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First Year Students’ To-Do List for Winter Break

by Betsy Chapman

The Office of Personal and Career Development has asked us to share some information about what students should be doing over Winter Break to help prepare them in their journey from college to career. Vice President for Career Development, Andy Chan, writes the Heart of the Matter blog, and today’s message is for first year parents and families.

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“We believe that the first semester of college is a time of transition for students as they adjust to their new living environment and get accustomed to the college workload and extracurricular activities. During their first semester, we ask our first year students to do only one thing: register with the OPCD on DeaconSource to make sure that they will get all the information they will need from our office. About 40% of first years have already done so, so please make sure your student is registered.

Here are three easy steps that you can encourage your first year student to take while they are home.”  Read the full article at Heart of the Matter, Andy Chan’s blog.

Contact

To contact the Office of Family Engagement or Family Communications, please visit our contact page.

 

For mental health assistance: 336-758-CARE (2273) is a service that ensures someone will always be available (i.e., 24/7 M-F, weekends and university holidays) to provide caring and thoughtful consultation services for Wake Forest students in need of mental health assistance or support. You can also visit we.wfu.edu for resources.