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In Praise of the Demon Deacon

In this Issue: Today is apparently National Mascot Day, and as such we want to celebrate our very own Demon Deacon. There’s no other college mascot quite like him. National Mascot Day – and how we got the Demon Deacon Did you know […]


News for New Families

In this Issue: Summer is an established slow time on campus for big news, as most of our students are at home and many faculty are working on research and scholarly activities away from campus. But for our incoming P’30 families and students, summer is […]


Big Sports Wins

In this Issue: For many of us who were up late watching hockey, this morning was a little bleary eyed. Our Carolina Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup! All props to Vegas – they played an amazing series – but we are very glad to have […]


The Worry Letter

In this Issue: Today I am sharing The Worry Letter, a post that encourages you to help your student know what to worry about (and what not to). This is a pre-post, as I am at our team retreat today If you knew me in real […]


Brutally Hot (Part I)

In this Issue: It is brutally hot today and the sun is out. We are supposed to hit 94 (but feel like 97) today, and hit a near record high of 97 tomorrow. This kind of heat makes everyone a bit sluggish – myself included […]


Getting Steamy

In this Issue: When I was growing up in the suburbs of Philadelphia, we had a weatherman who used to say “HHH” in summer forecasts; HHH stood for Hazy, Hot, and Humid. With apologies to all who are in summer school now (or families with […]


Willkommen!

In this Issue: I am back in the office after a few days of PTO, and am digging out of my inbox. And a warm willkommen to our guests for the next month or so. If you aren’t following @wfuniversity on Instagram, you should, […]


The Importance of the Honor Code and Academic Integrity

In this Issue: we talk about the Honor Code, plagiarism, and academic integrity I am out of the office today, so this is a pre-post This is a message I normally share with incoming families in the fall, but I thought it might be a […]


On Resilience

In this Issue: how to help your student build strength and resilience I am out of the office, so this is a pre-post One of the greatest parts about being at Wake Forest is that you are surrounded by very smart, very talented people who […]


Housing Assignments Released

In this Issue: Info on Housing Assignments for ’30s A note for all the P’30s and ’30s in the Daily Deacdom: housing assignments were released today. Our Residence Life and Housing team completed the process early and wanted students to receive their room assignments as […]


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