Maya Angelou Artist-in-Residence Named
In this Issue:
- Jazz musician Branford Marsalis named Maya Angelou Artist-in-Residence
- Q&A from Virtual New Student Reception last night
- Encourage your ’29s to watch the Registration tutorial videos (or read the registration step by step instructions) well in advance of registration
It’s marginally cooler today – only 96 – and we will be dropping to only 91-92 through the weekend. Which is still hot, but at least it is not as beastly hot as the past couple of days have been.
Though it is still hot here, our first item today is some pretty cool news. Read on…
Jazz musician Branford Marsalis named Maya Angelou Artist-in-Residence
This is huge news: musician Branford Marsalis will be coming to campus this year as the Maya Angelou Artist-in-Residence!
“Jazz musician Branford Marsalis has been named Wake Forest University’s 2025 Maya Angelou Artist-in-Residence. Marsalis, a globally celebrated artist known for his unparalleled contributions to jazz, classical music, film, and Broadway, will bring his vast experience and creative spirit to the Wake Forest campus.
The Maya Angelou Artist-in-Residence Award was established to bring world-renowned artists to campus for engagement with students, faculty, staff and the wider community. In 2023, the residency’s inaugural year, Emmy award-winning director and producer Debbie Allen was the first honoree. The residency is awarded every two years….
A three-time Grammy winner, Tony Award nominee and National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, Marsalis toured with Sting, collaborated with the Grateful Dead and Bruce Hornsby, served as musical director of ‘The Tonight Show’ starring Jay Leno and hosted National Public Radio’s ‘Jazz Set.’
Marsalis formed the longstanding Branford Marsalis Quartet in 1986. Since then, the quartet has garnered six Grammy nominations and one Grammy win.
In addition to his performance and composition, Marsalis is deeply committed to education. He taught at North Carolina Central University for nearly two decades and co-founded the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music in New Orleans.”
You can read the full announcement here. But what a coup to have such a talented musician bringing his immense talents to campus!
Q&A from Virtual New Student Reception last night
We held our Virtual New Student Reception last night for P’29s and ’29s. There were a ton of questions asked, and we have gotten a printout of all the Q&A, which you can access here. There were a lot of questions about ALEKS PPL (for students who want to take MTH 111 or CHM 111) as well as AP credits, and also a fair number on registration and creating a class schedule.
We are still working on getting the recording posted, so thank you for your patience in the interim.
Encourage your ’29s to watch the Registration tutorial videos (or read the registration step by step instructions) well in advance of registration
As I was working on the Q&A in the item above, there were a number of questions about registration, saved schedules, etc. If you have a ’29, encourage them to watch these videos about Workday and registration well in advance of registration. Start with the first one on Navigating Workday, our registration system, then move to the How to Find Classes, then the How to Build a Saved Schedule video.
For ’29s who want to read instructions, there are also step by step registration instructions that students can review (these also include links to some videos).
Your students may need to be logged in to their WFU emails in order to see the videos or the step by step job aids. But do encourage them to watch the videos and/or review the steps to register well before registration so they have time to look up courses, create a few saved schedules, etc.
Students also have access to a page full of Workday help here if needed.