One of the major educational reporting outlets is the Chronicle of Higher Education. Yesterday I happened to see a teaser for an article about “A Profile of Freshmen” on Facebook (of all places) and thought it would be interesting to check it out and see […]
Move-In Week is finally here! For the next couple of days, students will be arriving for various pre-Orientation programs, then the big push for the bulk of the student body begins on Thursday. The weather is not exactly cooperating for those arriving early. Today is […]
This is the last Friday before students arrive, and as I look around campus, there is a lot of activity. The finishing touches are going on for the Farrell Hall landscaping. There are lots of new plants and grasses around the building. The new residence […]
Five or six years ago, Wake Forest created the Wake Forest Fellows program, which is designed to give graduating seniors who might want to have a career in university work a one-year appointment to work in one of the main offices at Wake Forest; in […]
The Parent Programs office has been working this summer on a project that we hope will be exciting and beneficial to Wake Forest families. In partnership with the Z. Smith Reynolds Library, as well as a huge swath of our campus colleagues from many different […]
37,362. That’s how many miles we traveled this summer to attend New Student Receptions, which are the welcome receptions for new students and parents to meet each other before the start of school. No, the Parent Programs staff did not go to all […]
In just 13 days, our WFU Class of 2017 will be arriving en masse to campus for Move-In Day. As you might imagine, things are hurry-scurry here as we get ready to greet them. Lots of the final work is being done on various projects […]
Last week we let parents and families know of an opportunity for their students to take a charter bus home for Thanksgiving break for those who live in the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Washington DC areas. IMPORTANT NOTE: the pickup site of the Fredericksburg stop has […]
It has been a very busy week in the Parent Programs office, which is reflected in this week’s lack of Daily Deacs. We are wrapping up the final New Student Receptions for incoming first-year students and trying to prepare for their arrival in less than […]
The Daily Deac is taking a break from its normal campus life coverage because we are trying to help DC area families learn about a special opportunity for Thanksgiving travel home. One of our Deac Moms in the area has been gracious enough to volunteer […]
