Wake Tech News

Adults currently in the process of taking the GED exam should be aware that major changes in store for next year could affect their ability to complete the exam as planned. The current five-part GED exam will be replaced at the end of 2013 with a new assessment.

More than 300 walkers and runners converged on Wake Tech’s Northern Wake Campus for the first annual Road Scholars 5K Run/Walk.

Hundreds of prospective students, high school seniors and many others, visited Wake Tech’s Main Campus today for the college’s annual Open House.

Wake Tech is on the grid – with a new solar array demonstrating the college’s longstanding commitment to students and to environmental responsibility. More than 1300 solar panels have been installed on the roof of Wake Tech’s Public Safety Education Campus, on Chapanoke Road in Raleigh.

Celebrate Wake Tech’s 50th anniversary with a Triangle tradition! The college’s annual Culinary Arts Showcase returns to the Raleigh Convention Center on Tuesday, April 30 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. This year’s theme is Golden Moments in recognition of Wake Tech’s 50thanniversary.

Dr. Stephen Scott, president of Wake Technical Community College, is proud to announce a record 1,376 students made the President’s List or Dean’s List for the Fall 2012 semester. That’s a 19% increase over the same period last year!

Self-proclaimed “serial entrepreneur” Carl Nordgren described generosity, humility, playfulness, and enthusiasm as critical to successful entrepreneurship as he spoke on Wake Tech’s Northern Wake Campus. Nordgren, an author and associate professor at Duke University, told budding entrepreneurs about the relationship-building power of storytelling and creativity during the recent Speaker Series event sponsored by the Wake Tech-Wells Fargo Center for Entrepreneurship.

Making a difference—one can at a time. Students at Wake Tech Community College have been collecting canned food items for students in need for more than a month. The Student Government Association (SGA) and Eagle Productions, another student group that plans activities and special events, organized the food drive, which netted more than 1,600 non-perishable items from students, faculty and staff.

Students in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) programs have a new place to learn on Wake Tech’s Northern Wake Campus!