Emails New Families Have Received

Important Messages for New Families

Every Tuesday throughout the summer, Wake Forest Family Communications will send a weekly message to families in the Class of 2029. The newest emails will appear at the top of the page.

• July 29 Weekly Update: Get to Know Winston-SalemJuly 29, 2025
  Bottom Line, Up Front Dear parents and families of incoming students, We’re coming down to the finish line with our weekly emails sharing FYIs, due dates, and other important information for you as your student gets ever closer to Move-In. (In case you missed last week’s message, it is archived […]
• July 22 Weekly Update: Housing and The ForestJuly 22, 2025
  Bottom Line, Up Front Dear parents and families of incoming students, Your Deacs will be arriving on campus in just a few weeks. Are you getting excited?!?! We are! Upcoming key dates or action items for families  Here’s what you should know this week. Room and roommate assignments Mailbox assignments […]
• July 15 Weekly Update: Social Life and Campus EngagementJuly 15, 2025
  Bottom Line, Up Front Dear parents and families of incoming students, It’s a brand new week and time for us to share some news, tips, and information related to your student’s transition to college. This week we’ll talk about social life. Upcoming key dates or action items for families  Here’s […]
• Scam Alert: Wake Forest Welcome Week party advertisement on social mediaJuly 8, 2025
  Read the full message here.
• July 8 Weekly Update: Academics and registrationJuly 8, 2025
  Bottom Line, Up Front Dear parents and families of incoming students, We’re bringing you the weekly email with FYIs, due dates and other considerations for you as your student gets ever closer to beginning their Wake Forest experience. Here’s what you should know this week. Upcoming key dates or action […]
• July 1 Weekly Update: Changing RolesJuly 1, 2025
  Bottom Line, Up Front Dear parents and families of incoming students, It’s Tuesday, which means we have our weekly update for new families. Let’s get to it! Upcoming key dates or action items for families  Here’s what you should know this week. Changing student and family roles Parting thoughts My […]
• June 24: Orientation and New Deac Week ScheduleJune 24, 2025
  Bottom Line Up Front: Dear parents and families of incoming students, Looking ahead to your Deacs’ arrival in August, we want to draw your attention to a few key items this week, then we will focus on a preview of the tentative Orientation and New Deac Week schedule. Upcoming key […]
• June 17 Weekly update: Health and WellbeingJune 17, 2025
  Bottom Line, Up Front Dear parents and families of incoming students, It’s a brand new week, and time for our Weekly Update for new. This week, we are going to focus on issues of health and wellbeing. But first we’ll share an ICYMI (In Case You Missed It). ICYMI: Housing […]
• June 10 Weekly Message: SafetyJune 10, 2025
  Bottom Line, Up Front Dear parents and families of incoming students, It’s a brand new week, and time for our Weekly Update for new. This week, we are going to focus on issues of safety. But before we get there, we want to draw your attention to the following upcoming […]
• June 3 Weekly Update: Optional Add-Ons; Understanding our CommunicationsJune 3, 2025
  Bottom Line, Up Front Dear parents and families of incoming students, June is here, and there will be more and more things your students will be asked to do from now until August. Here’s your weekly update on things families should know or do (see all past emails here).  […]
• May 27 Weekly Update: June Advising and AcademicsMay 27, 2025
  Bottom Line, Up Front Dear parents and families of incoming students, As June approaches, we are turning our full attention to the arrival of your students in August. This week we are going to focus on June advising sessions and academics. Upcoming key dates or action items for families June […]
• May 20 Weekly Update: Meal Plans and DiningMay 20, 2025
  Bottom Line, Up Front Dear parents and families of incoming students, Yesterday was Commencement at Wake Forest, where we celebrated the achievements of the Class of 2025. If you want a taste of what Commencement might look like four years from now, you can check out the Commencement website. […]
• May 13 Weekly Update: Travel, Transportation & Pre-ExperiencesMay 13, 2025
  Bottom Line, Up Front Dear parents and families of incoming students, Every Tuesday, we bring our incoming families news you can use. In addition to our every-week feature of upcoming key dates to be aware of, this week’s issue will cover travel planning,  Pre-Orientation programs, New Student Receptions, and Project […]
• May 6 Weekly Update: Family Checklist and major processesMay 6, 2025
  Bottom Line, Up Front Dear parents and families of incoming students, We hope you have had a chance to begin reviewing the information on the New Students website and its special parents and families section. This week’s message is going to cover a wide variety of critical processes […]
• May 1 Weekly update for incoming WFU familiesMay 1, 2025
  Bottom Line Up Front: Dear parents and families of incoming students, Welcome, family members of the Class of 2029! I am Dr. Betsy Chapman (‘92, MA ‘94), Executive Director of Family Communications, and I am responsible for family communications at Wake Forest. I’ll be emailing you each Tuesday this summer […]