Thursday there is a wonderful event on campus called Hit the Bricks. It’s a fundraiser for the Brian Piccolo Cancer Fund, and teams of up to 10 people run (or in my case, walk) laps on the Quad. Teams can be formed by: fraternities, sororities, […]
On Sunday my family and I went to campus to take a walk. It was a beautiful, crisp and sunny fall day. There was a pretty stout breeze, but with the warmth of the sun you only needed a light jacket. Very nice weather. I […]
The Old Gold and Black is the student newspaper, which is published online. It comes out each Friday, and I thought I’d give our Deac families a sampling of the articles. Of course, you can also go online to oldgoldandblack.com and read the […]
Yesterday at the end of the day was a beautiful sunset. We’d had a very nice day – warm, upper 70s, blue skies. And as it got closer to sunset, the sky was filled with streaky pink and orange clouds. Between the long, colorful clouds […]
I had a meeting in Reynolda Hall at 11:00 yesterday and then was meeting some folks in the ZSR Library at 12:45, so I had about 45 minutes of time to sit with my laptop and do some work outside the office. I thought it […]
We woke up this morning in Winston-Salem to thunder and lightning, which does not happen that often. There was a pretty strong rain around 6 am, then it fizzled out. Right now it is simply humid and a little bit overcast, but with the […]
Even though I think Wake Forest is one of the best places on earth to work, Mondays are still Mondays. So I admit I was dragging a bit when I got to the office, and then when I picked up my mail, I was […]
It’s Friday, Deac families. The end of the week for your students, and it has been a pretty rainy one. We’ve had rain on and off for the past three days. The temperature has been cooler – low to mid 70s – and when it […]
One of the best perks of being a college student at a top university is having the ability to hear from national and international speakers of note. Tonight, your students have the chance to hear Christine Todd Whitman, the former EPA head and New Jersey’s first […]
Parents and families, welcome back to campus for Family Weekend! We hope you have a wonderful time with your students and his or her new friends. Here’s a short list of potential things you might want to do or try while you are in town. […]
