Admittedly I am not parenting a college student yet (hopeful ’27!), but one of the toughest things I see parents and families deal with is some of their anxieties related to their students’ college experience: Will they have a good roommate? Will they find a […]
It will be a short week on campus, with administrative offices closed on July 4th for the holiday. I want to remind any parents/families who wish to complete the survey about parent and family engagement at Wake Forest, to please do so, as the survey […]
All, I am out on PTO today, so this is a pre-post. Some fabulous news came out yesterday: Wake Forest’s Master of Science in Management (a School of Business program), was ranked #3 in the US! “The Economist ranked the Wake Forest University School of Business […]
As part of my graduate program in higher education, I am doing a research project on the engagement of college parents and families at Wake Forest. Families in the Classes of 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 were sent an email survey about how we engage […]
Yesterday was a great day for new students and their families – four New Student Receptions took place from New York to Florida. Thanks to all our host families and all our guests. Hope you had as much fun as we did! We have a […]
For all the dog lovers out there, today is Take Your Dog to Work Day, and my wonderful division of Wake supported this effort. So my Deac Dog was at work early today with Class of ’27. In addition to dogs, we have a […]
Lots of stuff for the blog today. First up, I am in dire need of 3 current students in NJ to come to our New Student Reception this Sunday afternoon in West Orange. If your Deac wants to help out, please have them email me […]
Belated Happy Father’s Day to all our Deac dads, stepdads, granddads, and all the special men in our students’ lives. We hope it was a great day for you. For our P’23 new families, the New Deac Week (aka Orientation) brochure has been made into […]
I’m making my way back from Florida from my first New Student Reception of the summer (thanks, Ponte Vedra, for the warm welcome!), so this is a pre-posted Daily Deac with content provided by the School of Business. Is your ’19 graduate looking for their […]
I am traveling today, so here is a pre-posted Daily Deac. Enjoy! One of the happy surprises at Wake is how well people connect to each other – both on campus and beyond. And the small size of Wake means that people can share experiences […]
