Dos and Don'ts of Thanksgiving Break

Thanksgiving Break will soon here. This might be the first time you’ve had your student home since Move-In. Before your Deac comes home, it might be helpful to think about any expectations you have for ...

The Honor Code

Honor is something we take very seriously at Wake Forest. We have an Honor Code that all students must abide by, and which guides the behavior of our campus. Honor Code violations are often related to ...

And I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

Our Gen X families may recall the great U2 anthem I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For. For many first-year students, they are still actively going through the adjustment to college. They might not ...

Thoughts on Registration

Registration for spring semester classes begins the week of November 4. Students have a wide range of resources to help them plan their classes: at minimum, they must meet with their lower division (i.e., pre-major) ...

Time Management and Overcommitment

We are now more than halfway through your Deacs’ first semester of college. Having just completed midterms, this may be a good time for students to do a gut check on the time management strategies. ...

Citizenship and Leadership

One of the things we hope all our new students will learn more about is inclusive citizenship and leadership. In other words, how can our students be civilly engaged? How can they develop cultural competency? ...

Grade Expectations

At this time each fall, I start to hear from first-year students who have gotten their first grade back on a test, paper, or are worried about their upcoming midterm grades – and they are ...

Midterm Exams

This week, we will talk about midterms. Midterms are exams that happen about the middle of the semester. Not every class has a midterm exam, but for those who do, they are definitely on your students’ ...

The Frantic Phone Call/Text/FaceTime

One of the most challenging things for college parents and families is deciphering their student’s emotions. Instead of being at home across the kitchen table – where you can see every nuance of your student’s ...

Finding a Mentor

One of the great benefits to attending a school of Wake Forest’s size and scope is that your students will have the opportunity to connect with a mentor here, if they will take advantage of ...

Navigating Residential Life

We’re in the third week of school, and this week’s theme is about Students and Community. Your Deacs are making a new home in their residential communities. Here are some tips on how your Deacs ...

Adjusting to the academic workload and homesickness

This week’s message for first-year families pairs up with the students’ weekly theme of Campus Resources: we will discuss adjusting to the academic workload – and utilizing our many campus resources – and homesickness. In ...

We've Got Spirit, Yes We Do!

For the first six weeks of our new students’ time at Wake Forest, there will be activities and programming related to a particular topic: the Spirit of Wake Forest; Campus Resources; Students and Community; Inclusive ...

If I do it, what is my student learning?

Your new Deacs will be navigating a lot right at the start of college: academics, social lives, figuring out everything from when and where to eat, to how much studying they need to do, to ...

College is almost here!

College is almost ready to start, which means it’s time for us to begin our Weekly Messages for First-Year Families, which will be shared in the Daily Deac each week. Whether this is your first ...

Contact

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