parents news Archive

It looks to be an eventful first week back for your students.  There is a snow and ice storm to the west and south of Winston-Salem, and there have been varying reports of what it might mean for our campus.  As of this moment, there […]

It’s the last Friday before classes begin.  Campus is largely empty, except for the RAs and women on campus for sorority recruitment.  Some of the young ladies involved in recruitment told me yesterday that there’s been a bug going around, so it’s a great reminder […]

Parents are the most enthusiastic supporters of Wake Forest, and they often ask the Parent Programs office what they can do to help the University.  I recently met with Lori Sykes, Assistant Director of Corporate Relations in the Wake Forest University Schools of Business, to […]

When your students return to campus following the winter break, they will be seeing new bulletin boards outside of the Career Services office, which is located next to the Pit (the Reynolda Hall cafeteria).  Students will be able to see, on a year by year […]

Happy New Year from the Office of Parent Programs!  The University is open today (January 4th) following the winter break for faculty and staff.  And while classes don’t begin for another week, many of our first-year and sophomore female students will be returning to campus […]

Wake Forest parents make remarkable contributions to the lives of our students.  By supporting the parents’ campaign and doing any of the other ‘25 Ways You Can Help Wake Forest’, parents make a real and lasting difference. Today’s bonus photo of the day […]

The Reynolda Campus (main campus) of Wake Forest is closed today due to winter weather.

Now that your students are home for break, you may want to talk to them about whether they have any interest in studying abroad at some point during their tenure.  Wake Forest has a wealth of options for study abroad, including residential houses in […]

No other way to say it, parents: it’s cold outside.  Temperatures are in the low 30s and there is a light wind.  For the past two nights, it’s been incredibly windy here, making it feel even colder. It looks like students had taken all available […]

Parents, if you want a taste of what this year’s Love Feast was all about, there is a great story and a YouTube video about the proceedings.  It is well worth your time to watch. Also, the place to be this week is the […]