A chalky peek in the archives

I have been thinking a lot about going back to normal times on campus. One of the things I love most during a normal academic year is walking across our beautiful campus and stumbling on the unexpected. Sometimes in my wanderings, I would find something chalked on the sidewalks or the brick walls, and I always love to see what quote or bit of art was now part of the scenery (until it rained, that is).

So I went back into the archives of our master photographer, Ken Bennett, to see what he might have captured in recent years. Hope you enjoy the sampling below. It includes words from the alma mater and the fight song, poetry, a little pre-finals encouragement, and even some public health advice.

In other campus news, this message about housing selection for ’22s-’24s went out yesterday. Incoming ’25 students will receive their housing assignments in late July. Finally, this message was sent to all Wake Forest students and parents and families today. It communicates our vaccine policy for students.

— by Betsy Chapman, Ph.D. (’92, MA ’94)