In 1946, Wake Forest accepted a proposal from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation to move the campus to Winston-Salem and the school relocated in 1956. The university became independent and established an autonomous board of trustees in 1986. The university launched a new plan in fall 1996 designed to enrich undergraduate education. The Undergraduate Plan dramatically increased the use of technology, introduced first-year seminars, expanded the faculty, added new scholarships for study abroad and brought a variety of other changes to the campus. As part of the plan, entering students are provided an IBM ThinkPad computer, which is upgraded after two years.
Students keep their computer upon graduation.
All buildings are wired for Internet access. Wireless connections are available in many campus areas. Wake Forest students chosen since 1986. About 1,100 students volunteer on a regular basis in VSC community programs. The Calloway School of Business and Accountancy was also ranked 28th.