There was a glorious, beautiful sunrise over campus this morning. Probably most of our students missed it, sadly, but those who are early morning joggers or walkers might have seen it. The sky looked a bit like a wonderful rainbow sherbet – oranges and lilacs […]
Students are back, which brings a life and vibrancy to our campus that I have to say I missed over the winter break. It feels much emptier without your kids here! They are getting back to their routines – classes, Starbucks, jogging and other active […]
January is National Mentor Month, and Andy Chan, Vice President of Career Development, has a new post on his blog about mentoring relationships. His office has created a really nice Mentor Toolkit as well. As parents and families, you should take a look […]
For those of you with first year daughters who went through the recruitment process, you likely heard a lot about it over the past week. Bids went out over the weekend and for some it was a joyous process, for others a disappointment. I suspect […]
Administrative offices are closed today in honor of the MLK Holiday. However, we plan ahead in the Parent Programs office! Today we bring you the profile of one of the great team members in the Office of Personal and Career Development (and if your […]
I was having dinner lastnight at a casual local place and ran into a gaggle of WFU women, one of whom is an advisee of mine. We chatted for a few minutes about the holidays and her family, and I asked her how recruitment was […]
My most transformative semester at Wake Forest was the one I spent in Dijon, France. Today I am especially pleased that our Meet a Deac is Associate Professor of French, Kendall Tarte. If your student is interested in French or in going abroad to […]
I received an email from a WF parent yesterday in response to the blog post about sorority recruitment (it’s remarkably gratifying to know that this blog can connect with people!!) This parent wanted, in part, to let other parents know that in addition to the […]
Yesterday was gray. All. Day. And this morning is starting out the same way. From my perch in the University Services Building on the northeast side of campus, there was so much fog early that I could not see the top of Wait Chapel, or […]
We hope you have been enjoying meeting some of our terrific colleagues at Wake Forest in our Meet a Deac segments. Today we meet Andrea Ellis (MAEd ’04) of the Provost’s office and Human Resources. ———– What is your official job title? Director, Professional […]
