Housing selection continues this week, and last night, the Office of Residence Life and Housing sent a message to rising sophomore students about the process.
If you have not seen it yet, there is a fantastic article in the Wake Forest Magazine about President Hatch, who is set to retire on June 30th. Dr. Hatch has had a remarkable career at Wake Forest, and his list of accomplishments is very robust. But this profile tells the story of his gifts for listening, empathy, connection, and striving to be the best in ways that profoundly matter:
During his tenure, “What’s next?” and “How can we be better?” led him to emphasize overarching themes as the foundation for change: Wake Forest’s distinctiveness as “radically traditional and radically innovative;” its role as a collegiate university; its mission to educate the whole person; its emphasis on the teacher-scholar model; its mandate to be “academically superb and deeply personal” and its Pro Humanitate motto, which places a greater purpose behind a Wake Forest degree.
It’s a wonderful exploration of the impact Dr. Hatch and his wife Julie have made during their tenure. They have given Wake Forest their all for the past 16 years, and we are grateful for all they have done for our school.
Looking ahead to the weekend, we have some steamy weather in the forecast: 90 and 94 degrees predicted for Friday and Saturday, respectively. If your Deacs are here in town, hope they can find some fun ways to stay cool. Here are a few shots from our photo archive of various kinds of campus water play.
