Tell Us Your Story!
Parents and families, we want to say a resounding THANK YOU to all of you who have made a gift to the parents’ campaign of the Wake Forest Fund this year. Our fiscal year will close on June 30th, so we are in the final […]
Are these aliens?
No, this picture is not of some alien takeover – its biology professor Susan Fahrbach, who is working with one of her students and a beekeeper at one of their field research sites in Winston-Salem. Dr. Fahrbach studies the neurology and behavior of honeybees. […]
Did You See WF in USA Today?
On June 20th, Wake Forest was featured in USA Today for the story of computer science professor Paul Pauca, who built a program called “Verbal Victor” to help children who have difficulty communicating. “Paul Pauca is well-aware of these challenges. His 6-year old son […]
Summer projects
While most of our students are home for the summer, there are some here in summer school, and still others doing summer projects. For anthropology students, summer means the opportunity to go on a dig at a local site. In this photo, you see […]
P is for Parent
I hope that our Wake Forest families have been enjoying the recent issue of the Wake Forest magazine. There are a lot of wonderful stories within, and certainly among the top is “The Gift” – the story of Coach Walter, our amazing baseball […]
Progress on Farrell Hall
There is construction all over campus, it seems. The road from the Polo entrance is closed, and the construction crews are tearing up the ground, crushing up former streets, and have even extended the demolition of the road to the Parent Programs Office’s new home […]
For new students: Deacon Camp!
Pre-school orientation programs have been a staple on the WFU campus for generations. These camps allow first- year students to arrive a few days before official orientation and meet a smaller group of their classmates around some sort of shared experience. Perhaps the oldest […]
Happy Father’s Day!
The Office of Parent Programs wants to wish all Demon Deacon men a Happy Father’s Day. Whether you are a WFU dad, stepdad, grandfather, or any older male role model for one of our students, we honor you and wish you a wonderful weekend. There […]
Big News
There is big news on campus today. Porter Byrum (JD ’42), a Charlotte attorney and real estate developer, has made a significant gift to Wake Forest: “A loyal friend of Wake Forest and a 2011 recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award, Porter B. Byrum, has […]
Did You Know? South Campus Edition
All first year students are housed on the south part of campus. We deliberately concentrate all the first years in one part of campus so that they are all sharing common living space, have frequent access to seeing each other on the walking paths, and […]