business.wfu.edu Alumni Alumni Weekend


Alumni Weekend, April 28 – 29, 2023

Registration is Required

Join us for this annual event, designed exclusively for Wake Forest business alumni. Network with fellow business alumni, meet one-on-one with a career coach, attend sessions on leadership and relevant topics, and tour Farrell Hall and the Reynolda campus. Don’t miss the opportunity to re-connect and grow your network!

SCHEDULE: 

*All sessions will be located in Farrell Hall unless otherwise noted.

Friday, April 28

  • 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Optional: Individual Career Coaching Appointments
  • 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. – Check-in
  • 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. – Optional: Reynolda Campus tour
  • 4:30 – 5:00 p.m. – Optional: Farrell Hall tour
  • 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. – Welcome & Opening Session: Building an Adaptable and Aligned Organization: Lessons from Desert Storm and 9/11
  • 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. – Alumni Awards & Networking Reception

Saturday, April 29

  • 8:00 – 8:45 a.m. – Check-in & Networking Breakfast
  • 8:45 – 9:45 a.m. – Dean’s Welcome & Session One: Associate Dean Panel, Moderated by Dean Ranft
  • 10:00 – 10:45 a.m. – Contemporary Track Session (Understanding Gen-Z) or Career Track Session (Resume Revamp)
  • 10:45 – 11:00 a.m. – Break
  • 11:00 – 11:45 a.m. – Contemporary Track Session (Negotiations) or Career Track Session (Power Up Your LinkedIn Profile)
  • 11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Break
  • 12:00 – 12:45 p.m. – Contemporary Track Session (Analytics Overview) or Career Track Session (Positioning Yourself for a Career Pivot)
  • 12:45 – 1:45 p.m. – Lunch
  • 1:45 – 2:15 p.m. – Optional: Farrell Hall tour
  • 2:15 – 3: 15 p.m. – Optional: Reynolda Campus tour


HOTELS – Downtown Winston-Salem:

*Make sure to ask for the WFU rate for the Wake Forest School of Business Alumni Weekend.

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