WakeParents & Families
E-newsletter from the Office of Family Engagement
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Happy New Year, Deac families! We ended the first weekend of the spring semester with a snowstorm. You can see some of the snowy fun on Instagram at Wake Forest University. If your student isn't aware, sleds are available to check out in two-hour increments at the Benson Center information desk (WFU ID required).
This Monday, President Wente sent a message to the campus community about the life and lasting legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. She recalled that Dr. King gave a speech in Wait Chapel in 1962:
- Nearly sixty years ago, in October 1962, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood at the pulpit in Wait Chapel and delivered a speech to the audience of 2,200 Wake Forest students, faculty, and staff assembled. He spoke these powerful words that echoed across his all-too-short life and now, in our current times, should again reverberate in our collective consciousness:
“We must have faith in the future... Somehow, we must believe that there is something at work in the universe to bring about good in society. And so that faith in the future must tell us that [today’s problems] can be solved. Why? Because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”
You can read Dr. Wente's full message here.
Here are a some other news items we want parents and families to know:
- Encourage your student to come to the Spring Involvement Fair on February 2 from 4-6 pm in 4th floor Benson Center. This is a way for your students to meet leaders from student organizations and learn ways to find meaningful connections and engagement on campus.
- Meet Dr. Shea Kidd Brown, Vice President for Campus Life. Dr. Shea shared greetings with students last week in their WFU Should Know enewsletter; read her message.
- 24/7 mental health support tool now available for students: The University Counseling Center has partnered with TimelyCare, a student-focused telehealth company, to expand and enhance mental health support for our students. These services are free, confidential, and available now for students. Encourage students to learn more and activate their account at timelycare.com/wakeforest.
- At the start of each semester, we encourage families to review our Family Communications Guidelines and Philosophy, so you are aware of when and how you will hear from Wake Forest, as well as best ways to support your student.
Let's make it a great spring semester! Go Deacs!
Betsy Chapman, Ph.D. (’92, MA ’94)
Executive Director of Family Communications
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Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
Jan. 25
Last day to add full-term class
Jan. 27
Last day to drop a first part-of-term class
Jan. 31-Feb. 4
Major/minor declaration period
Feb. 15
Last day to drop a full-term class
Please check here for more parent and family dates: parents.wfu.edu
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Academics
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From the Office of Academic Advising (OAA):
- Classes began on January 10. The following dates can be found on the academic services calendar:
- Last day to add a full-term class is January 25.
- Last day to drop a first part-of-term class is January 27.
- Last day to drop a full-term class is February 15.
- Students with incomplete courses from Fall 2021 (or the last semester of attendance) must turn in all missing work by February 8. Grades for incomplete courses not completed by this date automatically roll to Fs.
- Academic Counselors are available to assist students from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Students with quick questions may walk in but those needing more time should call 336-758-3320 to schedule an appointment.
- Visit our website, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter for updates and other important information!
Global AWAKEnings is Wake Forest University's first-year abroad program designed specifically for globally minded and intellectually curious students who seek to challenge preconceived ideas of the world through an engaging academic experience in Copenhagen, Denmark. For more information, visit Global AWAKEnings!
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Events
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From the Office of Sustainability: We are delighted to share that US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo will be visiting Wake Forest University from January 25-27, 2022. Joy will lead the fourth installment of our interdisciplinary writing workshop for students, and a poetry performance on January 26 in Wait Chapel. This event is free and open to the public. For more information about the poetry performance or to register, visit https://go.wfu.edu/joyharjo.
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Resources
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From Residence Life and Housing: We hope you had a wonderful and restful holiday season! We’re kicking off the new year with a few reminders you may want to pass on as your student returns to campus and an outline of the housing selection process that will take place this spring. Read more.
From Student Financial Services: Each year by January 31, Wake Forest makes available an IRS Form 1098-T to all students who had qualified tuition and other related educational expenses billed to them during the previous calendar year. Current students can consent to receive this form electronically and provide proxy access for third parties to view online. For more information and the Form 1098-T, as well as instructions to receive the tax form electronically, please visit the Tax Information page.
From the Office of Personal and Career Development (OPCD):
- Spring Career Fair To Be Virtual on Jan. 19 - Over 70 organizations will be seeking Demon Deacon talent of all years and majors for their jobs and internships at the Virtual Spring Career Fair on January 19 from Noon-4 p.m. EST. Students can sign up through their Handshake account. Notable organizations include: Abercrombie & Fitch, Accenture, American Enterprise Institute, Amwins Group, Belk Inc., City Year, Coleman Research, Epic,General Mills, GEP, GLG, Internal Revenue Service, J KPMG LLP, labcorp, North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management, Novant Health, Partnership for Public Service, Plaid Technologies, Qualtrics, Red Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank, Southern Teachers Agency, Teach For America, U.S. Department of State, and Wake Forest University Athletics.
- College Recruiting Outlook for 2022 - To understand the current job and internship market and how students can secure a great opportunity, Wake Forest’s Executive Director of Employer Relations Stuart Mease provides his insights in a brief video.
- Kirby Grant Funds for Students - For students with identified financial need, students can apply for Professional Development stipend awards of up to $300. This award can be used to purchase a professional wardrobe and necessary job search materials like cards or stationery. They can also apply for Experiential Learning stipend awards of $3,000 to offset expenses associated with the acceptance of an unpaid internship in the summer. All students who are awarded gifts from this fund receive a WFU padfolio to be used during their internship and job search. The application process is ongoing and reviewed on the 15th and 30th of each month.
A Message from our Parents’ Council Chairs, Bonnie and Michael Carter (P’22): Happy New Year! We hope that you and your family enjoyed the winter break and that your student is settling back in for a successful Spring semester. We are Bonnie and Michael Carter, parents to a senior, Brandon (’22). We are honored to serve as chairs of the Wake Forest Parents’ Council, and on behalf of this group, we would like to express our gratitude to each of you for being an integral part of the Wake Forest family. Read more.
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Campus Safety
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Wake Forest uses the Wake Alert system — voicemail, email, text message, website and web banners, and social media (Twitter, Facebook) — to notify faculty, staff and students when the University believes that members of the Wake Forest community could be at risk. Those messages are issued as soon as pertinent, vetted information is available. It may take time for authorities to investigate, verify and provide instructions or updates. Based on recent feedback, the University will communicate more extensively about incidents in the vicinity of campus for the sake of greater community awareness. Read more about recent University alerts.
Wake Forest University Police: WFUPD welcomes Major Jamie Herring and Monae Merck, starting with the department on January 4. WFUPD will be hosting our Citizen Police Academy (CPA) starting January 19. The CPA is open to students, faculty, and staff where they gain knowledge about all divisions of our department. WFUPD wants to extend a welcome back!
We encourage parents and families to sign up to receive crime alerts on the Wake Ready website, in addition to downloading the LiveSafe app. While crime alerts are sent in real time to students, faculty and staff, they are not for others. For those registered through Wake Ready, crime alerts are emailed daily at noon, but only if new alerts have been posted in the previous 24 hours.
Any emails that are sent to students, faculty, and staff are archived on the Family News website.
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Parents & Families Page
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Parents and Families Page is your portal to news and information specifically for Wake Forest families.
Want the Daily Deac parent blog to be sent automatically to your email every day? Subscribe on the main Daily Deac page by typing your email address in the Subscribe box. The Daily Deac is our blog for parents and families. It’s a great way to get a snapshot of life at Wake Forest.
A message about how we disseminate campus news to parents and families: Any emails that are sent to students, faculty, and staff will be posted on the Family News page. Those are not routinely emailed to all families. If you wish to check for family news items often, you may wish to bookmark that page so it is easily available.
See our Who to Contact for... page.
Contact the Office of Family Engagement at parents@wfu.edu or 336.758.4237.
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Some staff members are working remotely, and some offices are working a reduced schedule. However, if you have an urgent need to reach someone at the university because you have a concern that must be addressed quickly, we have designated the University Police as our 24/7 contact. They can assess the situation and determine who best to address your concern. The 24-hour contact number for University Police is 336.758.5591 (non emergency) or 336.758.5911 (for the kinds of emergencies where you would normally call 911). University Police can get in touch with on-call duty staff 24-hours/day.
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Wake Forest University
The Office of Family Engagement
1834 Wake Forest Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27109
1.800.752.8568
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