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Sunny Monday

In this Issue: I spent the weekend in Washington, DC with my dear friend and colleague Jennifer Richwine, who is the Executive Director of the Wake Washington Office (and was able to visit with a former advisee and Wake Washington alumna as well). We talked […]


Someone Has to Go Last

In this Issue: today we talk about operational processes and how we can’t all be first I am out of the office today, so I am sharing a post from the archives Today’s topic is someone has to go last. And there is a corollary […]


Next Week Notables

In this Issue: I often say that Wake Forest is a big smorgasbord. There are so many events, activities, lectures, offices that provide support to students, etc. And it is wise to sample widely of that smorgasbord so that you get a taste of all […]


Midweek Musings

In this Issue: Another beautiful fall day here in the Forest. Let’s get straight to today’s news! Last free mobile flu shot clinic tomorrow (10/24) If your Deac has not gotten a flu shot, Deacon Health is offering their final free mobile flu shot […]


Tuesday Thoughts

In this Issue: Campus is growing more beautiful by the day. The fall leaves are coming in to all their colors: vibrant oranges and reds and yellows. You can see the treeline beginning to come into its fall glory via the Quad Cam: If […]


Saddle up for the homestretch

In this Issue: Fall Break is over, and I hope if your Deacs were home with you, you enjoyed having them back, even for a short time. If they stayed on campus, or went someplace else, I hope they had a fun and restful long […]


Supportive messages

In this Issue: the importance of supportive messages from parents and loved ones When I was in graduate school studying higher education, I came across an article* that really made an impression. It was about college students’ communication with their parents/families, and part of the […]


Fall Break :)

In this Issue: Happy Fall Break to all who celebrate! If your Deac is home with you, show them some extra love :) From Wente’s Desk: How we ‘Show Humanitate’ President Wente has published a new From Wente’s Desk blog post. This post is […]


Cool and Crisp

In this Issue: It is an absolutely picture perfect day here: crisp and cool fall weather, making it the ideal time to go outside and take a walk. The 5-day forecast looks amazing for our Deacs who will be staying here for Fall Break:


Tuesday Thoughts

In this Issue: We had our first test of the Wake Alert system this morning, and even though I had seen yesterday that it was coming, I forgot about it and was startled when the test alerts came out. Perhaps some of your Deacs were […]


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