We’re winding down to the end of the semester and with Thanksgiving over and finals approaching. Students are going to be hunkered down making the last push on papers and test prep, and as such it’s probably going to be a slow couple of news […]
The Daily Deac is out today, getting an early start on Thanksgiving. I sent this message to my academic advisees lastnight, and thought I’d share it with you today. While your students are home with you, you might have your own words of wisdom you […]
The exodus of our students is well underway. I took a walk around campus midday and it was cool, grey, and quiet. The parking lots are starting to have a lot of open spaces, and you can see some students toting luggage to cars. People […]
Yesterday was Gratitude Day, where the OPCD was encouraging students to Tweet what they are grateful for (and win a chance for Chipotle! a win for everyone!). There was also an opportunity to share what they are grateful for outside the Pit from 11 am-1 […]
I took a very, very chilly walk this morning up to the center of campus. Winter is coming, friends. It is *cold* now. In the 30s this morning, weak sunlight. Definitely heavy jacket weather, scarf, gloves. The weekend forecast appears to be frigid as […]
The predicted cold weather is headed our way, Deac families. This morning is gray and chilly, and it will get chillier before the weekend is done. For those of you in the ‘blue zones’ we see on national weather maps, my condolences. It is supposed […]
Last night was our Deliberative Dialogue exercise. About 325 students, faculty, and staff participated. We began in Wait Chapel with remarks from President Hatch about the importance of having face to face conversations about difficult issues, and how if some of our Wake Foresters […]
Some of the upperclassmen parents may recall that last fall we rolled out an online class (MOOC – Massive Open Online Course) for Wake Forest parents and families. The ZSR Library was a critical partner in getting the course materials aligned and organized into a […]
We are getting excited about having 1,000+ families here for Family Weekend. To give you a taste of the beauty of Wake Forest in the fall, here’s a few shots from our University Photographer, Ken Bennett. – by Betsy Chapman
There are probably a good many members of our campus community who are waking up with tired legs or sore muscles after Hit the Bricks yesterday. It’s a good tired. Hopefully they are still riding the high of a great event with an even greater […]
