Winter food and coat drive helps Winston-Salem community
As the holidays neared and temperatures dropped, the Office of Civic & Community Engagement joined forces with local organizations and the campus community to provide holiday meals and winter clothing to Winston-Salem residents. In all, 260 holiday meal bags, 107 coats, 80 blankets, […]
Wake Forest’s high student voter turnout gets awarded
For years, leaders in Wake Forest’s Office of Civic & Community Engagement (OCCE) have worked to engage students in the election process. Their efforts are paying off in a big way. In 2020, 78.2% of eligible Wake Forest students voted in the Presidential Election, […]
OCCE welcomes new cohort of ACE Fellows
This fall, nine Wake Forest University faculty began a two-year fellowship to deepen their community-engaged work. Through the Office of Civic & Community Engagement’s Academic Community Engaged (ACE) Fellows program these faculty create projects and partnerships that connect their teaching and research […]
A Photo Story: 15 Years of Campus Kitchen
130,000 meals later, Wake Forest’s Campus Kitchen celebrates 15 years of fighting hunger
More than 130,000 meals have been prepared and served by 13,000 volunteers since Wake Forest University’s Campus Kitchen was founded. On Nov. 19, the organization will mark its 15th anniversary of combating hunger in the Winston-Salem community.
