For undergraduate, graduate, and professional school students:
Here’s what WFU should know this week.
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Hit the Bricks raised over $303,000 for the Brian Piccolo Cancer Research Fund at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist.
News and Announcements
Coordinating Helene response efforts: The President’s office is convening a cross-university group to coordinate, communicate and maximize the impact of our shared efforts to respond to Hurricane Helene. To aid in that work, if your student organization (or other student group) is undertaking any efforts in support of hurricane relief, please have one person from the group complete this form to describe those efforts. For resources and information, please also visit our Outreach website.
Support, resources available for WFU community in response to Helene: Events of this scope and severity affect us all in different ways. Find resources through We are Wake by calling 336-758-CARE (2273) or visit we.wfu.edu for a full list. If you are concerned about yourself or others, you can submit a referral to Wake Forest’s CARE Team. Read President Wente’s message about Helene.
Supporting our commitment to a community free of discrimination, harassment and retaliation: The Office of Institutional Equity (OIE) was established to support Wake Forest’s commitment to providing an education and work environment free from discrimination, harassment and retaliation. The office serves as a centralized location for faculty, staff, and students to find appropriate resources, education and training for preventing and reporting conduct prohibited under the University’s Policy on Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation. Find out more about the services OIE provides, reporting obligations and options, and resources available to members of the Wake Forest community.
Student Expression: Using your voice to amplify important issues and perspectives can be a valuable part of learning at Wake Forest. As students and student groups consider potential plans for demonstrations, chalking, and posting activities, Wake Forest encourages reviewing the University’s policy through this explanatory website. The policy provides expectations for our campus community interested in engaging in acts of free expression and peaceful assembly.
Campus Memorialization Update: Last May, we updated the community on the work of the Campus Memorialization Project. Members of the Baskervill design team will be on campus to share conceptual themes for the Memorial and gather feedback from members of our institution. Each presentation will start with an overview of the project, followed by a presentation of the conceptual themes Baskervill is proposing and a facilitated discussion. Learn more.
Thursday, Oct. 10, 9-11 a.m., Benson 401 C/D
Tuesday, Oct. 15, 3-5 p.m., Benson 401 C/D
Wednesday, Oct. 16, 6-8 p.m., Virtual meeting link will be published here closer to the event
Today (Oct. 3), Facilities and Campus Services held a kick-off design meeting with faculty leadership in the departments of Philosophy, Education, and Computer Science and the Entrepreneurship program to discuss academic needs and the vision for a renovated Alumni Hall. Targeted faculty, student, and staff engagement and iterative design conversations will continue through the spring. Academic units won’t move until, at the earliest, Summer 2026. See the timeline here.
November 4-December 16 is the projected timeframe for University Advancement and University Marketing and Communications to move to the University Corporate Center (UCC). Moves will take place in five different groups; instructions will be provided to impacted staff.
The project team will share an update with the Board of Trustees at their meeting at the end of this month.
Academics
Fall Break will be held October 17-18 for students in the following schools/programs: College, School of Business (undergraduates), School of Divinity, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (excluding online programs), and the School of Law. Be sure to check your school/program calendar for other key dates.
Fall Break dates vary for the School of Business; see its program calendar.
Voting in the 2024 Election
Oct. 11: North Carolina Voter Registration Deadline. Students wishing to vote in person on Election Day – or via mail – must be registered by 5 p.m.
Oct. 17-Nov. 2 (at 3 p.m.): One-Stop Early Voting in North Carolina. During this time, you can register and vote at any early voting location in Forsyth County. The closest one-stop early voting location to the Reynolda Campus is the Polo Park Community Center.
Oct. 29: Last day to request an absentee ballot for individuals looking to vote absentee in North Carolina.
REMINDER — First-year student survey closes on Saturday. First-year students, please check your email and complete the 14-question survey designed to provide insights into your experience into your first few weeks in The Forest. The data from this survey will help us to understand first-year students’ needs. The survey will be open until Saturday, October 5. There are three survey incentives that will be chosen at random from survey participants: a $50 Deacon Dining card, a private study space during finals, and two pregame sideline passes at an upcoming football game.
