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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
