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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 […]


South Hall is [Almost] One Year Old

Our newest residence hall, South Hall, is almost one year old.  The first class of students moved into South in August 2010, and considered themselves quite fortunate to be there.  The building was built with environmental principles in mind, and includes monitors on every […]


Reynolda House – up close and personal

Reynolda House is one of the great treasures of the Wake Forest campus.  It’s a historic home and an exceptional museum of American art, all within walking distance of the campus – and free for your students.  This is a place well worth discovering […]


We Need 225 WF Families!

One of the roles we have in the Parent Programs office is to manage the parents’ campaign of the Wake Forest Fund.  The parents’ campaign of The Wake Forest Fund is an annual campaign to raise money for the University’s current operating budget. When parents […]


A Great Way to Help – Hire WFU Students!

Parents and families can be among the very best ambassadors for Wake Forest in the regions they live.  Wake Forest families can help in a number of very important ways – ensuring their friends, neighbors and local schools are knowledgeable about Wake Forest, helping direct […]


Seen on Campus

There was a lot of activity on the Quad this morning.  I walked through around 10 am and there were tons of families with teens on the lawn in front of Wait Chapel in what looked like dressy clothes, clearly some sort of event.  […]


Venice and Casa Artom

There is a great story on the WFU main page today about  Big Bambú, an arts project that is being erected at Wake Forest’s Venice residential study abroad home, Casa Artom: “Big Bambú, a tower of more than 3,000 bamboo poles spiraling above Casa Artom, […]


Quiet Time on Campus

It continues to be hot on campus, but if you enjoy dining alfresco, this is about as nice a spot as any.  It’s the Quad right outside of the bookstore in Taylor Residence Hall.  For new WF families, the bookstore is the place to […]


Reminding Students to Be Safe

Yesterday I had a long conversation with a mother whose daughter is here in summer school and had her purse stolen in an academic building. It seems the student left the purse unattended for just a couple of moments, and when she returned the purse […]


Change in Home Football Game Schedule

I received the following email from Athletics about our home football opener: “The opening game for the Wake Forest 2011 Football season against Syracuse has been changed to a Thursday night game on September 1 at 8:00 pm EST, instead of the original date […]


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