Student Trustee Selection Committee seeks applicants

The Wake Forest University Student Trustee Selection Committee is seeking applicants and nominations for the Student Trustee position on the 2025 – 2026 Board of Trustees.

The Student Trustee position is open to all rising, full-time junior and senior students (i.e., current sophomores and juniors) at WFU who are not on academic or social probation. The selection process will take place during the spring semester of 2025. The new student trustee will be finalized at the Board of Trustees’ April meeting and will begin their term at the summer 2025 meeting or at the first meeting of the fall semester 2025.

When identifying candidates, the Student Trustee Selection Committee considers many factors, including:

1. a nominee’s experience and success in and outside of the classroom
2. a clear vision of what constitutes the WFU community, and
3. a desire to make positive change within the WFU community

Student Trustee Nominations

The Student Trustee Selection Committee encourages all members of the University community to nominate students for the role of Student Trustee on the 2025 – 2026 Board of Trustees.

Nomination forms are available here. All nominees will be informed of their nomination and asked to consider submitting an application. Nominations must be received no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31.

Student Trustee Applications

Applications for the Student Trustee position are available here and must be completed by 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7.