Mailing Address
P.O. Box 7658
Winston-Salem, NC 27109
Because there’s more to school than school.
Wake Forest offers you the opportunity to expand your horizons within a community that is at once rooted in enduring traditions and characterized by innovation and adaptability to fast-changing contexts. Student Engagement invites you to become an engaged citizen in our community, to enhance your self-awareness while growing as a courageous leader, and to be a part of a tradition as well as part of the future. Your Wake Forest experience will allow you to not only broaden your perspective but also deepen your view.
Consider becoming an invested community member in one of the over 200 chartered student organizations and campus-wide initiatives. From service-oriented organizations to political groups to social organizations and religiously affiliated groups, there is bound to be an organization that aligns with your interests and curiosities.
Student Engagement at Wake Forest offers a multitude of ways to connect, explore and grow. Throughout the year, you’ll be able to take part in programs that complement your academic experience through the arts, traditions, political involvement, media and community service. Throughout these experiences, you’ll develop new skills, new friendships and new ways of seeing the world. Consider becoming an invested community member in one of the over 200 chartered student organizations and campus-wide initiatives. From service-oriented organizations to political groups to social organizations and religiously affiliated groups, there is bound to be an organization that aligns with your interests and curiosities.
What you need to know
Student Involvement Fair
August 30, 2022
The Fall Student Involvement Fair will be on Poteat Field from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Students will be able to meet many of Wake’s student organizations and learn how to get involved on campus and in the community.
Look for more information via campus email and by following “The Link” events calendar.
Wake the Demons/First-Year Tailgate
August 31, 2022
The Wake Forest student body is invited to kick off the 2022 athletic season on Hearn Plaza at Wake the Demons! Come grab your exclusive t-shirt, hear from Coach Clawson, Athletic Director John Currie, and enjoy performances by the Spirit of the Old Gold and Black and Wake Forest spirit squads.
Learn the traditions of what it’s like to be a student inside Truist Field as the Spirit of the Old Gold and Black and the Wake Forest Spirit Squads teach you gameday cheers and chants. Students will also get an exclusive first-look at the 2022 football intro video!
The event will conclude with a special fireworks display over Hearn Plaza and FREE late night food trucks following the event. Instructions will also be provided to both Freshmen students on how to participate in the exclusive “Field Run” at Truist Field. Attendance highly encouraged – GO DEACS!
Kick off the 2022 football season on Thursday, September 1st against VMI.
Homecoming Weekend
September 16-18, 2022
Homecoming is fall reunion weekend for alumni, friends and students of Wake Forest. It includes the Homecoming football game against Liberty and activities organized by Student Union, Student Government, the Alumni Office and Athletics.
Family Weekend
October 7-9, 2022
Parents and families of Wake Forest students are invited to attend an exciting weekend including the football game against Army, parent information sessions, an address by President Susan Wente, programs on the history of Wake Forest, and numerous open houses and gathering opportunities.