I have been in non-stop meetings and semester-opening prep, so today I am going to focus on just a couple of quick hit items. This is from Student Health related to pre-arrival testing: As students submit their pre-arrival COVID tests in the Student Health Portal, […]
Yesterday afternoon, President Hatch sent a COVID update to students, faculty, and staff; this message was also shared with families. Here is an excerpt: Our goal is to begin the spring semester on campus in late January. Given continued consultation with public health officials […]
Lots of miscellaneous updates and opportunities to share today. As always, read the bits of interest, scroll past others if they do not apply. Some of you have asked about a webinar for fraternity recruitment. Our Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life has scheduled a […]
On Saturday, we sent the following message to students (and parents and families) about the pre-arrival testing requirements. The testing window for the majority of our undergraduate students (minus RAs or any approved to be here earlier) is January 9-15. Off-campus undergraduate students are […]
Well, we did not wake up to an inch or two of snow (as had been predicted earlier this week). We have had periods of big, chunky snow flurries, but so far nothing sticking. As I look out of my dining room windows, I can […]
Yesterday’s Daily Deac was written and ready to go before the events that transpired in the Capitol yesterday. Last night, Dr. Hatch sent a message to students, faculty, and staff about those events; you can read it here. We’ve received this question about pre-arrival […]
There is a chance we will see our first snow of the year on Friday. Here is the National Weather Service snow forecast out of Raleigh. Also feels like a good time to share a funny about snow in the South, as viewed from […]
For our reality TV fans in the Daily Deacdom, you may be interested to know that the new season of The Bachelor features Wake alumnus Matt James (’14). Our Wake Forest Magazine profiled Matt in 2019, and it is a great read. One […]
We have an annual tradition at Wake that is eagerly anticipated – our Provost, Rogan Kersh (’86), releases his “Best of” list that features his picks for best books, movies, music, restaurants, and long reads. Every year I get it and try to find […]
Before the holiday break, I got a message from one of my colleagues in the Global Programs and Studies office. They are running a special edition 2021 #DeacsAbroad Photo Contest and this year, for the first time, they are inviting members of the WFU […]
