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Where in the World Are Wake Foresters?

Today is all about geography. First, a program note: our Alexandria, VA New Student Reception has been canceled, so there is no event on June 27th. New students/families who’d planned to attend Alexandria can attend the DC reception this Thursday or Potomac, MD on […]


Wake N Shake pics

I’m on the road – looking forward to meeting Philadelphia area parents and families tonight, and DC area families on Wednesday. Wake N Shake was this weekend – and we have some great pictures from Ken Bennett to prove it. Enjoy them! Also, an email […]


Project Pumpkin is today!

Around midday today, I saw a male student sitting on the brick wall outside his residence hall entrance…in what looked like a tiger suit…? It took me a minute to register that today is Project Pumpkin, one of the happiest days of the year, and […]


Branford Marsalis!

Tonight is an incredible opportunity for your students – to hear from 3 time Grammy winner Branford Marsalis. He will be performing in Wait Chapel tonight as part of the Secrest Artists Series. This is a free event for students with their student […]


DESK – coming in April

I got an email yesterday about one of the most colorful and fun events each spring – DESK. This year, DESK will be held on Thursday, April 12th from 3-6pm on Poteat Field. DESK is a terrific example of Pro Humanitate at work. Here’s the backstory, as […]


Skyline

Yesterday one of my colleagues who is part of what I refer to as the ‘Daily Deacdom’ of readers snapped this pic of the Streakin Deacon bus and a lovely cloudy sky as twilight approached.  Tis a beautiful thing. Speaking of twilight, there is […]


D.E.S.K.

I wish there was a Poteat Field Cam today because the D.E.S.K. service project is happening this afternoon.  On my way back from a meeting, I walked across Poteat Field to see a ton of desks being painted white in preparation for a […]


Happy Thanksgiving!

To all our Wake Forest parents and families – On behalf of the Office of Family Engagement, we wish you and yours a very happy Thanksgiving! May your bellies and hearts be full. May your cares be light. May your ears ring with laughter. And […]


Gratitude part 3

I am not at work today, and I suspect a lot of others are also taking PTO.  The University’s administrative offices will be closed tomorrow and Friday.  If your Deac is staying on campus and you need to know who to contact in case of […]


Weekend Recap

This past Friday was Campus Day for Accepted Students (the first of two, the other will be Friday, April 22nd).  There were 400ish prospective families with us, and of those I talked to during the registration period, it seemed pretty evenly split between students who […]


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