More snow?
Nothing like January in North Carolina, my friends. We got a message yesterday about the potential for more winter weather:
“There is a possibility for 1 to 2 inches of snow, wind gusts and challenging driving conditions. At this time, it is too early to reliably predict conditions over the weekend and into Monday morning. Current forecast information can be found here.”
Only time will tell if this turns out to be a little bit of snow, no snow, etc. For now, it is worth your Deacs being aware of the potential for weather, and make sure they plan ahead for anything they might need.
There has been an announcement from Reynolda House, Museum of American Art, of an exhibition opening soon: “Throughout the 1960s, Kwame Brathwaite used his photography to popularize the transformative idea that “Black is Beautiful.” Black Is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite—the first exhibition dedicated to Brathwaite’s remarkable career—tells the story of a central figure of the second-wave Harlem Renaissance.” The exhibit runs February 5-May 8, and tickets can be reserved in advance (free for our students!).
For our news aficionados, check out Wake Forest in the News for brief highlights of Wake Forest faculty, staff, and students who have been in the media January 17-23.
And there are a couple of fun Athletics news stories to share, too: Wake Forest football kicker Nick Sciba has officially set the NCAA record for career field goal percentage, ending his career with 89.9 percent to break the 11-year old record. And alumna Madison Hammond (’19)’s soccer journey has taken her from New Mexico to Virginia, and then from Wake Forest to Seattle, with her likeness emblazoned on billboards in both Los Angeles and Times Square.
We’ll close with a couple of COVID-related items today. If you have seen our COVID dashboard, you note a bump in positive student cases; this was predictable given the increased transmissibility of the Omicron variant. To date, we have been able to effectively manage these cases, treat students in our Student Health Service (happily, I am told that those who have tested positive to date have experienced mild symptoms), and provide adequate isolation and quarantine spaces. Given this, the University is extending our public health protocols at least through February 11. This includes wearing face coverings indoors, which is still our citywide mandate.
We sent a message to students who have not yet gotten their booster, either because they were not eligible yet, or because they recently had COVID and were granted an extension. We also sent a message to their families. Please know that we sent this message only as a reminder that students will need to take their booster by their medically-appropriate time per their extension/eligibility. It was just a friendly reminder to be planning for the booster when their time comes, just so it doesn’t drop off the radar screen in the busyness of the semester. My regrets for causing any confusion.
Finally, students in quarantine and isolation are reminded that they cannot request a change to their anticipated release date; those dates are set by our case investigators based on medical guidance and cannot be debated or changed.
— by Betsy Chapman, Ph.D. (’92, MA ’94)