News for P’29s and a word to families with Deacs who have studied abroad

In this Issue

• Weekly message for P’29s
• Pre-Wall Street Track Zoom for P’29s

Today’s message has mostly info for our P’29s, but I also wanted to say this to our families of students who have already traveled abroad as part of their studies:

My hat is off to you.

It’s one thing to send your beloved child/children to college. That is a major leap of faith, particularly if they are going to college at some distance. It’s another thing altogether when that same beloved child/children go abroad and are navigating a foreign country.

Being abroad is an amazing experience for students’ growth and development. For parents and families, your student studying abroad can also be a poignant exercise in relinquishing control – at least it is for me :) Here’s a picture my ’27 took at the famous Shibuya Scramble in Tokyo, supposedly the largest crossing in the world. I am at once excited, terrified, awed, and proud of my kiddo being nearly 7,000 miles away.

So to all of you who have watched your Deacs go many miles away – either to come to Winston-Salem or to go abroad, I am full of respect. Letting go ain’t easy.

Weekly message for P’29s

It’s Tuesday, which means we have a new weekly message for first year families. This one is about Optional Add-Ons; Understanding our Communications. It will introduce you to the idea of optional tuition insurance, renter’s insurance, Storage Scholars (a move-in/shipping service), Wake Wash (a laundry service), and Zipcars (shared cars you can rent for an hour or two or a day). This message also talks about the kinds of emails we send and how to find them just in case they are rolling to spam/quarantine. Hope it is helpful to our new families!

UPDATED 4:44 pm – It has been brought to my attention that the link to sign up for Storage Scholars in today’s email was incorrect, so I will get you the correct link in tomorrow’s Daily Deac once I have verified it with my Storage Scholars contacts. Apologies for the error!

Pre-Wall Street Track Zoom for P’29s

I received information from our Pre-Wall Street program that they wanted to share with our P’29 incoming families:

• Parents/families and students of the Class of 2029 are invited to attend an information session on August 6 at 5 p.m. via Zoom to learn more about the Pre-Wall Street Career track. The track is open to first-year students interested in exploring a career in the financial industry.
• The Pre‐Wall Street Career Track provides early and focused professional preparation for qualified Wake Forest students intending to pursue careers in Investment Banking, Asset Management, Sales & Trading, Wealth Management and Private Equity.
• Please join us via Zoom to learn more about the opportunities via the track. The session will be recorded and provided upon request for families who cannot attend. 
• For questions or to request the recording, contact the Program Director, Marty Malloy, at malloym@wfu.edu.

If that is of interest to your ’29, please sign up for the Zoom.