Today’s Spring Break coverage of Senior Orations features the work of Camry Wilborn (’16). ———— On the Wake Forest Admissions page there is a section referring to Pro Humanitate. It reads: It’s not about you. It’s about us, and the greater meaning of what it […]
Today’s Senior Oration is entitled “Islands, Trees, and the Self-Directed Life,” by Leah Haynes. —————————– College can make you feel lonely. And so, when you first arrive, there’s a lot of emphasis put on finding your “place” here: clubs, organizations, the student-involvement fair, etc. This is […]
Hope you are having a great Spring Break (maybe with your Deac home with you, along with his/her friends?). Since it is quiet on campus, we’re continuing our feature series on Senior Orations. Today we hear from Tori Tschantz (’16). ——————– It’s 5 o’clock-ish Somewhere […]
During Spring Break, we conclude our coverage of our Senior Orations. Today we have Pro Humanitate and the Rhetorical Importance of our Interpretation by Darius Williams (’16). —————- Pro Humanitate. For Humanity. A wondrous motto; a simple phrase. We are privileged, as heirs of Mother So […]
We continue our look at the Senior Orations read during Founder’s Day Convocation in late February. Today we have two that were read in Wait Chapel: “The Case for Generalism”, by Robert “Tripp” Maloney (’16) Even as I approach the end of my time […]
Spring Break is next week. The break comes right after midterms, and students will be ready for a break. Some of them might come home to you to visit, others might go to the beach (either in the US or the Caribbean). Some will go on […]
Yesterday was Founder’s Day Convocation. At the ceremony, there were numerous awards given for teaching and research – I hope you will take a look at the list of faculty who were honored, as it is a great list. At Founder’s Day we also […]
You may have heard from your students that there was some excitement lastnight: a car driven by a student and a campus shuttle bus collided. No one reported injuries. Story is online here. Today’s Daily Deac was guest authored by Julia Gaburo (’16). Julia is […]
It’s a busy week in my office so today’s Daily Deac is just a few quick hits. aWake All Night is coming up this Saturday night/Sunday morning: “aWake All Night: aWaketh Thee Knight will take students back to Medieval Times. There will be food, […]
Today’s Daily Deac is about opportunities. And they are plentiful. I am on a Volunteer Service Corps listserv, and they have a number of ways your Deacs can get involved with organizations and do some good locally and globally. Note that some of the links […]
