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Happy Halloween

It’s Friday afternoon and it’s a beautiful day in Winston-Salem. This morning was quite chilly, but the sun has warmed the Quad and the fall leaves are at their peak. Great day to be a student. Great day to take a walk around campus or […]


Project Pumpkin is here!

Today is a great day on campus – Project Pumpkin!  From 3-6 p.m., Wake Forest students will host over 1,000 local Winston-Salem children, as well as children of faculty and staff, for an afternoon of games, trick or treating, clowns and face painters, live music, […]


State of the University Address

Yesterday afternoon, President Hatch delivered the State of the University address to the campus community (read it online here).  In the address, he saluted a number of faculty and staff who have made extraordinary contributions to our campus community.  Parents, the faculty he mentions […]


The 5th Quarter

Wake Forest is known for “Brian’s Song,” the movie about alumnus Brian Piccolo whose life was cut short by cancer (and who was the inspiration for the student-led Brian Piccolo Cancer Fund). But there is another tragic and beautiful true story about Wake Forest football […]


Chances to Hear from President Hatch

Does your student have a question for President Hatch? Or just want to have a cup of coffee and have a discussion with other students? Student have two opportunities to hear from the president this week.  In the popular “Hang with Hatch” event on […]


The Difficult Issue of Discussing Alcohol

A colleague in Student Life forwarded me an article about the death of a student at Radford University.  The article suggests the student had been at a party, had been intoxicated and that friends put him to bed to ‘sleep off the intoxication.’  My […]


Flyers Around Campus

Here’s a sampling of some of the sights on campus – these are upcoming flyers for events, or informational signs student groups have hung. There is a leadership program being advertised… A flyer looking for volunteers for a “Scare” project for Halloween… Interesting […]


Interfaith Events Scheduled

There is an article on the “Inside WFU” website about the Chaplain’s office and efforts on campus to promote interfaith dialogue.  Here is an excerpt: “The Chaplain’s Office is sponsoring several programs this semester to promote interfaith dialogue and cooperation. Among the highlights are the […]


Speakers and Events on Campus

An important part of a student’s education at Wake Forest is having access to guest speakers and artistic events. There are a couple coming up that may be of interest. On Thursday, October 21st from 4-5:30 pm in the Worrell Center large courtroom, Susan Ivey […]


Everyday Chemistry Taught in London at Worrell House

I received an email the other day from the Office of Academic advising about an exciting opportunity for students to fulfill a divisional requirement this summer in London – under the tutelage of an excellent teacher-scholar here, Christa Colyer of Chemistry (profiled here in 2009 […]


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