Defending Democracy – created in partnership with the Office of Civic & Community Engagement, Office of the Provost, Wake Forest School of Law Criminal Justice Program, and the Race, Inequality, and Policy Initiative (RIPI) – is a three-part webinar series that examined the insurrection of […]
Despite a year like no other, the Kids’ Cooking Coalition (KCC) is back. Together, organizers reimagined the delivery of its curriculum to fit into the virtual landscape that has occupied the lives of so many over the past year. The transition to a […]
For years, Julia McElhinny thought she wanted to be a marine biologist — until she watched the documentary film “An Inconvenient Truth.” “That’s when my entire mindset changed,” said McElhinny, a junior biology major from Simpsonville, South Carolina. “It hit me … that […]
Each month, the Office of Civic & Community Engagement (OCCE) profiles a community partner and its relationship with Wake Forest University. For the month of March, the OCCE is proud to feature Selene Johnson, Executive Director of ABC OF NC. ABC of […]
Today, Wake Forest University was named as one of over 231 campuses in 37 states and the District of Columbia to be designated as a “Voter Friendly Campus.” The initiative, led by national nonpartisan organizations Fair Elections Center’s Campus Vote Project (CVP) and […]
The Winston-Salem Community Action Coalition consists of 18 AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) members sponsored by the Office of Civic & Community Engagement (OCCE) at Wake Forest University. Members are placed in full-time, capacity-building roles with community organizations throughout […]
