you’ve likely noticed from the blooming flowers around campus and herds of students sunbathing on the Quad, spring has arrived! On Sunday, March 24, the Office of Sustainability celebrated its arrival by hosting […]


Summer Faculty & Staff Volunteer Hours in the Campus Garden

Are you a faculty or staff member interested in getting your hands in the dirt this summer? Looking for a mid-day break from your computer? Come out to the Campus Garden (1141 Polo Road) for WFU faculty and staff volunteer hours in June, July, and […]


Fall 2024 Internships

Applications for Fall 2024 internships through the Office of Sustainability are now being accepted. Applications are due Tuesday, April 9. Are you a student interested in making a difference and gaining professional development experience? The following paid opportunities are available to all Wake Forest University […]


Campus Garden Internship Opportunity Available for Fall ’23 Semester

Update: This position has been filled. Thank you to all students who expressed interest and applied. Spring 2024 intern opportunities will be released mid-November. Apply Today to be a Campus Garden Intern The Office of Sustainability is currently hiring for a Campus Garden Intern. This […]


Campus Garden Sows Seeds of Sustainability

By: Maggie Burns (’20), TPA for the Sustainability Theme House As the sweet potatoes and green beans are being harvested in preparation for the coming of icy winter, the crisp fall air can be felt in the Campus Garden. This is a place where volunteers […]


Here’s what Wake Forest sustainability has in store for you, future Deacs!

Dear Future Deac, I’m Haleigh Schultz, a senior biology and environmental studies student from Centennial, Colorado. I traded the Rockies for the Appalachians to pursue an education in the sciences at Wake Forest.  When I’m not in class, I spend much of my time 400 […]


Sowing Seeds of Sustainability at the Campus Garden

by Office of Sustainability News Intern, Suzanne Mullins Have you visited the Campus Garden? Located on Polo Road, the Campus Garden draws student, faculty, and staff volunteers to aid with crop cultivation and maintenance. Managing the garden are three Wake Forest students and Office […]


Congratulations Class of 2015 Interns

We sent off our graduating interns from the Class of 2015 with hearty congratulations on their outstanding achievements. Bridget Keeler graduated with a major in economics with a minor in environmental studies. After working as the campus dining intern for ARAMARK her sophomore year, Bridget […]


Call for 2015 Sustainability Interns

Are you a student interested in making a difference and gaining professional development experience? The following paid internships are available to all Wake Forest University students for fall 2015. In order to apply, please fill out this form. Unless otherwise noted, these internships are with the […]


Fall 2014 Internships in Sustainability

Are you a student interested in making a difference? The following paid internships are available to Wake Forest students for fall 2014. In order to apply, please fill out this form. Applications are due by Thursday, April 17th at 5pm.  Unless […]


Update: Sustainability Theme House

This summer, Wake Forest had to say goodbye to a beloved campus home.  Due to structural damage in the basement, there was no alternative to demolishing the Sustainability theme house, a house which a group of students had formerly called “home.” The Sustainability house […]


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