Today’s Daily Deac is taking a look at some of the highlights on the WFU web site. Whenever you see a beautiful picture of campus, there’s a 99% chance that it was taken by Ken Bennett, our University Photographer. Most of you see Ken’s work […]
When I got to work this morning, there were tents and trailers and all sorts of hullaballoo in the large parking lot between Poteat Field and the Worrell Professional Center. This looks like Ground Zero for operations on the movie The Longest […]
We have some seriously crazy weather for the first day of August. It is gray, cold – low 70s – and has rained steadily all day. This is no where near the norm. If you have been following our coverage of Emily James (’14) and […]
There was a blog post forwarded to me yesterday by a friend. It’s by Marshall P. Duke, Candler Professor of Psychology, Emory University; Editor, Journal of Family Life. The article is entitled “Starting College: A Guide for Parents.” It’s got some very good advice for […]
Last night was our St. David’s, PA (Phili area) New Student Reception and it was a blast. We had so many great new families, as well as some wonderfully poised upperclassmen and even some current parents too. It was a lovely, convivial gathering, as I […]
If you are a fan of reality TV – or if we’ve just goaded you on via our Facebook page – you’ll know that Wake’s very own Emily James (’14) is on the Fox show So You Think You Can Dance. You can scroll […]
How is it possible that it is almost August?!?! This summer has been speeding by for us – maybe for you as well. Part of the reason our summer is a blur is because we go to so many New Student Receptions (I look forward […]
Don’t know if you have seen the nice article on the main WFU web site about the Pro Humanitate Institute – if not, do read it. “The new Institute is consolidating Wake Forest’s various community engagement efforts, including the former Institute for Public Engagement, […]
We’re coming down to the home stretch of our New Student Receptions, and I thought it might be fun to take a look at some of the statistics of these gatherings for new students and their parents or family members, as well as current students. […]
Some of my friends and colleagues are kind enough to point out articles about parents and parenting, thinking they might be interesting food for thought for our Deac families. Today I am going to bring you a few of those types of articles. Note that […]
