Tuesday Thoughts
In this Issue:
- Highlighting academic excellence: Walk with Wente features Ken Kishida, Boswell Presidential Chair of Neuroscience and Society,
Wells Fargo Faculty Scholar - How students should notify Wake of illness or family emergencies
- What if your student is ill after hours?
- What’s going on? Students should check The Link
Last night after dinner, I looked out my front window and saw that my front yard was starting to see brown leaves on the ground. Fall is coming, and I could not be more excited.
Fall at Wake Forest is absolutely stunning. This is what I mean:
I especially love fall for students in other parts of the country who don’t normally see the trees turn like this.
And before we move to today’s news below, I wanted to thank the Daily Deac-ers who wrote me with kind wishes on my upcoming carpal tunnel surgery this Thursday. I had the surgery on my right hand many years ago, so I know what to expect. But I appreciate receiving positive thoughts.
Highlighting academic excellence: Walk with Wente features Ken Kishida, Boswell Presidential Chair of Neuroscience and Society, Wells Fargo Faculty Scholar
One of the things I love to do in the Daily Deac is amplify stories about members of our community, particularly our outstanding faculty members. And we have a new episode of Walk with Wente that does just that:
“President Wente walks and talks with Dr. Kishida about how the brain works and his research focused on big questions about consciousness and choice. They discuss his collaborations with both neurosurgeons and humanities faculty… and his love for the movie The Matrix.“
Watch the video with Dr. Wente and Dr. Kishida.
How students should notify Wake of illness or family emergencies
I have had several messages in recent days about students who are ill, or who have other family emergencies, and families have asked what they need to do to notify Wake about those.
In the event that your student needs to miss class, they should communicate that directly with their faculty. It is always best if the student is the one to send those emails.
There are also guidelines on this site from our Office of Academic Advising on how to notify Wake Forest of medical or family emergencies. While I hope none of you will need to use it, you may want to bookmark it just in case.
And in the event that your family suffers a loss, or you know of an instance where you are concerned your student is grieving or needs support, remember that 336-758-CARE (2273) or we.wfu.edu is available 24/7/365 for you to make a referral so that our staff can connect students to resources.
What if your student is ill after hours?
If your Deac calls you at night and is complaining of being sick, you can remind them that an on-call nurse is available 24/7 to assist students with current healthcare concerns during non-clinic hours. Students can call 336.758.5218 and follow the prompts.
If your student needs to seek acute care outside of normal Deacon Health clinic hours, they can find a list of local urgent care facilities here.
What’s going on? Students should check The Link
I like to look at The Link, our student engagement platform, to see events that are coming up. There is a wide variety of things coming up at the end of the week: everything from a clothing swap to the Board Game Club to the Harvest Moon Festival, not to mention a plethora of club sports, faith-based opportunities, and the University Theatre. And so much more!
Encourage your students to be purposeful in looking at The Link and to read the Next Week at Wake: Student Edition email every Friday to see the breadth and depth of campus offerings!