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Discover Wake Forest University’s College LAUNCH for Leadership Program. Download and share LAUNCH resources, read the latest Leadership Blog posts, and more.
College LAUNCH strives to prepare high school juniors in Winston-Salem and Charlotte, NC for the college application process while encouraging them to become social justice advocates and community leaders. Discover our program and the incredible impact our Scholars make on their communities.
College LAUNCH Resources
Download our updated flier and quick guide to learn more about the program and share with your students or peers.
Leadership Blog
Read the Leadership Blog to discover more about Saturday Summits, our Scholars and alumni, and the latest College LAUNCH news.
MEDucation Day 2026: Best of Both Worlds
To close out our 2025-2026 Summits, our Scholars tried their hands at healthcare.
Making Gains
This month, our Scholars learned the value of branding and project management, and worked together to hone their entrepreneurship skillsets.
- Building Confidence, Finding Their Voice: Charlotte LAUNCH’s First SummitOn September 12, College LAUNCH Scholars from the 2026-2027 Charlotte cohort, arrived at The Pearl for their first Saturday Summit. The day was focused on discovering their strengths, building meaningful connections, and preparing for the college application journey ahead. Students spent the morning exploring the VIA Character Strengths framework, learning how their unique strengths shape […]
- Building Brighter Futures, One Book at a TimeBy Abi Bloomfield, Kayla Mattera and Malchiah Lewis Eagerness mixed with uncertainty best describes how we felt when entering Wake Forest’s College LAUNCH for Leadership Program. As scholars meeting monthly for Saturday Summits, we were challenged to identify community issues we were passionate about and to learn about social justice. What began with completing a […]
- LAUNCHing into the FutureRachel, 2025-2026 LAUNCH Scholar If you could write a letter to your past self that you would receive on the first day of the College LAUNCH for Leadership Program, what would you tell yourself to expect, what to lean into, and what you have gained so far from your experience? Dear Rachel on the First […]
- MEDucation Day 2026: Best of Both WorldsOur LAUNCH Scholars try their hands at healthcare. “MEDucation” Day has been a core part of the College LAUNCH for Leadership Program since it’s inception in 2014, allowing our Scholars to discover or sharpen their interests in the medical field. This spring, we are beyond excited to announce a blossoming partnership with the Wake Forest […]
- Making GainsOur Scholars invest in their futures at the Wake Forest School of Business It was a gorgeous spring day this past Saturday, March 21, 2026, as both cohorts of our 2025-2026 LAUNCH Scholars arrived at Farrell Hall, the home of the Wake Forest School of Business. We began our day by breaking up […]