The Office of Personal and Career Development (OPCD) has been honored with a prestigious award from the National Career Development Association for the First-Generation Career Readiness Initiative. Launched in 2022, the initiative fundamentally reshaped the career ecosystem for first-generation (FG) undergraduates at Wake Forest. By […]
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Personal & Career Development
Studio-quality headshots are available at no cost to Wake Forest faculty and staff on the second Wednesday of each month from 9 a.m. to noon at the University Corporate Center. Each session lasts five minutes. Photographs are taken against a gray backdrop using professional studio […]
Categories: Personal & Career Development
Wake Forest ranked No. 17 in LinkedIn’s Top Colleges 2026 ranking, climbing eight spots from its No. 25 debut on last year’s inaugural list. The ranking evaluates colleges and universities that best prepare graduates for long-term career success. Wake Forest also […]
Wake Forest has been awarded the Professional Development Award by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) through its Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE). The $25,000 grant will support professional development opportunities for faculty and staff, enabling the University to deepen and expand its […]
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Leadership & Character, Personal & Career Development, University Announcements
A message from Wake Forest’s Professional Development Center team The biggest psychological and emotional shift any of us make in our professional lives is the one from being an individual contributor who does great work, to a leader who must manage, direct, and lead others. And when […]
Categories: Human Resources, Personal & Career Development
A message from Wake Forest’s Professional Development Center team It seems that so many of us have talked about our resilience lately. For some, it’s being tested. For others it’s needing more of it. Many of us feel we need to be resilient due to […]
Categories: Happening at Wake, Human Resources, Personal & Career Development, Wellbeing
Wake Forest University is proud to announce a new academic initiative that brings together experiential learning, interdisciplinary scholarship, and community partnership: the four-week nationally recognized Summer Institute at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) at Old Salem Museums and Gardens. The Summer Institute, […]
Wake Forest Law is proud to share its new partnership with UNC Charlotte to advance access to legal education. Hear from Wake Forest Law Dean Andrew Klein and Dean of University College at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Teresa Petty as they discuss […]
Categories: Community Impact, Enrollment & Financial Aid, Personal & Career Development, University Announcements
A message from University Ombuds Jill Crainshaw and Erica Still, associate dean for Faculty Recruitment, Diversity, and Inclusion in the College Ready for some hands-on learning when it comes to having hard conversations? These days, hard conversations seem to be waiting around every corner. The […]
Categories: Happening at Wake, Personal & Career Development
Studio-quality headshots are available at no cost to Wake Forest faculty and staff on the second Wednesday of each month from 9 a.m. to noon at the University Corporate Center. Each session lasts five minutes. Photographs are taken against a gray backdrop using professional studio […]
Categories: Personal & Career Development