March 15, 2022 by Laurie D. Willis | willisla@wfu.edu | 336.758.3374 At age 5 months, Wake Forest sophomore Gabrielle Peko was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common childhood cancer. After undergoing chemotherapy treatments and some surgeries, she was pronounced in […]
February 25, 2022 by Laurie D. Willis | willisla@wfu.edu | 336.758.3374 Wake Forest student Victor Ringheanu wants everyone to have access to healthy food. So last year, he and one of his fraternity brothers began cooking and selling barbecue plates to raise […]
On Saturday, Wake Forest University senior Zoe Chamberlin will read to area children during the annual MLK Read-In Day sponsored by WFU, Winston-Salem State University and HandsOn NWNC. Read-In Day celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. while promoting the importance […]
Through funding from Youth Service America, the Youth Engagement Coalition (YEC) – which comprises the Office of Civic & Community Engagement (OCCE) at Wake Forest University, HandsOn NWNC, and the Forsyth County Young Leaders Program – is supporting sixth youth-led, community-based projects in […]
As part of the inauguration festivities for Dr. Susan R. Wente, the Office of Civic & Community Engagement (OCCE) will be hosting various service opportunities for the campus community on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Throughout the day, the OCCE will conduct three different […]
Office of Civic & Community Engagement staff members – Shelley Sizemore, director of community partnerships, and Camry Wilborn, assistant director of community partnerships, were featured in February’s issue of The Volunteer Management Report. Together, Sizemore and Wilborn oversee the community partnerships branch […]
