Move-In Day
Today is the day we have been waiting for! It’s Move-In Day, and the Class of 2017 is arriving en masse. This is one of the very happiest days on campus and we can’t wait to meet as many students and parents as we […]
Final Thoughts Before Move-In for ’17 Families
We’re down to the wire with getting ready for Move-In, so today’s Daily Deac will be short. For those of you moving your students in tomorrow, here are some Move In Day Logistics that we hope will help you understand how to get […]
From the Chronicle of Higher Education
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 […]
It’s Finally Here
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 […]
Final Preparations for Move-In
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 […]
A Fellow’s Perspective
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 […]
ZSRx Parents and Families: Deacon Development 101
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
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 […]
13 Days
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 […]
Deacons to DC (and a few spots in between) – Part II
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 […]