Services for Alumni and the General Community

The PDC’s primary focus is the Wake Forest faculty and staff.  However, many of the opportunities are open to alumni and/or the general Winston-Salem community.  If there is a class, event, or service (i.e. coaching, organizational development) that interests you, but is not currently open to community, please let us know by contacting us at pdc@wfu.edu or at 758-2PDC (2732).

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1. • Safe Zone Lunch and Learn

   • 4 dates and times available

   • Join the LGBTQ Center for our Safe Zone Lunch and Learn Series—you bring your lunch, we will provide dessert and dialogue! Each session will feature a deeper-dive educational experience regarding various aspects of LGBTQ experiences and action steps for building more inclusive communities for . . .

   • Location: Multiple Locations

2. • Graphic Novel Book Club

   • 3 dates and times available

   • Graphic Novel Book Club is a WFU community interest group that meets throughout the academic semester to discuss graphic novels and comics. Whether you’re new to the format or a lifelong comics & graphic novels fan, join us for entertaining discussion and a chance to discover your next . . .

   • Location: Multiple Locations

3. • Preparing for Community Engagement

   • Monday, March 4th, 2019 • 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

   • In this introduction to community engagement concepts and strategies, participants will learn more about the concepts that govern strong community engagement work. Learn more about opportunities for engagement in Winston-Salem and make a plan for future engagement. This workshop is designed for . . .

   • Location: Benson Center 311

4. • Comics, Heroes, and Dreams: How a Deac Fumbled Through Creating a Graphic Novel Trilogy and Lived to Tell About It - ZSR Library Lecture Series

   • Wednesday, March 20th, 2019 • 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

   • Steve Nedvidek is one of the creators of The Jekyll Island Chronicles graphic novels. In this library lecture, Steve will share how he developed this award-winning series with an entrepreneurial approach to publishing and what makes this work so different in the marketplace. Steve Nedvidek is an . . .

   • Location: ZSR Library Auditorium 404

5. • Safe Zone Workshop

   • 2 dates and times available

   •  The Safe Zone program is an in-depth, interactive presentation designed to educate Wake Forest faculty, staff, and students about the LGBTQ community. Anti-LGBTQ bias and prejudice affects all members of a community, and we all have the opportunity to work against it. Participants . . .

   • Location: Multiple Locations

6. • Power of Pronouns

   • 3 dates and times available

   •  The Power of Pronouns is a stand alone workshop that focuses on the power asking for and correctly utilizing pronouns has in respecting others and the impact that creating space for respectful use of pronouns has on creating an inclusive environment. Participants will review promising . . .

   • Location: Multiple Locations

7. • Civic Leadership, Identity, and Reflection

   • Thursday, April 4th, 2019 • 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

   • Explore what it means to you personally to be a civic leader through frameworks for leadership and identity development. Learn reflection techniques for engaging more meaningfully.

   • Location: Benson Center 301