In this Issue: a message from Mail Services I am out of the office today, so this is a pre-post The message below was sent to incoming students last week. We wanted all families to have this important information. WELCOME TO WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY FROM […]
In this Issue: After a huge amount of rain yesterday, Debby appears to have moved on. I would say she took the rain with her, but mid afternoon we had a short, soaking rain even though the sun was still out. I took a peek […]
In this Issue: Check in re: Tropical Storm Debby My hope is that if you are living in the path of Debby, you and yours are safe and well. As for Winston-Salem, we have had a lot of rain in the last 24 hours and […]
In this Issue: we talk about packing for college Set your student up for a successful and sustainable move-in with a few tips from the Office of Sustainability: My best advice for students – particularly our new ’28s – is to put the bare minimum […]
In this Issue: We’ll start the day with some great news: Congratulations to alumna Dearica Hamby (’15) on winning a bronze medal at the Olympics in women’s 3×3 basketball. Go Deacs! We have a new crop of ’28 students getting ready to join us, […]
In this Issue: It has been a relatively quiet hurricane season for NC, but with Hurricane Debby brewing, I thought it was time to bring this one back from the archives. Hurricane season and our distance from the coast When my mother was still alive, […]
In this Issue: Edited to add: Late today we received a WakeAlert about a severe thunderstorm. If you have not downloaded the WakeSafe app and opted in to campus safety alerts, you may wish to do so before the fall semester begins. It’s the […]
In this Issue: Family contact with faculty members As we get close to the start of the fall semester, I like to share some of the unspoken norms of college life. Sometimes a parent or family member will ask me how to get in touch […]
In this Issue: Are you watching the Olympics, Daily Deacdom? Like my late mother, I am an official Olympics junkie and will watch any and every event. Which leads me to today’s first story… What we can learn from Stephen Nedoroscik and the idea of […]
In this Issue: I am out of the office today, so this is a pre-post. I am a big believer in helping students (and families) understand some of the unwritten rules of college. I never like to learn things the hard way myself, so I […]