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Advice

I will be out of the office today through Tuesday, then will be in for Move-In and Orientation for the Class of 2022. So brace for a few pre-posted blogs. Today I want to share some of the items from the Advice for New Parents […]


Quick hits

This will be a brief Daily Deac today – but wanted to hit some highlights: Did you know that the lounges of Davis and Taylor lounges have been removed? They now allow wonderful access to the courtyard in the same way that […]


What is an RA? And what do they do?

One of our Deac Dads sent me a link to a really good article in the New York Times about college students and sleep. This is a startling fact: “Studies have shown that sleep quantity and sleep quality equal or outrank such popular campus concerns […]


A word of caution as the semester begins

We are a couple of weeks away from Move-In, and at this time of year I usually run a Daily Deac on an annual occurrence that is never a fun one. As our new first-year students go through Orientation, our upperclassmen/women will also be returning […]


Ten Things

I saw this picture and shared it on our Wake Forest Parents and Families Facebook the other day. It seems like a good reminder as we look to the start of the semester – how to start strong, things to keep in mind. […]


Tips for an Eco-friendly Move-In

We’re three-ish weeks from Move-In, so it’s time to start thinking about packing up your Deac’s things and getting ready to make the trek to Winston-Salem! The best tip I can offer to our students – particularly incoming first-years – about how to pack for […]


Rain, Rain Go Away

It has been raining on and off for days, and it is getting tiresome to be sure. We started this morning with what my late P’92 would have called a ‘frog choker’ and we’ve vacillated between sunny (and HUMID) and rain the rest of the […]


Clear Bag Policy

News you can use, Deac families: this fall, there will be a new clear bag policy for our football stadium and the Joel. You and your Deacs should read the full story, but here are some highlights: “Wake Forest University will institute a […]


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