Fall Break :)

In this Issue:

• From Wente’s Desk: How we ‘Show Humanitate’
• Reynolda Hall access changes
• Walk with Wente featuring Amol Joshi
• For those with HS students: Summer Immersion Program

Happy Fall Break to all who celebrate! If your Deac is home with you, show them some extra love 🙂

From Wente’s Desk: How we ‘Show Humanitate’

President Wente has published a new From Wente’s Desk blog post. This post is entitled “How we ‘Show Humanitate.'” Here is an excerpt to give you a taste:

“In the rush of everyday life, in a busy semester, it’s easy to forget why we are here and what makes this community special. That impulse to highlight others over self, to care about others, is echoed across campus in so many ways by so many in our campus community….Nowhere is that need clearer this past month than in the western part of our home state and the surrounding regions….In these moments, our motto is a verb – we need to show our care for communities through actions.”

Read the full blog post. Many thanks to all our Wake Foresters who have been showing that ethic of care for others, particularly our friends in Western NC still struggling following Helene.

Reynolda Hall Access changes

We are working on enhancing the visitor experience at Reynolda Hall, a key hub for guests and community members. To improve wayfinding and accessibility, the University has established a guest services and welcome desk on the first floor, and building access will now direct guests through the front entrance off of Hearn Plaza during business hours.

In addition, starting Monday, October 21, Reynolda Hall will transition to a card-access system, where students will use their Deacon OneCard. Student access is from 7 a.m.-11 p.m. daily.

I suspect students don’t go anywhere without their Deacon OneCard, but now they will definitely want to have it on them for easy access to Reynolda Hall. Read the full story.

Walk with Wente featuring Amol Joshi

In the most recent Walk with Wente episode featuring faculty conversations, President Wente walks and talks with Amol Joshi, Professor in the School of Business, about his work in finding ethical ways to use technology to solve interdisciplinary problems.

This might be especially appealing to students who are in – or aspire to be in – the Business School.

For those with HS students: Summer Immersion Program

Many of our Daily Deac readers may have high school students, so I wanted to be sure to pass on this exciting info that hit my inbox yesterday about our Summer Immersion Program:

“We are pleased to invite high school students to apply to the Wake Forest University Summer Immersion Program for 2025 starting November 1. This program will offer high school students the opportunity to explore their passions, deepen their knowledge, and gain hands-on experience in their chosen field of study.

Save the Date: Application Opens on November 1, 2024.

Program dates: Week-long sessions, June-July 2025.

New SIP 2025 Institutes:

• Artificial Intelligence
• Biology Research
• Coding and Computer Science
• Sports Marketing
• Women’s Health

Learn about all 20+ institutes“

I love, love, love summer programs like this for high schoolers. In addition to learning interesting things, this gives high school students a sort of ‘practice run’ at navigating a college campus and understanding how to self-manage. It is a brilliant form of low-stakes practice before the real deal of college.

My ’27 did not do a Wake program but they did a drum major camp at a college campus the summer before senior year in high school and it made a huge difference in how comfortable they were being on their own their first year in college, having some muscle memory in finding their way on a campus, etc.

Highly recommend these programs if your high schooler is interested, and your students will want to apply quickly, as these are popular programs that will fill up fast.