Friday!

In this Issue:

• Sandra Day O’Connor’s visit to Wake Forest in 2006
• WakerSpace celebrates 5th anniversary
• Wake the Library is coming soon!
• Student editorial about social media groups

It’s the second to last Friday of fall semester classes, and then finals will be upon our Deacs. Where has the time gone?

Sandra Day O’Connor’s visit to Wake Forest in 2006

The world got the news today that former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor has died. Many moons ago, she spoke at Wake Forest. You can read more about her visit to Wake Forest here. Our condolences to her family and friends.

WakerSpace Celebrates 5th Anniversary

WakerSpace, the 3,000-square-foot facility located on Aaron Lane near Dogwood and Magnolia Residence Halls, opened in November of 2018. Since then, WakerSpace makers have been using 3-D printers, a T-shirt press, a podcasting studio, laser cutters and other tools, equipment and materials to complete academic and personal projects. Read more.

Wake the Library is coming soon!

While my guess is no one looks forward to final exams, our wonderful team at ZSR Library does all it can to help make Finals Week more palatable via Wake the Library.

You can see the Wake the Library schedule here. They’ll have special foods and fun activities throughout Finals Week (12/9-16) so encourage your Deacs to take advantage of all Wake the Library has to offer!

Student editorial about social media groups

This one is not from Wake Forest, it is from the Tufts University student newspaper. This has been making its way through my social network – some from people who do the same job I do at other schools, some from other college parents. It has generated a lot of discussion in my social network and I thought it was worth a share.

It is an editorial entitled Tufts parents should beware of Facebook, and it provides a student perspective on social media sites for parents and families, particularly in what they wish their families did not share about them online. Online groups can be great and helpful (I’m in three different ones at NC State), so no shade intended. It is worth noting, though, how students perceive these groups, and what they hope their loved ones do (or don’t do), and perhaps worth a discussion with your Deac about their comfort level in any online activity you might have.