Finals Humpday

In this Issue:

• Fun guide to potential Winston-Salem activities
• Proclamation from the City of W-S for our Debate team
• Friday is the last day students can pick up allergy serum or Rx
• A-Z of WFU: a glossary to help families
• Keep an eye on the Quad Cam as we prep for Commencement

We’ve reached the middle of the last week of finals, Finals Humpday if you will. Some of our students are already home, and many others are in the process of getting packed and ready to go. Still others will be headed to the beach for the WFU tradition of post-exams (aka Beach Week, Posties, etc. The name varies by generation but the spirit is the same).

Here’s what’s on my mind today 🙂

Fun guide to potential Winston-Salem activities

I was gifted this book this weekend and I wanted to mention it to the Daily Deacdom: 100 Things to Do in Winston-Salem Before You Die. I have lived in Winston full time since 1992 when I graduated from Wake, and there are definitely things in this book that are new even to me! This might be a lot of fun for families who will be in town for a couple of days for move-in, Family Weekend, graduation, etc. And just a note: I don’t know the author and I am not getting paid to promote this. I just think it’s a cool book that might give folks some ideas of things to do when they are in town.

Proclamation from the City of Winston-Salem to our Debate team

We’ve shared before that our Debate team had a historic season. Now the City of Winston-Salem has recognized that:

“During the Winston-Salem City Council meeting on May 1, Wake Forest University’s debaters, coaches and staff received a resolution by the City of Winston-Salem for their historic national title wins this year. 

Mayor Allen Joines issued the honor on behalf of the City Council and Mayor Pro Tem D.D. Adams presented the large, framed resolution to the team.

‘Winston-Salem could not be prouder,’ said Adams. ‘To bring home this honor, something that has never been done – I hope you will always continue to embrace your skillset and remember the instructors, the mentors, your teachers and coaches that poured into you for you to become who you are now and what you will become later. Congratulations to each and every one of you.’”

You can read the full story here. So proud of our Debate team and their coaches!

Friday is the last day students can pick up allergy serum or Rx

Our Student Health Service wants families to know that Friday, May 5 is the last day students can pick up their allergy serum or any prescriptions they had asked to be filled. If your Deac falls into one of those categories, they need to get their meds before they leave; SHS is open from 9:30 a.m-5 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday) and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday.

A-Z of WFU: a glossary to help families

We’ve been working on a project this spring and I am happy to say it has now come to fruition. It’s called the A-Z of WFU and it is a glossary of terms that we hope will help families. Why did we do this?

When I was in college, the buildings you lived in were called “dorms,” the process of expressing interest in Greek life was called “rush,” new students were called “freshmen,” and each “class” gave you a certain number of “credits.” The language of higher education has changed over time, so now we have “communities” (not dorms), “recruitment” (not rush), “first-year students” (not freshmen) and “courses” with a set number of “hours” (rather than classes and credit). I will spare you a nerdy lecture on why all those terms changed within higher education, but trust me that the language has evolved.

Whether you went to college yourself or have never gone to college (or didn’t go in the US), knowing the terms we use today might be helpful in understanding your Deac’s experience. With a lot of help from my colleagues across campus, we’ve compiled this list of terms, processes, and titles for you.

This is not meant to be an exhaustive list of of every office, process, etc., but one that hits the most common things you might hear. Take a look at it when you have a moment. I welcome your thoughts.

Keep an eye on the Quad Cam as we prep for Commencement

My late P’92 dad was one of those guys that wanted to watch any construction, demolition, tree removal, etc. that was happening in our neighborhood. If you are that type of person, do yourself a favor and bookmark the Quad Cam and keep an eye on it starting this Sunday and through next week. Depending on when you are watching, you might see the Commencement stage being built, or what it looks like to lay out 13,000 chairs (it’s surgical precision, y’all!). It’s fun to watch.