Wake is one of thousands of organizations worldwide who will be participating in the annual Character Day tomorrow. No, it isn’t about dressing up as your favorite character – it is an effort to raise awareness about character development and character strengths. Character strengths, as defined […]
Very quick Daily Deac today. I had a midday meeting and had to walk to the Quad, and when I arrived I saw a giant bouncy house being inflated on the Quad. There were other stations that were being set up – one was giant […]
One of the things that most students face at some point or another is test anxiety. That could come because it is a subject with which the student is not comfortable, or because he/she fears that the professor will be a ‘hard tester’, etc. For […]
It’s the end of the week, and I bet your students are happy to have a couple of days off. There is always a special kind of happy energy on a Friday afternoon, when the weather is good like today (sunny and a bit warmer […]
Today has been an absolutely glorious weather day. It was nice and cool in the morning, still sunny, but not too hot. Yesterday I got my first glimpse of the leaves on the campus trees starting to change colors (and some were even falling in […]
Let’s start with a couple of mea culpas. Yesterday I blogged about some of the sports victories over the weekend, and as I did, I remember thinking “I hope I don’t leave anyone out” – which of course means I left someone out :( (inadvertantly, […]
It was a great sports weekend for our Deacs. On Friday evening, the women’s soccer team took on Davidson and beat them 1-0. On Saturday, men’s football was at Duke and they delivered a hearty 24-14 victory. Also on Saturday, men’s golf won the […]
I often talk about Wake Forest as a giant smorgasboard. There are tons of amazing things on the buffet, and for those who sample many bites (instead of just sticking to the things you already know and like), their experience tends to be far richer […]
Happy Labor Day to all of our Deac families who have the day off today (and my gratitude to all those in all the critical professions where you don’t get the day off!) Administrative offices at Wake are closed today, but I scheduled this to […]
Happy Black and Gold Friday, Deac families! Hope that wherever you live, you’ll join me in wearing black and gold each Friday to show your WFU spirit. As one of my friends proudly proclaimed on Facebook after lastnight’s football win over Tulane: “UNDEFEATED!” We are […]
