17 things
I’m out of the office today and tomorrow (last chance to be with Class of ’27 before Move-In/Orientation). So this is a prepost. A few years ago, I read an article that stuck with me. A mom had written a list of 17 things she […]
A word of caution as the semester begins
Move-In is just a few days away, and it is time for my annual cautionary tale. As our new first-year students go through New Deac Week, our upperclass students will also be returning to campus. That means our new students will start hearing about parties […]
Friday phone call
Back when I was a student, families often chose a set day/time to have their student call home. With cell phones everywhere, that is no longer an issue, and you can text or IM your Deacs just about any time. I would argue that even […]
Restaurant Recommendations
The people have spoken! Thanks to all those who took the poll on restaurant recommendations. I am listing them all below. Any numbers in parentheses represent the number of people who repeated that same answer. You can Google any of these places and look for […]
Move In Strategies for P’23s
August 21st will be here before you know it, and everyone is brimming with excitement about our new ’23 students moving in! The Office of Family Engagement normally gets a lot of questions about move-in strategy, and while we think every family needs to make […]
Who is this masked man? And WAKE Welcomes
There was a surprised masked visitor on campus – if you can call a raccoon a masked man :) Our very own Ken Bennett, photographer extraordinaire, captured this raccoon near the Byrum Welcome Center a few weeks ago. There are some lovely woods […]
Give us your restaurant recommendations
Today is an audience participation kind of day. One of the members of the Daily Deacdom asked me to provide an updated list of restaurant recommendations. I know what I might say, but I also want to hear what our experienced Deac families might say. […]
New Deac Week app
Today is sort of Move-In and P’23 info heavy. Lots to cover for our new families. If you have not seen our Class of 2023 Move-In video, view it here. It gives you a sense of what to expect. P’23s (and your ’23 Deacs), […]
A letter/postcard to your Deacs
Today is a homework assignment, Deac families: to write a letter or a postcard (real paper mail, not a text or an email) to your Deacs, and to mail it the day before they move in for the fall semester. Here is a template to […]
Faculty Etiquette
With the start of classes being a few weeks away now, it’s a good time to share some etiquette on how students can put the best foot forward with faculty. A few years ago, a faculty friend of mine emailed me this article, U […]