Stories this week at Wake Forest University
August 23, 2001 | Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Events, For Parents
WAKE FOREST PREPARES PARENTS FOR COLLEGE TRANSITION Hundreds of Wake Forest parents will examine their relationship with each other and their college freshman in a two-day workshop at the university starting today at 7 p.m. Helping parents understand the changes in both relationships can help […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest University
August 16, 2001 | Admissions, Campus Life, For Parents, Student
FRESHMEN COME EARLY TO VOLUNTEER IN WINSTON-SALEM Before they register for classes at Wake Forest, a group of about 40 freshmen will volunteer in the Winston-Salem community. S.P.A.R.C. (Students Promoting Responsibility and Action to the Community) was designed by the Office of Volunteer Services to […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest University
August 9, 2001 | Campus Life, For Parents, School of Law, Student
PARENTS SHOULD GET TO KNOW TEACHER AT START OF SCHOOL Much of a student’s success in school depends on parental involvement, says Donna Henderson, associate professor of counselor education at Wake Forest University. A former teacher and school counselor for 12 years, she suggests parents […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest University
August 3, 2001 | Campus Life, Community, Events, For Parents, Research, Student
FOOTBALL, PIANO, SCOUTSÖWHEN TO SAY WHEN WITH KIDS’ SCHEDULES The start of a new school year can bring commitments to a variety of extracurricular activities for children. Making sure they are not overscheduled can be difficult. Wake Forest counseling expert Samuel T. Gladding says the […]
Today’s ’empty nest’ seems more empty for parents
July 17, 2001 | Community, For Parents, Student
Parents of today’s college freshmen are having a harder time pushing their child out of the nest, says Johnne Armentrout, assistant director of Wake Forest University’s counseling center. “Parents have become increasingly more obsessed with their child’s success,” says Armentrout. “The over-involvement is more dramatic […]
Wake Forest professor suggests ways to prevent overscheduling kids
July 17, 2001 | Campus Life, For Parents, Research, Student
The time to prevent overscheduling kids is the start of the school year, says Samuel T. Gladding, professor of counselor education at Wake Forest University. “Don’t wait until family members have signed up for more clubs, athletic teams and other activities than they can […]
To bring or not to bring: Wake Forest expert shares tips for college packing
July 17, 2001 | Campus Life, For Parents, Student
It may be tempting for college freshmen to pack up their entire bedroom as they prepare for school, but a Wake Forest University expert says it is always better to scale down. Connie Carson, director of residence life and housing at Wake Forest University, says […]
Parents can help prepare students to live with freshman roommate
July 17, 2001 | Campus Life, For Parents, Student
Even just one generation ago, teen-agers commonly shared bedrooms with their siblings. Today, that is changing as couples are having fewer children. Children now typically have their own room, and often, their own bathroom. While this trend may solve squabbles between siblings at home, it […]
Convocation Address to Freshmen and Parents August 24, 2000
August 24, 2000 | For Parents, President, Speakers, Student
THE FIRST DAY OF ADULTHOOD Convocation Address to Freshmen and Parents August 24, 2000 Thomas K. Hearn, Jr. President Wake Forest University Several years ago I received a letter that caused me to regard this moment as not just another occasion for me to speak […]
Wake Forest Student Named Rhodes Scholar
December 7, 1998 | For Parents, Recognition, Student
Jennifer Bumgarner, a Wake Forest University senior, was named a Rhodes Scholar Saturday. Bumgarner, 21, is one of 32 American students who won Rhodes Scholarships for study at Oxford University next fall. She is the seventh Wake Forest student to be named a Rhodes Scholar […]
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