The Office of Wellbeing provides oversight for the Thrive initiative and develops prevention education and partnership throughout the campus. Our office developed an alcohol-focused social norms campaign because we know that both at Wake Forest and other universities, a student’s alcohol use is heavily influenced by […]
Today is a nice and sunny day on campus. The air is cool, but the sun is warm. I had lunch in the Benson Center today and saw a lot of students hanging around at the tables on the patio. After having had snow earlier […]
Today’s Daily Deac is a guest post from Colin Johnson (’16), Chair of Wake ‘N Shake. ———– The disease of cancer has touched many of our lives in painful and tragic ways. Here at Wake Forest, we are seeking to find a cure for cancer […]
The snow has melted away for the most part, and life goes back to normal at Wake Forest. There are a couple of events coming up in the near term that merit a mention to you (in hope that your Deacs may take advantage). Tonight […]
Today is a snow day – classes are canceled due to the weather conditions. In reality we got maybe 2-3″ but the roads are very slick. I heard from two friends who were out and about lastnight that driving was treacherous, so urge your Deacs […]
It’s the end of a long, cold week – and it will get even colder before it’s done. The five day forecast is not particularly promising. Things can always shift, but it looks like we have the potential for snow/sleet/freezing rain on Monday. Your […]
If you have a sophomore, this is the week for him/her to declare a major (and a minor, if desired). The Registrar’s office has info on the mechanics of declaring. I want to provide a few thoughts on what I hear from students […]
Happy Wednesday, Deac families! Time for another round of Meet a Deac. Full disclosure: today’s Meet a Deac was my WFU grad school roommate and [still] dear friend, Roz Tedford of the ZSR Library. I hope many of your students have felt the ‘family’ atmosphere at […]
There is news coming from the Business School that might be of interest to your Deacs, and I share it with great enthusiasm. We just issued a news release on a new Master of Science in Business Analytics, which is a 10-month MS program that […]
It’s been a while since we’ve done one of these. Today I am perched at a table in North Dining Hall. It’s 1 pm. I see… – About half of the tables occupied. – 90% of the students I see are dining with others. […]