The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina founded Wake Forest University in 1834 on a plantation in northern Wake County. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this private research university sits on 340 acres. The school is one of the top 30 in the nation. Fifteen Rhodes Scholars, four Marshall Scholars, 92 Fulbright recipients and 15 Truman Scholars have been affiliated with the university. Notable alumni include basketball players Tim Duncan and Chris Paul, U.S. Senator Richard Burr, Former U.S. Representative Donna Edwards, television writer Carol Barbee and golfer Darren Clarke. The school’s motto is “Pro humanitate” or “For humanity,” the colors are old gold and black and its mascot is the Demon Deacon. Its sports affiliations are NCAA Division I FBS – ACC; varsity sports offered include men’s basketball, baseball, cross country and football, and women’s basketball, cross country, field hockey and tennis. Some of the school’s long-lived traditions include hosting a large Capture the Flag game during freshmen orientation, and toilet papering the quad when one of the sports teams wins a big game. The Benson Center on campus also hosts Awake All Night, an all-night party featuring a casino, carnival, laser tag and a scavenger hunt.
Winston-Salem is a city in and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. With a 2018 estimated population of 245,549 it is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and the 5th-most populous city in North Carolina, and the 89th-most populous city in the United States. Winston-Salem is home to the tallest office building in the region, 100 North Main Street, formerly the Wachovia Building and now known locally as the Wells Fargo Center. More from Wikipedia...
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