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University Brainstorming Assignment // Katie Dickens

5 key people to talk to if I were writing a story about Wake Forest:

Dean Shore- Photographer, Barber

McKenzie Ziegler- Assistant and Speechwriter for Adam Hammer

Jeff Holleman- Patrol Officer for the WFU Police

Mary Gerardy- Associate VP Campus Life and Director of Global Engagement of the Pro Humanitate Institute

Noel Shepherd- Regional Director of Athletic Development

5 key sources of information:

http://sg.wfu.edu/– The student government website stays up to date and sends out frequent updates.

Dean Shore’s Facebook Page- With his permission, his Facebook site would be an excellent source of images for stories.

https://zsr.wfu.edu/special/archives/– The historical records of Wake Forest are accessible online through the ZSR website.

http://campuslife.wfu.edu/– The Campus life website allows access to information about clubs, organizations, and most importantly, upcoming events

3 story ideas:

Standardized Testing in Admissions – why Wake Forest chose not to make them a required factor, look at the percentage of students who don’t submit them, interview admissions officers.

A day in the life of a student-athlete – attend their required tutoring sessions, etc.

Look at political involvement on campus, conduct interviews to get a feel for the political climate of the campus.