There is definitely a big drop in the number of students here. Walking across the Quad midday, I only saw two or three students. In Reynolda Hall, where they often find couches and tables and spots to study, there were far fewer students than earlier […]
One of the most crowded places during Finals Week is the ZSR Library. There are many reasons to be there – books, Starbucks, librarians who can help you find sources, but also because of Wake the Library. Wake the Library is the ZSR’s way of providing […]
Finals and the stress of finals tends to get students stirred up. That’s pretty normal. Add to that a lack of sleep, iffy food choices, and/or a lack of exercise, and you can have the perfect storm for anxiety, worry, melodrama, etc. You know that […]
Finals are happening. This typically brings out the grungiest and most comfortable clothing your students can find (clean is optional) – and also tends to bring out the gallows humor. If your Deacs need a little pick me up, first and foremost we recommend
Before the Thanksgiving break and the breakneck pace that always seems to accompany the end of the year, I wanted to devote a Daily Deac to Grade Expectations. (I’m an English major, pardon the pun). Particularly for parents of first-year students and sophomores, but really […]
After a day that was full of rain yesterday, we have graduated to merely grey and a small chance of rain. If you look out the windows and see trees losing their leaves and grey skies, you might expect it to feel a little colder […]
Happy Friday to all our Deac parents and families. It’s felt like a long week on campus. Our first-year students and sophomores have been in the process of meeting with their academic advisers to plan their spring 2016 schedules; juniors and seniors meet with major advisers. […]
Project Pumpkin is today, and I am hoping that the forecast improves. There is an 80% chance of rain for the day, and it’s pretty grey and foggy this morning. Theoretically you will be able to tune in to the Quad Cam in the […]
Today’s Daily Deac was authored by Adam Dovico (’04), Clinical Professor in the Education Department. ——————– Life can come full circle in funny ways. In 2000, I entered Wake Forest an eager, but nervous transplant from New Jersey. In 2004, I graduated Wake Forest with […]
Your students are back from Fall Break, as evidenced by cars in parking lots and joggers and the long caterpillars of students walking the paths from residence halls to classroom buildings or the Pit. It’s colder this morning – highs only to get into the […]