This past Friday afternoon, we launched the Newstudents.wfu.edu website, which will be the place for the Class of 2019 (and their parents and families) to learn everything they need to know about beginning life at Wake Forest. This site will have information added to […]
If LDOC was Last Day of Classes, today is LDOF – Last Day of Finals. The home stretch. Then they’ll have 105 or so days of summer before returning to Wake in the fall. During the time between Commencement for the seniors and Orientation for […]
It’s finally getting to the “hot” stage in our weather year. We have been around the mid-80s both yesterday and today, as well as sunny. For those students who have already left campus for Post Exams/Beach Week, they must be enjoying some fine weather. The number […]
One word: glasses. I was in the ZSR Starbucks this morning and couldn’t quite put my finger on what seemed different. And then I realized – it was so many students in glasses. Particularly young women. Normally you don’t see a ton of glasses on […]
Reading Day is the day before final exams begin. It’s one day off to prep for the finals to come. Today I was in the center part of campus between 8:20-10:20 am and I could have counted the students I saw on one hand. Not […]
LDOC = Last Day of Classes. And it is here, hard as that might be to believe. My good colleagues in the Wellbeing office who spearhead our Thrive efforts are doing their part to help students have manage stress and have a little fun as […]
Today is the final Tues-Thurs class of the spring semester. Not a cloud in the sky. Beautiful blue sky, around 65 degrees. Totally perfect. Unless of course you are trying to finish projects and papers and start studying for finals and aren’t outside to enjoy […]
And you can tell it, too. I was on campus yesterday and spent a few minutes in the library. Lots of students. Lots of low-maintenance clothing (think workout gear). Lots of people with coffee and wearing their ‘hard at work’ faces. Speaking of finals […]
Today is Campus Day and there are about 800 families visiting this time. It’s a bright and sunny day but a bit on the chilly side – saw lots of new families in what appeared to be brand new WFU sweatshirts and jackets during the […]
Today is Earth Day, and the Office of Sustainability has created a wonderful event for your students to enjoy. The Earth Day Fair will run from 3-7 pm today on the Mag Quad (south side of campus, aka Manchester Quad). Details are below. It’s a […]
