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Several Brief Updates

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, […]


What Does the Counseling Center Do?  What Is It Like for Student Clients? (Part I)

In my role in the Parent Programs office and as an academic adviser, I sometimes encounter students who seem to be struggling or unhappy in some way – could be academics, interpersonal relationships, family dynamics, etc.  As we know, stumbles along the path towards graduation […]


Let’s Talk About the Flu

Student Health sent a message to all of campus yesterday regarding high numbers of students presenting with the flu.  Here is the text of that message: —————- The following message is sent on behalf of the Wake Forest Student Health Service: The Student Health Service […]


Health Reminders

The Student Health Service announced flu vaccination clinic dates and times for October.   Please talk with your student about the possibility of getting a flu shot.  That is every individual’s personal decision of course.  With so many students living in close quarters, illnesses […]


Tie A Yellow Ribbon Week

If your students have been up on the Quad, they will have seen yellow informational signs all over the place, as well as chalk on the bricks.  This week is Tie A Yellow Ribbon Week, which is a campus-wide sexual assault awareness week. […]


Influenza (“the Flu”)

Today’s Daily Deac is guest authored by Dr. Joanne Clinch, Clinical Director, Student Health Service.  Dr. Clinch provided the information below about influenza (“the flu”). We know issues of student health are very important for parents and families.  Please know that any future updates from […]


Influenza (“the Flu”)

Today’s Daily Deac was guest authored by Dr. Joanne Clinch, Clinical Director, Student Health Service.  News about the flu (influenza) is very important.  We’ll post any updates from Student Health on the News section of the main Parents’ Page (just below the large pictures). […]


Please Be Safe – a Plea from a Former WFU Parent

Over the weekend, someone sent me a copy of this article from the Duke Chronicle, its student newspaper.  It was written by a former Wake Forest parent Linda Oliver Grape (P ’07) about the loss of her son Matthew, who had been a senior at […]


After the Genome Conference

We’ve been having a string of absolutely glorious days on campus.  Shorts weather, voleyball on the sand courts weather, reading your homework on the Quad grass weather.  Best time of year, in my opinion. Tomorrow we will be hosting Campus Day for Accepted Students.  There […]


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