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Ten years!

As we continue with our staged move-in, want to share a couple of points today. Parents and families, please impress upon your students how critical it is to wear masks, maintain social distance (6′ from other people), and wash hands frequently. This applies to all […]


Some policy updates

Move-in continues. My source at the LJVM Coliseum tells me that it was a busy morning but things were running smoothly. I have also heard from some of my colleagues that they are thrilled to see students back and campus looking alive again. Want […]


Welcome home, Deacs!

Today starts our multi-day move-in process. First-year students are arriving from today through the 20th, then returning students from the 20th-24th. It feels like a lifetime since we’ve had students on campus. Even though it is not “back to normal” (since “normal” isn’t really possible […]


Sunday special edition of the Daily Deac

All, since Move-In begins tomorrow, wanted to share a couple of things I have been hearing on the Call Center and also some recent updates. If your student has not registered for the SneezSafe symptom tracking, they should do so at this link: https://survey.sneezsafe.com/. […]


Special Saturday edition of the Daily Deac

All, wanted to send a special edition of the Daily Deac today to clarify a few points. First – all undergraduate students – even those who are living off campus in NON University-sponsored housing – need to come to the LJVM Coliseum at move-in. For […]


Last weekend before move-in

And we are hopping here with last minute move-in prep. Short and sweet today. We sent out this month’s issue of the Wake Parents and Families e-newsletter; read it here. Want to stress one part, because we have had a lot of questions in […]


Updates

All, it’s been a very busy day with lots of meetings associated with move-in and more. A few updates: You should have received by now the news that we had to cancel Family Weekend and Homecoming; read the message. We have also postponed the […]


Tents, tents, and more tents

Yesterday I got a look at campus through the photos of our University Photographer, Ken Bennett. As you can see, there are a bunch of tents that have been set up on campus. Some of them will be tents for dining (as we seek to […]


Tuesday Gems

A bright spot landed in my email box recently and I wanted to share it with you. It is an email that came from a P’24 to our Dean of the College, Michele Gillespie. The author and the faculty member gave me permission to share […]


Testing info and medical questions

Many thanks to all our families who are working to get their student’s COVID test ordered and submitted. We had a lot of questions late last week, so we have added a new FAQ on testing to Our Way Forward. Please check here if […]


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