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IdeasCityWS Festival and the Marketplace of Ideas this Saturday

A guest post from Wake the Arts and Wake Forest’s Office of University Collaborations.

On Saturday, Oct. 2, the IdeasCityWS Festival comes to Bailey Park as art, tech, design, and culture lead the conversation forward. Featuring interactive exhibits from two dozen local creative organizations, we’ll engage with a range of working ideas poised to move our communities forward as we reimagine a post-pandemic Winston-Salem. Vice Provost for the Arts & Interdisciplinary Initiatives Christina Soriano asks, “Winston-Salem has so many talented artists and scientists doing important work, yet often separated from one another. How can educational institutions be leaders in bringing these communities together more powerfully?”

Here’s where Wake Forest will be participating in the Marketplace of Ideas and panel discussions: Read more

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Wake Forest Fellows announced for 2021-22

The Wake Forest Fellows for the 2021-22 academic year pose for a group portrait on the stairs in front of the Tribble Courtyard

Wake Forest Fellows, 2021-22, (left to right, front row to back row): Zoe Stuckey, Nana Ogburn, Yorjannys Gomez, Mary Costanza; Bruce Haywood, Jennifer Ryan, Camille Monceaux; Aidan Wiley, Rafael Alves de Lima, Marie Guy

Ten 2021 grads have returned to their alma mater as Wake Forest Fellows. They will work throughout the campus community, including in the offices of the President, the Provost and the Dean of the College.

Since 2008, the Wake Forest Fellows program has provided exceptional Wake Forest College graduates with the opportunity to work in higher education administration for a year. Each fellow is serving as a full-time Wake Forest staff member, starting July 1. In addition to working with top administrators, the fellows will participate in leadership activities and interact with faculty, staff and students to learn about the inner workings of higher education.

The Wake Forest Fellows for 2021-22 are:

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OCCE hosts "Get Connected to Wake Forest" webinar

The Office of Civic & Community Engagement (OCCE) at Wake Forest University will host a “Get Connected to Wake Forest” Zoom webinar today, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Logo for the Wake Forest University Office of Civic and Community Engagement

Open to Winston-Salem nonprofit organizations and community members, “Get Connected” will explore ways to get involved with Wake Forest community initiatives. Participants will learn how to connect with WFU for internships, volunteer opportunities, program or project support, clinics, resources and more.

“Our new area of community partnerships has been working diligently over the last year so that resources and information available from Wake Forest are accessible to community partners and residents,” said Camry Wilborn, assistant director of community partnerships in the OCCE. “Our goal for this webinar is to allow people who want to get connected to WFU and utilize resources available to them to have direct contact with the faculty and staff affiliated with those initiatives.”

Webinar panelists will include faculty and staff from various offices leading community engagement, including:

  • Office of Civic & Community Engagement, which will outline possibilities for organizations to receive support through full- and part-time summer interns, as well as the High Skill Volunteer Network. In addition, virtual education programs will be highlighted for community members and local nonprofits.
  • Program in Community-Engaged Research (Wake Forest Baptist Health), which will speak on upcoming grant opportunities available to local nonprofits and community organizations.
  • Wake Downtown, which will cover the new ‘Science of Winston-Salem‘ initiative, as well as its annual Maya Angelou Garden Party.
  • Wake Forest Law School, which will review services provided through its Pro Bono Project, including clinics available to community members, such as Expungement Project, Teen Court, Health Care Advocacy Project and more.
  • Wake Forest School of Divinity, which will detail its ‘Clergy in Community‘ and ‘Thriving in Ministry‘ programs and explain how organizations can host an intern through its The Art of Ministry

The event is free and open to the public; however, registration is required. Fill out this form to register and receive the webinar link.

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Maya Angelou Garden Party available on Apple podcast

For the past three years, the Wake Downtown Student Ambassadors and ZSR Library Ambassadors have collaborated to organize a Garden Party to celebrate Dr. Maya Angelou’s birthday and legacy. The party and public celebration, which has been held in Bailey Park in downtown Winston-Salem, included spoken word, poetry, food trucks, lawn games and more.

This year due to concerns regarding the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the Garden Party was not able to take place in person.

However, a pre-recorded podcast has been created with original poems and spoken words from community and University volunteers. The podcast also includes clips from various interviews with Dr. Angelou and songs that celebrate the vibrancy of life.

Maya Angelou’s great-niece Dori Colly is featured, and the podcast includes a poetry reading from Professor Emeritus of English and Provost Emeritus for Wake Forest University Ed Wilson.

The Garden Party Podcast is available on Apple Podcast.

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Reminder: Faculty and staff happy hour set for Wake Downtown Nov. 21

Provost Rogan Kersh invites faculty and staff to a happy hour at Wake Downtown on Nov. 21 to kick off the holiday season and celebrate 1,000 days at Wake Downtown.

The happy hour will be held from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Transportation and Parking: A large shuttle will depart from just outside the Benson circle across from Davis Field every 30 minutes beginning at 3:15 p.m. and running continuously until 5:30 p.m. The standard Wake Downtown shuttle will also be available and departs from in front of Benson every 15 minutes.

Parking is available in the Link Parking Deck and is free for the first hour.

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