This last shot in our “picture of the day” series doesn’t come from the fall semester. This was from our Wake Will campaign kickoff – and is the only time I have ever seen fireworks on campus. Since it’s New Years, fireworks seemed appropriate. On […]
You’d be hard pressed to find any part of our campus that isn’t beautiful and well tended. Our grounds are expertly tended and look stunning every season. If your Deac doesn’t regularly take a walk up to Reynolda Gardens and Reynolda Village, encourage him or […]
As we continue our look back at the fall semester in photos, this one caught my eye. I am not familiar with this instrument, the gamelan, but it looked really cool to me. — by Betsy Chapman
Several times a year, I try to remind parents of the procedures we have in place in the event of some sort of crisis on campus. One of my fine colleagues on the Crisis Management Team has some good language around what we do at […]
If I were a betting woman, I’d bet that your students are tired, both physically and mentally. From the semester, from finals, from travel home. And perhaps your students don’t want to think about anything taxing just yet. But I hope at some point during […]
There is definitely a big drop in the number of students here. Walking across the Quad midday, I only saw two or three students. In Reynolda Hall, where they often find couches and tables and spots to study, there were far fewer students than earlier […]
Before the Thanksgiving break and the breakneck pace that always seems to accompany the end of the year, I wanted to devote a Daily Deac to Grade Expectations. (I’m an English major, pardon the pun). Particularly for parents of first-year students and sophomores, but really […]
This message came to my inbox yesterday from our Center for Global Programs and Studies. There are opportunities to apply to our WFU Houses in London, Venice, and Vienna – and some reflections from students currently abroad. Study abroad is something I always encourage my […]
I suspect like many of you, I was shocked and horrified to see the events unfolding in Paris on Friday afternoon. I worried for the French people (I had studied abroad in France while at WFU), but also for our study abroad students – those […]
It’s a sunny Friday – was cold in the morning but now the sun is out and it feels pretty good to let it warm you. Even when the weather gets cold, we have some terrific looking flowerbeds on campus. The flowers and greenery near […]