Wake Forest faculty and ACE Fellows alums Dr. Keri Epps (Writing) and Dr. Rowie Kirby-Straker (Communication) partnered with Authoring Action (A2), a Winston-Salem arts nonprofit, to reframe student community engagement through daunting community listening—a practice rooted in vulnerability and centering community voices. Many students approached service with good intentions but a […]
A virtual tutoring program started by Wake Forest University during the first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic has evolved into a permanent educational resource for hundreds of families in Forsyth County. The free online program is celebrating its fifth anniversary this spring. More than 730 […]
On Tuesday, April 15, 2025, Wake Forest University celebrated the inaugural Student Impact Awards, marking a new era of recognition for student excellence in leadership, service, and engagement. The event represented the unification of two long-standing traditions—the Office of Civic & Community Engagement’s (OCCE) Service […]
Wake Forest University senior Natalie Borsuk (’25) has been recognized for her exceptional efforts in promoting civic engagement, earning a coveted spot on the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge’s (ALL IN) 2025 Student Voting Honor Roll. Borsuk is one of only 232 college students nationwide […]
Deb Marke, Associate Director of Democratic Engagement and Justice Programs in Wake Forest University’s Office of Civic & Community Engagement, has been nationally recognized by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN), receiving the prestigious 2025 Standout Administrator Award. Marke is one of only […]
On March 20, 2025, a group of boundary-spanning women met in person and over Zoom to learn, listen, understand, and explore the possibilities of coming together across cultures, languages, and worldviews. As women representing different fields and backgrounds, the time spent in person on the […]