Bioethics professor Ana Iltis brought Dr. Gretchen Case into two classes in the Bioethics, Humanities and Medicine minor. Case brought incredible expertise in integrating arts into medical school and other health sciences education. The 65 BHM students, many of whom plan to pursue careers in […]
Songbird is an IAC-funded student-organized service club providing musical therapy to local residents diagnosed with dementia. The students connect with them for an hour, employing body language and communication skills tailored specifically to those with dementia to make them feel at ease. Through trial and […]
Saturday, September 17, 9:30-11pmRing Theatre In collaboration with the Department of Theatre and Dance, the LGBTQ+ Center and Wake the Arts, Will Nolan (’94) brings Leola, a 72-year-old redneck lesbian who loves Jesus, Kelly Clarkson, and casseroles, to Wake this Homecoming Weekend to celebrate 10 […]
September 8-10, 2022 Sones de México Ensemble is the country’s premier folk music organization specializing in Mexican ‘son’, including the regional styles of huapango, gustos, chilenas, son jarocho, and more. Brendle Recital Hall, Wake Forest UniversityThursday, September 8, 7:30pm Musical performance and lecture presentation on “Music […]
This project merged the arts with STEM disciplines through an arts commission by Engineering faculty Erin Henslee and Lauren Lowman. They commissioned student artist Julia Powers (‘23) to create 9 portraits of underrepresented figures in STEM fields. These paintings were then digitized into postcards […]
Thursday, August 11 – 7:30 p.m.SECCA Auditorium$26 General Admission An Evening of Dance and Music with choreographers Elizabeth Clendinning, Janice Lancaster, and Monet Beatty, return to SECCA for an evening of dance and music. Music for the performance features violinist Ruth Kelly, a jazz trio […]
As a course enhancement for Wanda Balzano’s study abroad program in Italy WFU Learning Under Vesuvius, the IAC supported a curated collection of diverse local music and dance traditions and events that were co-sponsored by the Sant’Anna Institute. The programming included a lecture and demonstration […]
May 5, 2022, Hanes Gallery As a culmination of the interdisciplinary readings and discussions in the Humanities Institute’s Interdisciplinary Faculty Seminar on Precarity, seminar convener Lucy Alford brought poet-scholar Edgar Garcia (English and Creative Writing, University of Chicago) to Wake Forest for two events. First, […]
April 28, 2022, Starling Hall Patio In conjunction with the Program for Leadership and Character, the IAC hosted our Student Advisory Committee, AY 21-22 grant recipients, and students and faculty involved in the production of Performing Character, from Stage to Page. An informal final meeting with our […]
Spring 2022, Benson Hall Following a field trip to Happy Hills Association and a tour of the surrounding Winston-Salem neighborhood, students created art pieces to be displayed in Benson Hall. The exhibition “Silence” showed what they had learned in the class; it was a huge […]