Google Workspace

Wake Forest is a Google Workspace for Education Plus school, which means that our campus community has access to an integrated suite of secure, cloud-native collaboration and productivity apps powered by Google AI. These tools and features help the campus community realize the value of collaborating with each other and sharing useful information.

The Google Workspace application suite provides access to powerful tools to enhance academic and professional success, including:

Google Calendar: plan meetings with colleagues in this scheduler, the preferred choice for faculty and staff

Google Classroom: utilize as an additional tool for creating courses and assessments

Google Docs: create, edit, and share documents, collaborating in real time and saving to the cloud

Google Drive: store, organize, open, and edit your files securely all from one place

Gmail: access your Wake Forest email while staying connected with Chat and Rooms or with Contacts in your side panel

Google Groups: create a discussion group and manage members

Google Meet: schedule, host, and join video calls from Gmail or Calendar, without having to download a desktop app

Google Sites: create websites using an easy drag and drop functionality and a collaborative editing platform

Check out Google’s support site to explore more features.

In addition to these applications, our account supports:

• Cloud search: quickly find what you need by searching your files and across Wake Forest’s content in Google Workspace. 
• Unlimited originality reports: help students properly cite sources, and help professors find plagiarism, in Assignments, which can integrate with Canvas!

Google Workspace Updates

courtesy of googleblog.

• An update on secondary calendar lifecycle changes and a new API
  March 30, 2026
  We recently announced a change to the ownership model of secondary calendars to improve data governance. As part of this, we emailed impacted customers to let them know that orphan secondary calendars would be deleted starting on April 27, 2026.Since that announcement, we’ve received valuable feedback that to properly manage […]
• Download the third-party attestation for data regions
  March 30, 2026
  Beginning today, admins have access to an independent review of Google Workspace’s data regions, not only for their compliance needs but also for their peace of mind.This external evaluation from Coalfire, a third-party assessment organization, gives Assured Controls customers the confidence that their data is stored and processed within a […]
• Ransomware detection and file restoration for Google Drive now generally available
  March 30, 2026
  In September 2025, we launched ransomware detection and file restoration in beta to help organizations minimize the impact of malware attacks on personal computers. Today, we’re excited to share these two features are generally available with significant improvements in malware detection.Compared to when the feature was in beta, we are […]
• Introducing guest accounts: Collaborate securely and communicate with non-Workspace users in Google Chat
  March 30, 2026
  Today, we're excited to announce the general availability of guest accounts in Google Workspace. Guest accounts empower organizations to securely collaborate with customers, partners, and vendors that are not on Google Workspace. More than secure, real-time messaging in Google Chat, guest accounts enable organizations to extend their security and data […]
• Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap – March 27, 2026
  March 27, 2026
  Safeguarded guest admit flow in Google MeetThe new safeguarded guest admit flow assists hosts in meetings when they respond to users who ask to join meetings (also known as ”knocking”). This makes it easier for hosts to handle large volumes of requests and helps reduce the attention and time needed. […]