We’re gearing up for the return of our students. First it will be the young ladies who are participating in sorority recruitment (what we called “rush” when I was in college), then the rest of the student body. The start of the spring semester brings […]
Before we get to our guest blog, wanted to make families aware of a program note from the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life. Upcoming Webinars: The recruitment processes for the fraternity and sorority community can be a fun and exciting time – and it can […]
Today’s Daily Deac comes to you from the official guest blogger of the Wake Washington program, Emily Beeland ’19 I cannot believe that Thanksgiving Break is next week – it feels like just yesterday I was moving to D.C. for the start of the semester. […]
Let’s talk global today! Next week (November 13-17) there are a number of great events coming up as part of International Education Week (IEW). Of particular note, there is a wonderful keynote speech by Mr. Ishmael Beah; he will speak on Monday November 13th at 7 pm in Wait […]
This morning I put up this week’s Message for First Year Families, which is entitled Grade Expectations (get it? Remember, I was an English major twice over at Wake.) Grade expectations is about the transition from the kinds of grades our students had […]
Today starts our Homecoming weekend, and it’s my 25th reunion (and I have lifelong friends coming) so this is a pre-post :) Don’t know if parents and families are aware of this yet, but we have a wonderful and new Wake Forest presence in Washington, […]
Today’s Daily Deac is going to be like a good jambalaya – lots of stuff in it all blending together. First up: the Move-in Parking Pass for incoming first-year families is now available online. Please print one out and bring it with you on […]
(The Daily Deac is on vacation and will return Tuesday, June 21. The following covers a frequently discussed topic.) Today we pick up our conversation about study abroad, this time to discuss timing. When should my student go abroad? Conventional wisdom has been that the […]
Today’s frequently asked question is about study abroad. There is a wonderful Center for Global Progams and Studies website, which allows students to search potential abroad options. Deacs thinking about an abroad experience should go through this website in detail. I want to […]
You are probably all tiring of the descriptions of the superb weather we are having here, but it bears repeating. It. Is. Glorious. Lots on the docket to talk about today, most of it coming in the vein of ‘items on the WFU smorgasboard’. Urge […]
