Localist
Localist Shortcode
This shortcode ties into events.wfu.edu our localist events website and displays events based on the attributes on the shortcode. Many of our websites use this plugin to display events related to the content of that website. We also offer our University Events block for a more integrated look and feel.
UPDATE: Looks like the natural display for each of these seems off in our new theme. We should check to make sure all the css is being loaded for these and that there isn’t any non-secure styles/scripts. Also images are broken in the API shortcode so we probably need to ensure we are using https for these.
Shortcode: Localist Widget
The Localist widget shortcode ties into the basic widget building functionality localist provides. It comes wrapped with html and has very little ability to change the html structure.
- num (number of events)
- days
Shortcode
[ wfu_localist_widget num=10 days=30 ]
Shortcode Output
Shortcode: Localist API
The Localist API shortcode has more parameters and can return a more custom set of events returned in json format allowing the html display of the events to be controlled on our end.
- pp or num (number of events)
- days
Shortcode
[ wfu_localist_api pp=10 days=30 ] or [ wfu_localist_api num=10 days=30 ]
Shortcode Output
Summer 2026 Undergraduate Academic Calendar. Download a PDF of the 2026 Summer Academic Calendar.
Please visit the Registrar's Office website for the most up-to-date academic calendar information and exam schedules for the University.
URBAN Summer Institute: July 13-17, 2026
Benson University Center
At a pivotal moment for community engaged research, URBAN’s 2026 Summer Institute will examine how collaborative inquiry can advance shared power, meaningful participation, and the leadership of those most impacted by systemic inequities. Participants will learn about creative and values-driven approaches to community-based research with public-engaged scholars and connect with community leaders who are committed to research for humanity.
Together, attendees will consider how to uphold core principles of solidarity and robust action during a time when community engaged research is fundamental in creating a more just and thriving society. Through interdisciplinary dialogue and relationship-building, participants will explore how research can strengthen democracy and foster healthy, thriving communities.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom
A trenchant cultural critic, celebrated sociologist, and award-winning writer, Tressie McMillan Cottom is known for rearranging your brain in the span of a carefully-turned phrase. Her breadth is phenomenal – it moves from the racial hierarchy of beauty standards and the class codes of dressing for work to the predation of for-profit colleges and the stain of racial capitalism on our plural democracy – all while reimagining the essay form for the 21st century as she goes.
Professor Tressie McMillan Cottom’s first book, Lower Ed, captures the zeitgeist on how profit, and debt, moved from the margins of higher education to bankrupt the very heart of American meritocracy. Influential change-makers like Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren and activists like The Debt Strike Collective cite her book as important for changing the conversation about higher education. Her sharp insights do not let anyone off the hook – she argues that bad federal policy, state disinvestment, amoral narratives about meritocracy, and prestige-driven cultures of traditional higher education all share responsibility for LowerEd.
Tressie McMillan Cottom is a professor with the Center for Information, Technology and Public Life at UNC-Chapel Hill, a New York Times columnist, and 2020 MacArthur Fellow.
*APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED: JUNE 15th, 2026 OR until all spots are filled
Applicants will be notified of acceptance no later than April 15, 2026. Later applicants will be notified accordingly.
Find it hard to focus? Want to start your week off right? Join the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences and the Writing Center every Monday in June and July for graduate student coworking hours! You bring whatever it is you need to get done, and we’ll bring the free Camel City Coffee and Bagel Station. Don't have time to stay? Stop by and grab some treats on your way. See you there!
Summer 2026 Undergraduate Academic Calendar. Download a PDF of the 2026 Summer Academic Calendar.
Please visit the Registrar's Office website for the most up-to-date academic calendar information and exam schedules for the University.
URBAN Summer Institute: July 13-17, 2026
Benson University Center
At a pivotal moment for community engaged research, URBAN’s 2026 Summer Institute will examine how collaborative inquiry can advance shared power, meaningful participation, and the leadership of those most impacted by systemic inequities. Participants will learn about creative and values-driven approaches to community-based research with public-engaged scholars and connect with community leaders who are committed to research for humanity.
Together, attendees will consider how to uphold core principles of solidarity and robust action during a time when community engaged research is fundamental in creating a more just and thriving society. Through interdisciplinary dialogue and relationship-building, participants will explore how research can strengthen democracy and foster healthy, thriving communities.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom
A trenchant cultural critic, celebrated sociologist, and award-winning writer, Tressie McMillan Cottom is known for rearranging your brain in the span of a carefully-turned phrase. Her breadth is phenomenal – it moves from the racial hierarchy of beauty standards and the class codes of dressing for work to the predation of for-profit colleges and the stain of racial capitalism on our plural democracy – all while reimagining the essay form for the 21st century as she goes.
Professor Tressie McMillan Cottom’s first book, Lower Ed, captures the zeitgeist on how profit, and debt, moved from the margins of higher education to bankrupt the very heart of American meritocracy. Influential change-makers like Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren and activists like The Debt Strike Collective cite her book as important for changing the conversation about higher education. Her sharp insights do not let anyone off the hook – she argues that bad federal policy, state disinvestment, amoral narratives about meritocracy, and prestige-driven cultures of traditional higher education all share responsibility for LowerEd.
Tressie McMillan Cottom is a professor with the Center for Information, Technology and Public Life at UNC-Chapel Hill, a New York Times columnist, and 2020 MacArthur Fellow.
*APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED: JUNE 15th, 2026 OR until all spots are filled
Applicants will be notified of acceptance no later than April 15, 2026. Later applicants will be notified accordingly.
Join us to learn about NotebookLM, which is an AI-powered tool that helps us interact with our documents, notes, slides, websites, videos, and more. This cutting-edge tool offers intelligent summarization, in-depth explanations, and instant answers. Discover how NotebookLM can supercharge your productivity and elevate your understanding of complex topics. Whether you are a seasoned AI practitioner or a curious beginner, this workshop will offer you a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience with NotebookLM and unlock the future of interactive AI.
Coins like those in your pocket have helped shape empires for thousands of years. This exhibit showcases more than six dozen coins, focusing on East Asia and the Mediterranean, and spanning more than two millennia. Each coin is both an artifact and a historical document, allowing numismatists (or coin collectors) to trace their evolution from raw metals to standardized modern currency. In this exhibit, visitors will learn how coins reveal the politics of long-gone states and how they circulated widely throughout the world, providing information on trade networks and ancient cities. Coins give a human connection to the past— mundane objects that were touched by people like us, thousands of years ago. Admission is free.
Many objects in museum collections around the world were taken unethically from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia. Though some objects have been returned in order to address colonial histories and honor cultural practices today, neither museums nor indigenous communities are able to repatriate everything--nor do they want to. Featuring Aboriginal objects and highlighting the Lam Museum’s experience attempting repatriation but ultimately not enacting it, the exhibit raises important questions for the future of cross-cultural exhibits: Who has the right to hold, display, or interpret these objects? And how can museums protect cultural heritage when return isn't possible? Admission is free.
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Intended for those who are comfortable with the basics (navigation, standard formulas and charts) of Google Sheets, this training covers powerful features for efficient data analysis, reporting and automation. We will discuss and practice:
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