Wednesday Thoughts
Today is a glorious day – one my late P’92 mom would have called “warm with gentle breezes.” It’s sunny and 70 degrees as I write this, but it is supposed to hit 80 by the end of the day. We had a big rain […]
Big News Day
Today the campus received an email with some big academic leadership announcements: President Wente has appointed Michele Gillespie, current Dean of Wake Forest’s College of Arts and Sciences, to succeed Rogan Kersh (’86) as University Provost, effective July 1st. After a sabbatical year, during which […]
Meet A Deac
Happy Monday, Deac families. I have an enormous affection for the Office of the Chaplain, because there is so much important work they do – often quietly, behind the scenes – to support our campus. Our chaplains are full of empathy and loving-kindness, and they […]
No Fooling
It’s the end of the week, and Fridays are always fun days, because you know you have the weekend to enjoy. And it is going to be a terrific weather weekend – mid to high 60s/low 70s; looks like we might get some rain Tuesday […]
Rainy Thursday
It has been a gray, rainy, and quite windy day for much of today. The storms that have been plaguing folks to the west of us were making their way through North Carolina today, though thankfully these storms were milder. It’s a good thing to […]
Midweek Musings
I happened to look at our main wfu.edu website today and saw this terrific story by my friend and colleague Kerry King (’85) of the Wake Forest Magazine. It’s an interview with alumnus and veteran Matt Gallagher (’05), who tells the story of his […]
Tuesday Newsday
We are still riding the high of Dr. Wente’s inauguration last Friday. My talented colleagues produced this terrific photostory that captured the best of the festivities. In case you missed the ceremony, you can watch the video or read her inauguration address. […]
Meet A Deac
It’s Monday, and its another edition of Meet A Deac! Today I am pleased to be introducing a faculty member from the Education department, Adam Friedman. Adam, so glad to have you as this week’s Meet A Deac! Will you please tell me your job title? My […]
Inauguration Day!
At long last, today is the official Inauguration Day for President Wente. The morning started off with a lively and festive Community Breakfast on Manchester Plaza (aka Mag Quad). There were tons of people there, including the cheerleaders and our band. People sat under the […]
Inauguration Week Continues
The campus community was sent a message this morning reminding of the Face to Face event this evening at 6:30 pm in Wait Chapel; This event features Larry Culp (P ’17, P ’19, P ’23), University Trustee and CEO of GE, and Gene Woods, CEO of Atrium […]