About Student Union
Get to know the different SU Committees!
Attractions: Brings local, regional and national entertainment including music, comedy and a variety of performers on campus. Past acts include Jon McLaughlin, Dave Barnes, Ben Folds, Jurassic 5, Lewis Black, Dave Matthews, O.A.R., Adam Sandler, Nickel Creek,Third Eye Blind, Vertical Horizon, Sister Hazel, The Roots and more.
Coffeehouse: SU spotlights live music, poetry, and comedy acts selected by the Coffeehouse committee. The music ranges from acoustic rock to folk music and welcomes student acts.
Lectures: Provides numerous speakers throughout the year with topics of interest to Wake students, including the popular Last Lecture Series given by esteemed professors. Past lectures include Frank Warren, Coach Ken Carter, Bill Rancic, Nesse Godin, Candace Bushnell, Barry Drake and many more.
Special Events: Outdoor movies, comedy shows, mentalists, murder mystery dinners, and novelty programs are amongst a few of the FUN acts brought to campus by this committee.
Family Weekend: Organize all events associated with Family Weekend, including registration, entertainment, tailgate, campus speakers, and the ever-popular Sunday brunch.
Springfest: Springfest is a week long traditional program that focuses on music, a campus carnival, Shag on the Mag, and other entertainment that builds community on campus.
Homecoming: Coordinates a variety of week-long events including live music, powderpuff football, banner painting contests, the traditional BONFIRE and the coronation of King and Queen at the football game.
Short Courses: Provides opportunities for students to explore and learn such activities as wine tasting, jewelry making, African Drumming, shag dancing, pottery painting, massage therapy, and much more!
Campus Traditions: Helps plan campus wide events including “aWake All Night”, Lighting of the Quad, Freshman Orientation, MLK celebration, Irish Festival and more.
Click Here to see the Student Union Executive Board
Click Here to see the Student Union Program Council
Get Involved!
We are always looking for volunteers to join any of our great committees! Anyone can join at anytime, all you need to do is contact the committee chair person who is in charge of the committee(s) that you are interested in to find out when the meetings take place and where to go. Student Union committees are not a huge time commitment (typically 30-60 minutes per week, sometimes less), membership in a campus organization always looks good on your resume, and most importantly they are a ton of fun!
Every spring, applications are available for all of the Student Union leadership positions. Applicants are interviewed by outgoing Student Union executives and chairpersons and the Student Union faculty advisor. Selections are made based on answers to some brief essay questions and a very informal interview where the applicant discusses their vision for a particular committee. Any full-time undergraduate student, who is not going abroad the year they are applying for, may apply for a committee chairperson position regardless of whether or not you have been involved with Student Union in the past. The positions of President is limited to people who have had at least one year of experience as a Student Union committee chairperson.
Need to rent equipment?
We have the following equipment available for you to rent for your own event: 2 microphones, 1 microphone stand, 1 eight-channel mixer, set of 2 speakers, and 4 worklights. If you are interested in renting our equipment, please fill out the Equipment Rental application and submit it, and we will contact you regarding approval of your application.
Our office is open in Benson 344 Monday-Friday from 9am-5pm or call us at x5697!