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8:15 a.m. Check-In and Morning Gathering
Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center and Admissions Office
Check in and pick up your name tags and student packet. Then, enjoy morning refreshments while visiting with the Admissions Team and other alumni families. -
9:00 a.m. Opening Session
Kulynych Auditorium
Opening session with a welcome from the Offices of Alumni Engagement and Undergraduate Admissions, followed by Why is Mother So Dear? and College Admissions 101. -
10:45 a.m. Breakout Sessions
- Student Session: Best. Essay. Ever! (Students remain in the auditorium.)
- Parent Session: College Parenting 101, Benson 409
Betsy Chapman, Executive Director of Family Communications and Volunteer Management - Parent Session: Financial Aid & Scholarships, Benson, Pugh Auditorium
Tom Benza, Director of Financial Aid
Paul Gauthier, Associate Dean of Admissions and Merit-Based Scholarships
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11:45 a.m. Lunch
Reynolda Hall, 2nd Floor, Magnolia Room
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1:00 p.m. Choose Your Own Adventure I
Your family may consider splitting up to experience as many options as possible.
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Student-Led Walking Tour of Campus
Meet on Hearn Plaza by the Pro Humanitate seal (The Quad just outside of Reynolda Hall).
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Office of Personal and Career Development 101
Reynolda Hall, 2nd Floor, OPCD Suite
Learn about the Wake Forest career community and what it means for students. Facilitated by Heidi Robinson (MA ’11), Associate Vice President for Career Education & Coaching, and Patrick Sullivan, Director of Strategic Projects. -
Global Programs and Studies 101
ZSR Library, Auditorium 404
Questions about studying abroad? Join Anna Marter, Senior Advisor, Study Abroad Programs, to learn more about Wake Forest’s Global Abroad Programs. -
School of Business 101
Farrell Hall, Room 108
Hear an overview of the programs and current admissions process for the undergraduate School of Business from Emily Allen, Assistant Director, Undergraduate Integrative Student Services, followed by a tour of Farrell Hall.
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Student-Led Walking Tour of Campus
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2:15 p.m. Choose Your Own Adventure II
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Student-Led Walking Tour of Campus
Meet on Hearn Plaza by the Pro Humanitate seal (The Quad just outside of Reynolda Hall).
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Campus Recreation 101
Reynolds Gymnasium, Meet inside the front door.
Tour the renovated spaces and learn about the many programs and opportunities offered. -
Not the Library You Remember! ZSR 101
ZSR Library, Atrium
Join Hu Womack (’90, MBA ’00), Associate Librarian, for a fun tour that highlights how the ZSR Library is not the library you remember! We will begin in ZSR Atrium and end in Special Collections & Archives. In between, we will visit the wonderful new study spaces in the ZSR Library and drop in on some of our campus partners now located in ZSR!
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Student-Led Walking Tour of Campus
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3:15 – 4:00 p.m. Q & A Farewell Reception
Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center, Patio
At the conclusion of your afternoon tour, make your way back to the Welcome
Center for an informal reception. Enjoy refreshments and another opportunity to
ask questions one-on-one of the Admissions Team. There will be no official
remarks or formal “ending” – therefore, depart at your leisure.