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Poteat Field

During the school year, Poteat field (across the street from Poteat residence hall and the tennis courts) is a favorite place for intramural and club sports teams to play games.  In the summer, when the students are not here, we often see sports camps doing […]


A Wake Forest Wedding

Summer means lots of weddings, and I received an email yesterday about a great Wake Forest one.  Alumni parents David and Carol Stefany (’80, P ’09, ’13), who I came to know from their service on the Alumni Council (several years ago) and now […]


Family Weekend – Plan to Attend This!

As an alumna of Wake Forest and a student of English literature, I am duty bound to urge all our Wake Forest families – particularly our newest ones in the Class of 2015 – to come to a Family Weekend event with Ed Wilson, one […]


Volunteers needed – Senior Players Championship

One of the members of the Parents’ Council has made us aware of a special golf event that is in need of volunteers – and if we receive enough volunteers, it could benefit Wake Forest via a $10,000 donation.  If you live in the Rye, […]


The Last Day of the Fiscal Year

It’s been a slow blog week, WF families.  We’re at the end of the fiscal year for the University, which means that we are all scurrying to finish up final projects, meet end of year goals and deadlines, and more.  Faculty are teaching summer school […]


A Wake Wedding

There is nothing quite like viral videos to make you smile.  This clip below was sent to me – showing a very proud WFU alumnus, David James (’98), and a promise he made to his beloved when they got engaged. I won’t say more.


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 […]


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