Campus is opening at 10 am today, largely due to the fact that while main roads in Winston are mostly clear and in good shape, neighborhood roads are barely touched by plows (if at all) and can remain difficult to navigate for several days afterwards. […]
Campus is closed today (Friday 1/22) because of winter storm Jonas. As of writing this at 9 am, we only got an inch or two of snow from overnight, and it is a needle fine snow right now. The snow is supposed to pick up […]
It’s another cold one, and our part of NC is starting to be included in the winter storm announcements. Some models show us getting a small amount of snow tonight, but late Thursday night/Friday morning could be the real deal. Or it could be nothing. […]
Monday is a day off for students, faculty, and staff in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. The Office of Multicultural Affairs has shared information about two great annual events that I hope your Deacs will consider attending: 11th Annual GospelFest Sunday, January 17 – […]
Today I have a few items to share from various corners of campus. First, a feel proud to be a Deac story, courtesy of our News Service: “Wake Forest University senior Addison S. McLamb is one of 111 Schwarzman Scholars selected for the master’s degree […]
Your students are not going to be enjoying the weather today, unless they are fond of cold and wind. It’s probably high 30s/low 40s but there is a very brisk wind, which makes everything feel colder. Wandered over to the North Dining Hall for lunch […]
The parking lots are filled once again, so students are back! Classes don’t start until tomorrow, so I haven’t seen them outside in earnest, save for a few early morning joggers. I wish the students had all been at the Joel lastnight for the Wake […]
With the new year comes the Real Deal: ACC basketball games. Tonight at 7 pm it’s Wake vs. Duke, a perennial rivalry. For our Deacs and Deac families, it will be on ESPN U, and there are a number of ways to follow the game […]
Pro Humanitate isn’t just old Latin words – those words mean something to Wake Foresters. “For humanity” is our charge to learn what we can here – in the classroom and out – and to do something with that knowledge for the good of humanity. […]
There is WF ironwork all over campus. It adds a touch of elegance and uniqueness to our campus. When you catch a WF just right, like our intrepid Ken Bennett so often does, you can see something really grand. Like this. — by Betsy Chapman