There is a great opportunity out there today: today is our Day of Giving (or as we are calling it this year, Matchstravaganza. A lot is at stake here – if we get 1,000 gifts, an anonymous donor will provide a $50,000 match. That is […]
Today the campus community received a message announcing the new Dean of the School of Law. It reads, in part: It is my pleasure to inform you that Wake Forest University has chosen Jane Aiken to become the next Dean of the School of […]
It’s that time of year – when students are looking their various syllabi for their classes and are anticipating what feels like a mountain of work: final projects, the last big paper of the class, and of course final exams. Students at this point in […]
A final thought this week for our end-of-semester bucket list: have a deep conversation with friends over a late night food run. Back in my time at Wake, we did this by going to Krispy Kreme around 11 at night, getting a dozen donuts, and […]
Today’s end-of-semester bucket list might be more of a challenge – because it involves getting up early, which is generally not our Deacs’ forte. It is about seeing one good sunrise, and one good sunset. The sunset part is easy. Park yourself out in a […]
Since I am out all week, we are featuring some things your Deac might want to check off his or her bucket list. Up today: indulge your inner child and swing on the swings on Davis Field. There are a few swings at the […]
I am on PTO this week, so the post below was pre-scheduled. However, need to make a brief mention of the tornado warning last night. First up, everything is fine – no tornado hit campus (and at my house – 3 miles from campus – it was […]
Many thanks to all the new Deac families who came to Campus Day for Accepted Students today. The weather was just as cantankerous as last week – yes, it rained again – but the families we met were so friendly, and excited, and were […]
I have been seeing this on my social media threads for several days now – people talking about #ThePollening. It’s that time of year where all our trees are becoming beautifully green – and so is everything else. A light dust of greenish-yellow is […]
A couple of weeks ago, I got a message from a Deac mom that was so powerful, I wanted to be able to share it. Said Deac mom gave her permission. Here goes: You probably realize this even more than I do, but there is […]
