For undergraduate, graduate, and professional school students:
Here’s what WFU should know this week.
Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024
Daffodils emerge on the Wake Forest campus.
Academics
Key undergraduate dates: The last class day for first part-of-term classes is Tuesday, March 5. The first day of class for the second part-of-term is Wednesday, March 6.
Graduate and professional students, please see your school/program calendar for academic dates.
REMINDER: First-year undergraduate student survey closes on Sunday
First-year undergraduate students: Please check your email and complete the brief, 11-question survey on the topic of mental health sent to you on Feb. 19. Survey data will provide insights to help us understand first-year students’ mental health needs in The Forest. The survey will be open until Sunday, March 3.
Update on the Campus Climate Survey and next steps
Thank you for the remarkable contributions you have made to our community by participating in the Belonging and Inclusion Campus Evaluation survey. Because of your commitment to sharing your experiences, we were able to achieve strong response rates, including: 28% participation from students, 50% from faculty, and 68% from staff. Now that the survey has closed, we want to share next steps as we aim to use analysis of these findings to increase Wake Foresters’ access to all that Wake Forest has to offer. Read more.
Parking and traffic notice
The Kappa Delta Annual Shamrock 5k Race is scheduled for Saturday, March 2, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. - noon. The event will follow the 1-mile race route around campus; traffic and parking could be impacted, so please plan accordingly.
Upcoming events
WFU “Daffodil Project” Holocaust Speaker & Memorial, Thursday, Feb. 29, 4-5:30 p.m., Byrum Welcome Center Daffodil Garden and Kulynych Auditorium. Margot Lobree, a Holocaust Kindertransport survivor, shares her story, and the Wake Forest community participates in the world-wide Daffodil Project, empowering Holocaust education.
Islam Awareness Week: Diversity in Islam: A student panel, Thursday, Feb. 29, 5-6 p.m., Pugh Auditorium. Join us for a student panel as a diverse group of Muslim students shares its experiences of being Muslim in various cultural contexts. In honor of Islam Awareness Week.
Sustainability Alumni Career Panel, Tuesday, March 5, 5-6:15 p.m., ZSR Library 204. Whether you already have your future planned out or haven't yet started, don't miss this exciting opportunity! Come learn from this diverse group of leaders who were in your shoes not too long ago. This event will feature a moderated panel by Heidi Robinson of the OPCD followed by a Q&A session.
Have a night, Senior Deacs! Tuesday, March 5, 7 p.m. at The Joel. Come enjoy the Class of 2024 Screamin’ Demon Fan Zone experience as your Deacs take on ACC rival Georgia Tech! Food, fun, exclusive access to the signature bucket hats, a halftime spotlight, and more await you next Tuesday at The Joel. In what could be a 16th straight home victory for our Demon Deacons, don’t miss the opportunity to create some #MotherSoDear memories from one of the biggest matchups of the season!
The Body Project, sign up by March 7. The Body Project is a group for students that meets weekly for four weeks for dinner and to chat about body acceptance and preventing eating disorders on campus. We are excited to be running two groups for undergraduate students and an exclusive graduate and professional student group. Each group is limited to eight people per session, so slots will fill up fast. RSVP by Wednesday, March 7. If you have any questions, please reach out to Deb Marke, MSW Practicum Intern for the Office of Wellbeing, at marked@wfu.edu
Helping college students find a way to belong — Extroverts were more likely than introverts to feel a strong sense of belonging in their college, an important indicator of whether a student succeeds — or goes home. That’s a key finding in a new study by Shannon Brady, assistant professor of psychology.
