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 Winston-Salem […]
In the midst of a year-long global pandemic, health has been at the top of everyone’s mind. On February 6th, the Unity Wellness Center – a new, community-based organization in Winston-Salem, brought health access one step closer to several members of the community for its […]
The North Carolina Campus Compact has recognized two Wake Forest colleagues – Steve Virgil, J.D., executive director of experiential education and clinical professor of law, and Marianne Magjuka, Ed.D., assistant dean and executive director of the Office of Civic & Community Engagement – […]
