Academic Advising for the spring semester has started, and I have my group of first-years and sophomores to meet with over the next two weeks. Today will be a bit brief because of that. Students will be getting more information about registration from their lower-division advisers (first-years and sophomores) or their major/minor advisers (for juniors and seniors who have already declared). The Registrar’s website also has a lot of helpful info for students. And as a reminder, let your students do this work of course investigation and registration on their own. They will learn more, and build self-sufficiency muscles they need, by working on this on their own. If they need help, their adviser, the Office of Academic Advising, and/or academic departments are there to help them.
I meant to give Student Government a shout out on Election day and whiffed and forgot to do so. My apologies. Student Government had a lovely message about the election on their Instagram account before Election Day. It really is worth your time to read. These are young leaders within our campus community, and their words here are remarkable and affirming, filled with civility and empathy and respect for the democratic process. We are all Demon Deacons is the main theme, and it is worth remembering. I could not be more proud of these young people if they were my own kids. Go Deacs!
A couple of families have asked about what students should do with rental textbooks (since they will need to take them home after 11/24 but will need to be returned at the end of the semester). The Bookstore has a PDF with information about that. Those rental textbooks must go back to the rental company at the end of the semester because those books serve more schools than just WFU. If we did not return them in December as scheduled, that inventory would not be available to other schools using those books who will start before WFU does in January.
Last up today, as part of Native American Heritage Month, want to share an update. Last year, we dedicated a WFU Indigenous Land Acknowledgement plaque on campus, honoring the indigenous peoples and tribal nations that call our campus their homelands. We also have a new Land Acknowlegement Statement.
