Annual Lovefeast 2024
The annual Wake Forest Lovefeast celebrates one of the unique traditions of the Moravian community in WinstonSalem. This year's service will be held in Wait Chapel on Sunday, December 8, at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.). The service is free and open to the public. Seating is first-come, first-served. If you cannot join in person, we encourage you to join us remotely via the livestream at lovefeast.wfu.edu. If youd like, join along by preparing your own Lovefeast at home. Whether its a simple meal or traditional Moravian buns and sweetened coffee, the feast we share from a distance will connect us in love and the spirit of the season. See the Lovefeast website for more details.
Belonging and Inclusion Leadership Summit
The Belonging & Inclusion Leadership Summit 2025 is designed to empower leaders across industries to create environments where everyone feels valued, respected, and positioned to drive innovation and achieve high performance.
Virtual - Alumni Industry Panel: Careers in Technology
If you want to learn more about high-demand industry opportunities, please join us for the "Alumni in Action" Career Industry Panel Series. Hear directly from Wake Foresters about their career trajectory and trends in the industry. This is an excellent way to build your network with Demon Deacons who want to help you be successful. The zoom link will be sent closer to the date once you have registered for the event. Note: This panel is specific to careers in technology. The primary audience for these panels is current Wake Forest students. However, alumni are encouraged to attend and learn about the industry and make meaningful connections to the market. Led by Sharron Vogler, director of career development for alumni and MBA programs at the WFU School of Business.
Face to Face Speaker Forum: Jesmyn Ward
In partnership with Face to Face Speaker Forum, the Program for Leadership and Character will welcome Jesmyn Ward for a conversation about educating character across differences. Ward is an American novelist as well as Professor of English and Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Humanities at Tulane University, where she teaches creative writing. She is a MacArthur Genius Grant recipient and the first woman and the first person of color to win two National Book Awards for Fiction. In 2016, she won the Strauss Living award, given every five years by the American Academy of Arts & Letters for literary excellence. In 2018, she was recognized among Times 100 Most Influential People, and she is the winner of the 2022 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. This moderated discussion will take place December 5 at 6 p.m. inside Wait Chapel at Wake Forest University. This event is held in partnership with Wake Forest Universitys Leadership and Character Program. This is event is free and open to the public.
Sounds of the Season: A Holiday Gala at Wake
Join the WFU Department of Music for our second-annual WFUSO holiday gala! Featuring seasonal favorites performed by the WFU Symphony Orchestra and WFU Wind Ensemble. This collaboration will include an evening of holiday classics, old and new, sure to get you into the holiday spirit!
