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But here’s what WFU should know this week.

Thursday, March 9, 2023

In this issue:

  • Registration information and academic dates
  • Registration for Summer Session opens March 13 (undergraduates)
  • Last day to drop a full-term course with a grade of W (undergraduates), March 17
  • Historian and biographer Rajmohan Gandhi to visit Wake Forest
  • Mark your calendars for other upcoming events:
    • Breakfast pop-up with our pastry chefs, March 15
    • Murder Mystery Dinner, March 16
    • An Evening with Professor S. James Gates Jr., March 16
    • Puppies on the Quad, March 17
  • ICYMI
    • Women’s History Month events
    • Register for Wake ’N Shake

Registration information and academic dates

  • Lower Division Advising and Major/Minor advising and registration for undergraduates is Monday, March 13-Friday, March 24. Students need to be advised in order to receive their PIN. The adviser is the only person who can release a PIN to the student, and the student will need their PIN to access registration. Undergraduate students should consult the Registration section of the Registrar’s website for information about upcoming fall course registration.
  • Graduate and professional school students should consult their school or program for registration details.
  • For undergraduates, the last day to add second part-of-term classes is Monday, March 13. See more dates on the Academic Services calendar (undergraduates) or school/program calendars (graduate and professional school students).

Registration for Summer Session opens March 13 (undergraduates)

Registration for Summer Session will open on Monday, March 13: seniors at 8:30 a.m., juniors at 9:30 a.m., sophomores at 10:30 a.m., and first-year students at 11:30 a.m. After 11:30 a.m., registration will remain open for all students through May 25. PINs are not necessary for Summer Session registration.

Last day to drop a full term course with a grade of W (undergraduates), March 17

For any undergraduates wishing to drop a full term course with a grade of W (Course Withdrawal), the deadline is March 17. See the Office of Academic Advising website for details on required conversations and signatures needed to withdraw from a course; allow adequate time to get all the necessary approvals before the deadline. Note that a grade of W does not have any impact on your GPA.

Historian and biographer Rajmohan Gandhi to visit Wake Forest

Historian and biographer Rajmohan Gandhi will visit Wake Forest to share about his paternal grandfather Mahatma Gandhi’s passion for social justice, fairness, and equality and his impact on world history.

  • On Monday, March 13, Professor Gandhi will explore connections between Mahatma Gandhi’s advocacy for peaceful, nonviolent change and the words and work of civil rights activist Rev. Martin Luther King. Corey D. B. Walker, Wake Forest Professor of Humanities and interim dean of the School of Divinity, and associate professor and interim chair of the Department of History Raisur Rahman will lead the conversation. The event, “Gandhi, King and the Future of Humanity,” will be held from 5:30-6:45 p.m. in Porter Byrum Welcome Center, Kulynych Auditorium. A reception will follow.
  • On Wednesday, March 15, Professor Gandhi will offer a biographical look at the life of Mahatma Gandhi. The talk, “Lessons for the 21st Century,” will be held from 6-7:15 p.m. in Carswell Hall, Annenberg Forum. Light refreshments will be served prior to the event from 5-6 p.m.

Mark your calendars for other upcoming events:

  • Breakfast pop-up with our pastry chefs, March 15 – Our pastry chefs, Ashley and Raquel, are going to be hosting a breakfast pop-up for our guests! Make sure you stop by to see what they have created! This event will be in The Pit on Wednesday, March 15 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
  • Murder Mystery Dinner, March 16 – The Charlotte Murder Mystery Company will be hosting a murder mystery party with the theme of Death Ahoy! Throughout the night, students will have to look through clue packages and have the opportunity to question the suspects in order to solve the mystery and figure out who committed the murder and why. A taco buffet dinner will be provided to students as they uncover the case. There is limited space for this event so you must RSVP to attend.
  • An Evening with Professor S. James Gates Jr., March 16 – A pioneering theoretical physicist, Dr. Gates is one of the most distinguished scientists in the nation. He is Past President and Fellow of the National Society of Black Physicists. Dr. Gates served on the U.S. President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology in the Obama administration and was awarded the National Medal of Science by President Obama. Dr. Gates will reflect on his path through supersymmetry in space-time, advising President Obama on Science and Technology, and working to increase diversity in Science. The event is at 7 p.m. March 16 in Wait Chapel.
  • Puppies on the Quad, March 17 – National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and Woof Forest are teaming up to bring you Puppies on the Quad! Take a break, pet some pups, and just relax. We will be on Manchester Quad on March 17 from 2-4 p.m.

ICYMI (In Case You Missed It):

  • Women’s History Month events – March is Women’s History Month, and the Women’s Center has a calendar of events in which students can participate. We hope you will join us for these events!
  • Register for Wake ’N Shake – Join the Office of Civic and Community Engagement on Saturday, March 25 for 12 straight hours of dancing to benefit the Brian Piccolo Cancer Research Fund and the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. Registration for Wake 'N Shake 2023 is now live!


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