Summer, At Last
Normally when you get to early or mid-July in North Carolina, it is sunny, hot, and humid every day. Like much of the country, we had an extremely wet end of June/beginning of July – so much so that many of us despaired of ever […]
New Student Receptions
The Parent Programs office is in the midst of New Student Receptions – parties where we gather together the incoming Class of 2017 students and their parents or family members so they can meet each other and begin forming relationships prior to Orientation. There […]
Pre-Orientation Programs
We are just shy of one week from the 7/15 application deadline for some of our Pre-Orientation programs (SPARC and Deacon Camp) and for the Pre-School Retreat, the application extends to 7/31. I have heard from some colleagues in Campus Life, who sponsor these […]
The Scent of Summer
For those of you fortunate enough to have lived in the South, you know that summer is a time when we enjoy warm sun, sweet tea, and the heady scent of magnolias in the air. I was walking along the Manchester (aka Mag) Quad on […]
Happy Fourth of July!
The University is closed today for the Fourth of July holiday. Wherever you are, Deac families, we hope you have a wonderful day, with rest, good picnic food, lots of sun, fireworks, and of course, your loved ones. And how can you celebrate Independence […]
A Few Days Off
The Parent Programs office will be taking a little break in celebration of the 4th of July holiday. We are closing shop early today (Wednesday afternoon), and the University as a whole will be closed tomorrow, July 4. While the rest of the University will […]
We Are Almost There – 178 to Go
Today is the last working day of the University’s fiscal year, and we are so, so, so close to reaching our goal for parent and family support of the Parents’ Campaign of the Wake Forest Fund. Right now we need 178 more gifts to get […]
8 a.m. View of Campus
Today’s Daily Deac is giving you a glimpse of some of the campus around 8 am. As you drive onto the north part of campus near Polo Road, it’s hard not to notice all the construction. The entry drive dead ends into the building site […]
Welcoming New Wake Foresters
High school graduations are finishing and that means the Parent Programs office is going on its annual summer roadshow – the New Student Receptions. These receptions are held in cities across the country for new students and their families to meet and network prior to […]
Dogwood and Magnolia
Last week I got a chance to go on a hardhat tour of the two new upperclass residence halls on the north side of campus. The structure is completed, but they are doing all the internal work – wiring, tiling, drywall, electrical. The residence hall […]