WakeParents & Families
E-newsletter from the Office of Family Engagement
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The semester is at an end, finals are finished, and your Deacs are home with you. May they find rest, relaxation, and renewal over the winter break, and may you share many happy family moments together.
The Deacs are going bowling for a program-record seventh-straight season! Wake Forest has accepted an invitation to play Southeastern Conference representative Missouri in the 2022 Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl on Friday, December 23 at 6:30 p.m. ET in Tampa at Raymond James Stadium. The game will be broadcast on ESPN. Families can click here to purchase tickets (student ticket information is available here), and more information is available in the Events section of this e-newsletter.
Even as we celebrate the end of this semester, we are planning for the spring semester and want to start on as healthy a note as possible. As such, our Campus Health Committee shared some guidance on how students can stay healthy during the break, as well as what to do before they return to campus in January. You can read the full message here, and I am sharing key points below:
- Avoid being around people who are actively ill. Consider avoiding large gatherings, or wear a well-fitting mask if you do attend.
- We encourage students, faculty, and staff to take a COVID-19 test within 72 hours before arriving on campus in January, as we have typically seen surges of COVID after breaks.
- Do not return to campus in January if you are actively ill:
- For the flu, COVID, RSV, etc., remain at home or away from campus until your symptoms are improved and until you have not had a fever (without using fever-reducing medications) for 24 hours. Read more.
- For gastrointestinal illnesses such as noroviruses, individuals may remain contagious for up to two days after their symptoms have resolved. Consequently, they should avoid returning to campus until that time.
As a reminder, Wake Forest administrative offices will be closed December 23-January 2 for the holidays. Our After Hours Help page will connect you to resources if you have an urgent need that cannot wait until we reopen on January 3.
We wish you and your family a joyous Winter Break and all the best for the holidays. See you in 2023!
Betsy Chapman, Ph.D. (’92, MA ’94)
Executive Director of Family Communications
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Upcoming Dates and Deadlines*
Dec. 16
Students will be able to see their final grades for the fall semester
Jan. 7
Residence halls open at 9 a.m.
Jan. 9*
First Day of Classes (FDOC)
Jan. 16*
MLK holiday (no classes)
* From the Academic Services calendar, which lists key academic dates
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Academics
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From the Office of Academic Advising (OAA):
- The last day of class for the Fall 2022 semester was Friday, Dec. 2. Final exams ended on Saturday, Dec. 10. Undergraduate faculty must report all fall semester grades to the Office of the University Registrar by noon on Dec. 15. Undergraduate students can expect to view their fall semester final grades on Friday, Dec. 16.
- In-person classes will resume for the Spring 2023 semester on Monday, January 9.
- Students who plan to be part-time for the Spring 2023 semester should review the part-time status information on our website and fill out the online request form as soon as possible. Academic counselors in the Office of Academic Advising are reaching out to students who are enrolled in fewer than 12 credit hours for the upcoming Spring 2023 semester in an effort to assist them in finding classes that work for their schedule and academic goals.
- Please note that the Office of Academic Advising will be closed starting Wednesday, Dec. 22 and will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 3.
From Summer Session: While many of you are finalizing your holiday menus and travel plans, we at Wake Forest are already hard at work planning for summer 2023. The Summer Session website has been updated with all of the information your student needs to begin considering how Summer Session might benefit them. Registration for summer 2023 will open on March 13, leaving plenty of time for your student to peruse our course list and identify classes that will meet their individual needs. As they consider our offerings, students can contact us http://summer.college.wfu.edu/contact/ with any questions that will help them prepare.
From the Center for Global Programs and Studies (GPS): GPS encourages students who are interested in summer and/or fall study abroad programs to use the winter break to review abroad options, get a jump start on applications, talk with family members about possible plans, and make sure passports are still valid and will have validity for at least 6 months past the end date of their potential programs. Learn more.
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Events
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The Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl — Friday, Dec. 23 at 6:30 p.m. ET in Tampa
- Join us as the Deacs go bowling as we play SEC representative Missouri in the 2022 Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl. You can purchase tickets online or contact the Wake Forest Ticket Office at 336-758-3322 ext. 1.
- NOTE: Student ticket information is available here.
- Parking passes can be purchased directly from the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla bowl website.
- Be sure to join the rest of DEACTOWN at the official Wake Forest Gasparilla Bowl Pre-game Tailgate from 3:30-6:00 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 23, at Raymond James Stadium, in the South end of the West Hyundai Club, which can be accessed through the West Club Entry. Please note you must have a game ticket to attend. Registration is open. For additional Bowl information, visit Wake Forest Bowl Central.
From the OCCE (Office of Civic and Community Engagement):
- Your students can help make a difference this year during the MLK Day of Service on Saturday, Jan. 21 from 8 a.m.-noon during the annual MLK Read-In! Hosted by the Office of Civic & Community Engagement at Wake Forest, Winston-Salem State University, and HandsOn Northwest North Carolina, WFU students are invited to volunteer their time to serve as “Reading Buddies” where they will be paired with children from kindergarten to 5th grade to assist with various educational activities throughout the morning. Students can sign up to be an MLK Read-In volunteer on GivePulse, using their WFU credentials.
- Is your student looking to make a difference in the upcoming semester? The Virtual Tutoring program is a wonderful way to create change in our community, with the ease of staying on campus. The program pairs WFU students as tutors with local K-12 students once a week through virtual sessions. Tutors and students are matched” based on a variety of criteria including tutor subject knowledge, grade-level preference, and scheduling availability. In order to volunteer, tutors must attend a mandatory training session and complete a background check. Learn more.
See the Events Calendar.
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Resources and News
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From the CARE Team: Caring support and outreach for the Wake community is available through the Dean of Students Case Management Team. The team provides non-clinical, private case management support to assist Deacs with personal, medical and mental health challenges. Parents, family members, faculty, students and staff can refer a Deac for CARE support. As you and your child discuss their successes and challenges for the fall semester, please keep case management services in mind as an additional resource for the spring semester. Read more about case management and ways to make a referral here.
From Student Financial Services:
- Payment for Spring semester tuition and fees was due on December 1. Please visit DEAC to view your student’s balance and submit an online payment if applicable.
- There is still time to enroll in the Dewar Tuition Refund Plan for spring 2023. This low-cost plan helps to minimize the financial loss when a student withdraws due to accident or illness. Learn more about the University’s Refund of Charges policy and how Tuition Insurance can assure up to 75% refund throughout the term. You can sign up for this plan until January 8, 2023.
- 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. Students are encouraged to sign up for online access to the 1098-T tax form.
From the School of Business: Projects needed for mathematical business majors: does your company have a problem statement that our students can help address? By sharing a data set, our mathematical business majors can develop a statistical or optimization model to suggest a solution. To learn more or submit a project, contact Dr. Alireza Lari (laria@wfu.edu).
From Student Insurance: now is the time to recheck your student's insurance status as well as be able to either Enroll or Waive Student Blue for the Spring 2023 semester. Please have your student go to the Student Blue website, locate WFU and proceed to login to their account to confirm their account status. This is especially important for students who are returning from abroad or going abroad in the spring. If a student wishes to make changes, the deadline is January 31. If you have questions, please email sip@wfu.edu.
From Wake Forest Executive Education: we are pleased to announce our spring line up of open enrollment professional development short courses. Courses in leadership, finance, marketing, and analytics are now open for registration. Please visit our new website for more information on topics, dates, locations, and program details.
From the Office of Personal and Career Development (OPCD): It has been a busy fall semester, and we hope your student has a restful winter break. We are here for them until the campus closes (Dec. 23 through Jan. 2) and hope to see them in the new year. Students can make an appointment here. Visit our website to learn more about what they can do to advance their internship, job, gap year, or grad school search process during winter break and what’s ahead this spring.
From Campus Recreation: Your Deacs can jump into the new year with the Wellbeing Center! For two weeks, our staff will be offering a multitude of classes, ranging from dance, yoga, to TRX and HIIT. This is your student’s time to get a taste of our offerings during the first couple weeks of school. Additionally, we will be offering Personal Trainer Consultation, Facility Tours, and meet and greets with our staff. Encourage your student to take advantage of the opportunity to engage with us as we will kick off the new year! Students can sign up for classes here.
From the Office of Family Engagement: In this season of giving, we hope that you will consider supporting the Parents’ Campaign of the Wake Forest Fund. These unrestricted gifts to the annual fund allow Wake Forest to respond quickly to the University's most pressing needs. We are grateful for your continued support and wish you a very Happy Holiday!
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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.
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Contact the Office of Family Engagement at parents@wfu.edu or 336.758.4237.
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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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