Today is the last day in the office for most of us. The University will be closed December 20-January 3. Our After Hours Help page will connect you to resources if you have an urgent need that cannot wait until we reopen on January 4. For questions or […]
Students’ final grades are visible in WIN today. This can be a really sensitive, touchy subject – particularly for our ’25s who are still learning the expectations of college academics and adjusting to all the associated transitions of living in a new place, being totally […]
We are wrapping up the semester before administrators and faculty depart for the Winter Break, which for us begins next Monday, December 20th. So it is a light news day, just a few items: Some students living in University-sponsored housing in Deacon Station or the […]
Here’s the mood from campus: it is very quiet with your students home for the semester. Students have done their part by taking their final exams and submitting final papers or projects, and right now our faculty are working on grading. Faculty must report all […]
It’s a new week, and a new Meet A Deac! Once again, we are going back to the classroom to meet Ryan Shirey of the department of English and the Writing Center. Ryan, thanks so much for being our Meet A Deac this week. […]
It’s the second-to-last day of finals today, so campus is really emptying out right now. For those whose Deacs are already home, many of you might be starting to climb what I affectionately refer to as Laundry Mountain (when they bring home a giant heap […]
This morning, President Wente announced that Shea Kidd Brown has been appointed Wake Forest’s Vice President for Campus Life, effective January 1, 2022. Dr. Kidd Brown, who currently serves as Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Life and Dean of Students at the University of […]
Yesterday, President Wente published a new blog post entitled A Great University. It reads, in part: “While I continue learning about this University, I am posing a question to various groups across the Wake Forest community: What is expected of a great university today? This is […]
It’s Day 2 of finals. I was on campus for a bit yesterday and the Finals Uniform was on full display: yoga pants, sweats, big comfy sweatshirts. This seems to be the trend every year – and I get it: you want to be comfortable […]
Finals are underway, so it seems fitting to have a faculty Meet A Deac today. Before we begin, I want to acknowledge some sad news from campus: yesterday, Winston-Salem Police Department officers found the body of a 74-year-old man on campus near Polo Road […]
