I Will Always Love You on the WFU Carillon
In this Issue:
- Faculty Drive gate to University Parkway and The Grounds is now open
- Emergency testing coming up on 9/1
- Final window for Spring off-campus lottery
- Reminder of 9/15 student insurance waiver/enrollment deadline and new tool to compare coverage
- P’30 Orientation survey and slide show links
- Upcoming Richter Scholar (sponsored summer research) info sessions for undergraduate students
- What I learned when I gave up my daily to-do list and tried “task-batching”
This is for sure the best thing I have seen on the internet this week: it’s a tribute to the late and much loved Dolly Parton: I Will Always Love You on the Wait Chapel carillon.
Faculty Drive gate to University Parkway and The Grounds is now open
I saw this today in Inside WFU (our faculty and staff enewsletter) and thought you might enjoy it too:
“The new Faculty Drive pedestrian gate, connecting the Reynolda campus to the newly constructed pedestrian crosswalk, is officially open. This milestone brings Wake Forest one step closer to a new era of enhanced connectivity, walkability and access, supporting a dynamic Wake Forest and Winston-Salem experience.”
Read the full story or see the visual rendering below.
Emergency testing coming up on 9/1
Wake Forest will test its emergency alert systems on Tuesday, Sep. 1, at 9 a.m. The tests are required to ensure the University’s emergency notifications are operating properly. No action is required. University Police and the marketing and communications office will conduct the test.
Final window for spring off-campus lottery
My colleagues told me about this final window for the spring off-campus lottery: The lottery process in the Housing Portal – including the opportunity to enter and form/change groups – will be open from August 27 to September 1. This might especially apply to any juniors who are studying abroad this fall.
Reminder of 9/15 student insurance waiver/enrollment deadline and new tool to compare coverage
I wanted to remind everyone that the deadline for students to enroll in/waive student insurance is Sept. 15.
And I am told that the Student Insurance Plan has built a new tool to help parents/families understand the value of purchasing the Student Health Insurance Plan. This comparison tool allows you to plug in your coverage and estimate costs.
Remember that students must enroll or waive health insurance every year – not just their first year.
P’30 Orientation survey and slide show links
This morning, P’30s got an email that contained a link to a survey on Family Orientation. P’30s, please please do take this survey! We rely on your feedback to help us see which sessions hit and which ones might still need some tweaking. We take all feedback very seriously and make adjustments from year to year based on what you share, so please do take a moment to give us your thoughts.
The email also shared a link to all of the Family Orientation slide shows from last week. Hope you find those resources helpful.
Upcoming Richter Scholar (sponsored summer research) info sessions for undergraduate students
I am a big, big fan of the Richter Scholars program – it allows students to do sponsored research projects over the summer. There will be a few informational sessions coming up where interested students can meet with program staff and learn more about the Richter Scholarship and get support on faculty pairings, proposal development or anything else they might need.
These are the dates of the upcoming Zoom offerings for undergraduate students (i.e., first years through seniors):
Interested students are also encouraged to follow their Instagram account.
What I learned when I gave up my daily to-do list and tried “task-batching”
When it comes to productivity, there is no shortage of tips. Anthony Sali, an assistant professor of psychology, explains that when we’re working on a task, we’re engaging an active memory system in our brain. This means we’re less distracted by other things going on. “When you want to switch from one task to another task, you have to momentarily disengage from the first task,” Sali explains. “When you open yourself up to switching, you’re also more prone to getting distracted by other things.” Read more in this article in Fast Company.
That’s all I have for you today, Daily Deacdom. Enjoy your evening!