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Pro Humanitate Days: 4Good

Our Wake Forest Clubs program has a terrific offering coming up, in the spirit of our Pro Humanitate motto.  They are encouraging all Wake Foresters to join 4Good – doing 4 days of good in their home communities. Parents may not realize this, but […]


Puppies on the (Manchester) Quad – Part II

Today is the last day of classes, so students are at DEFCON 1 stress-wise.  In an effort to help students find a moment of Zen before finals, our Student Government partnered with the Forsyth Humane Society to bring puppies to campus for a couple […]


Websites and Links of Note

There are a lot of great blogs and websites within the WFU community of which one should take note. President Hatch has a video message about Commencement and his plans for the summer.  View it here. The Deacon Blog is written by my […]


Commencement

Commencement is about five weeks away.  I was talking last week with the parent of a junior, and it feels like yesterday that she arrived at school.  By the look on her father’s face, I think he feels the same way. There is a


Busy Friday

Today is a busy day on campus.  It’s the first of two Campus Days, where accepted students and their families come to Wake Forest – either to give it one last look as their student decides on his/her college of choice, or they have already […]


Condoleezza Rice Recap

Wake Forest is hosting the “Rethinking Success” conference this week, examining the role of the liberal arts and higher education.  I sat in on some of the conference sessions yesterday and found the speakers to be very engaging. The capstone to the conference was […]


Seen Across Campus

On Tuesday I ventured across campus and found a lot of activity and many flyers.  The most visible activity was A Day Without Shoes, where students could make a donation and walk a lap (or more) on the Quad barefoot to raise […]


Some Fun for Friday the 13th

If you have been to campus lately, you will see the steel skeleton of Farrell Hall rising nicely on the northeast part of campus, behind the chapel.  It is coming along at a good pace, and this Friday there will be a milestone in […]


3 Day Weekend

We’re back after a much-welcomed 3 day weekend.  If your students were home with you for a special Easter or Passover celebration, hope you enjoyed having them. Though T.S. Eliot said “April is the cruellest month,” April is magnificent at Wake Forest.  We are […]


Lots of Activities Today

Thanks to all the Wake Foresters who have played our March Madness – Waketology game to select the best campus experiences, places, and things. We’re down to our Final Game!  Who will take the title?  Vote through Sunday and we’ll post the final game […]


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