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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
It’s a busy week in the Parent Programs office this week. The short version of life on campus is this: classes are going on, it’s sunny and mid 50s, and students appear to be moving about their business in classes and beyond. We are making […]
Today is Wake Forest’s 178th birthday. On February 3, 1834, Wake Forest Manual Labor Institute opened its doors to its first student, John Crenshaw. Crenshaw, along with the 71 other young men who enrolled within the first year, were schooled in agriculture by day and […]
This morning it is foggy and gray outside. Yesterday afternoon’s beautiful, warm, sunny skies devolved into a late day cold rain that stretched into a good bit of the night. It’s supposed to be sunny and high 60s today, but move into 50s and rainy […]
Lastnight was a major athletic event on campus: the Wake Forest vs. Carolina game. It is usually one of the two biggest games of the year (the other is Duke). There is a long rivalry between our schools. For alumni who graduated in the early […]