Last week, my colleagues from the Office of Academic Advising and the Learning Assistance Center sent this information to the Parent Programs office. I think it is a truth universally acknowledged that between students’ cell phones, laptops, and iPads, they literally have the entire planet […]
Tonight there is a campus-wide deliberation event being held in the Benson Center from 7-9 pm. It is meant as a venue for the campus to reflect on our campus culture and what kind of community we are. Are we living the values that are […]
There is a great event coming up this weekend – the TEDx Conference. For those unfamiliar with the TED concept, here’s a quote from the TEDx at Wake Forest web site: “TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a […]
Yesterday morning was pretty breathtaking. Snow covered most of the trees and branches on campus, and while there was very little of it on the ground – maybe just an inch, it clung more to the trees. Driving onto campus from the Reynolda-Silas Creek entrance, […]
Founders’ Day Convocation was held this past Thursday, and as part of the event, three senior orations were featured. It’s always so interesting to me to hear seniors’ reflections. They are close to graduation – now just some 3 months away! – and are […]
One of my colleagues sent me a flyer about Tie a Yellow Ribbon Week, which will be held February 20-23. Tie a Yellow Ribbon Week is a sexual assault awareness week sponsored by the student group PREPARE. Throughout the week there will be visual […]
This week I have had a number of appointments around the center of campus, so I’ve been through a lot of the high-student-traffic areas. Here’s just a few things I’ve noticed. I was in the Pit around noon on a Saturday, and while I can’t […]
I was at a meeting this past week with one of my favorite Wake Forest faculty members, Tom Phillips (read his “Meet a Deac” profile). He is working on a fantastic new initiative on campus, Words Awake!, a conference celebrating Wake Forest […]
Happy Valentine’s Day to all our Deac families! I hope wherever you are, your day is full of love and joy. And we’d be remiss if we didn’t remind you to check in with your students today and wish them a happy day too. […]
It’s a sunny but *cold* Monday morning here on campus. Over the weekend the temps were in the 30s by day and 20s at night, with a stiff wind that made it feel much, much colder. I was talking to someone on campus this weekend […]
