Back to Normal
In this Issue:
- Wake Alert status for Wednesday – back to normal!!
- Article about Graylyn – and butlers!
Today was a late start for us – we opened at 11 a.m., so today will be a short Daily Deac. Let’s get right to it!
Wake Alert status for Wednesday – back to normal!!
We received a Wake Alert message early afternoon saying we are returning to normal operations on Wednesday. It begins:
“On Wednesday, Feb. 4, Wake Forest will resume normal operations and open for on-site learning and work.
We recognize that weather-related conditions continue to affect road safety to varying degrees across the region, and individuals should use their best judgment based on their personal circumstances. When travel is unsafe or conditions make it impractical to travel to campus, virtual classes, remote learning and remote work may be used at the discretion of faculty and supervisors.”
Read the full message here. I am publishing today’s Daily Deac before I have to drive to campus for office hours and the class I teach tonight, so I don’t have firsthand knowledge of how the roads are.
Article about Graylyn – and butlers!
There is a terrific article in Our State magazine about Graylyn, our conference center and boutique hotel, and the important role that its butlers play. Here is a snippet to whet your whistle:
“Graylyn employs eight butlers, skilled observers and expert listeners all. They can read a room, interpret facial expressions, understand body language, and look for the smallest details to help any guest feel remembered. Just three miles northwest of downtown Winston-Salem, the busyness of the city feels far away as butlers help guests navigate Graylyn’s constant symphony for the senses, where the calming shhhhh of a bubbling fountain accompanies the sweet scent of Carolina jessamine near a tunnel of crab apple trees….
As a butler and Graylyn’s coordinator of house experience, [Kathleen] Hutton’s position is as imaginative as it sounds. Whenever someone reads her name tag and asks what she does, she replies: ‘I am whatever you need me to be. A valet. A concierge. A butler. A historian. And the person who can give you directions to the bathroom — I can do that, too.’”
If you haven’t had a chance to experience Graylyn, consider putting that on your bucket list to do at least once while your student is at Wake. While it might be tough to get a room for a big WFU event weekend or big sports games, there will be plenty of other options throughout the semester if you want to come to W-S for a quick visit.