Author: Mark Anderson Archive

Dear Faculty and Staff Colleagues, The following message will be sent to undergraduate and graduate students later today addressing the anticipated move to Yellow Operating Status on March 12. It outlines the continued lifting of restrictions with this change. We understand that this move requires […]

Dear Faculty and Staff Colleagues, The following message will be sent to undergraduate students later today addressing the governor of N.C.’s new executive order, explaining the lifting of more restrictions and announcing that the University will send out more information about Commencement on March 16. […]

Dear Faculty and Staff Colleagues, The following message will be sent to undergraduate students later tonight announcing plans to begin lifting restrictions necessitated by the surge in positive COVID-19 cases. If our situation and public health indicators remain stable, we are cautiously optimistic that the […]

Because of power outages resulting from the inclement weather, we are postponing the streaming of the 2021 Founders’ Day Convocation until next Thursday. This year, Founders’ Day will be presented as a video which will now be streamed on Feb. 25, 2021, at 4 p.m. […]

On Feb. 12, a forum was held to provide information to faculty and staff about the University’s current COVID-19 situation. See the video recording here »

This message is sent on behalf of President Nathan Hatch, Provost Rogan Kersh and Vice President for Campus Life Penny Rue. Dear Wake Forest faculty and staff, In the last few days, the number of positive COVID-19 cases in our community has increased at […]

Dear Wake Forest community, Last week, our nation was captivated by Amanda Gorman, a 22-year-old poet, who shared a poem at the inauguration of President Joseph Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. For six minutes, millions listened as she spoke powerful words of inspiration and […]

Dear students, faculty and staff, We are eager to welcome you back for the spring semester. As shared in earlier messages, our goal is to begin the spring semester on campus in late January. Given continued consultation with public health officials and careful evaluation of […]

This message was sent to faculty and staff. Dear faculty and staff colleagues, Great to see more than 450 of you on our health/safety update yesterday. As we close a semester filled with extraordinary challenges, we want to reiterate President Hatch’s message of gratitude […]