The big news of this week is Family Weekend registration will open up on Wednesday, July 10th at 10 am. Your homework is to visit the Family Weekend website and have a family conversation about what you want to sign up for, so you are […]
Today we had some very sad news about the loss of a graduate school alumna and research assistant on campus. I am sharing it below. Because she was a graduate student, she might not have had classes with any of your Deacs. Still, be sure […]
Admittedly I am not parenting a college student yet (hopeful ’27!), but one of the toughest things I see parents and families deal with is some of their anxieties related to their students’ college experience: Will they have a good roommate? Will they find a […]
It will be a short week on campus, with administrative offices closed on July 4th for the holiday. I want to remind any parents/families who wish to complete the survey about parent and family engagement at Wake Forest, to please do so, as the survey […]
July 1 officially marks the first day of our new year in my office. We go by the fiscal year calendar, which for us runs July 1-June 30. It always feels like a bit of a celebration. Many thanks to all the families who made […]
All, I am out on PTO today, so this is a pre-post. Some fabulous news came out yesterday: Wake Forest’s Master of Science in Management (a School of Business program), was ranked #3 in the US! “The Economist ranked the Wake Forest University School of Business […]
Today’s Daily Deac is brought to you by the WFU Family Weekend Committee. Families and friends of Demon Deacons are cordially invited to Family Weekend 2019, happening November 1-3! Featuring WFU football versus NC State, the schedule will be filled with workshops, entertainment, and […]
So there is a new kind of ‘roll the Quad’ happening right now: they are rolling giant wheels of sod out onto the Quad so we get our grass back. Yay! As of yesterday morning, they had just started rolling the side of […]
As part of my graduate program in higher education, I am doing a research project on the engagement of college parents and families at Wake Forest. Families in the Classes of 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 were sent an email survey about how we engage […]
Yesterday was a great day for new students and their families – four New Student Receptions took place from New York to Florida. Thanks to all our host families and all our guests. Hope you had as much fun as we did! We have a […]
