Normally at this time of year, I put out my annual list of recommendations for Commencement – things like be sure to wear sunscreen, don’t wear your best shoes because the Quad gets muddy with 10,000 people walking the same paths in the grass, etc. […]
I was so busy on Friday working on my senior salute that I completely whiffed on the fact that Sunday was Mother’s Day. So today I offer a belated Happy Mother’s Day to all the special women in the Wake Forest family. Whether you are […]
Before we get to the main content of the blog, wanted to point out that we have new resources for you about Move-Out: webinar from last night slide deck from last night enhanced FAQ And new hours for our Call Center next […]
Many thanks to all in the Daily Deacdom for your patience as we work on part II of our Move Out Webinar. A LOT of questions came in about the process and it has taken some time to cull those responses. There are also a […]
Today the internet giveth. In spectacular fashion. If you are a reader of a certain age, you remember Gloria Gaynor’s epic break up anthem, I Will Survive. Not only is the song being played on our carillon (thank you, carilloneur!), but we got a […]
Today is Reading Day, a day’s break between early finals and late finals – sort of a palate cleanser, or a moment to catch your breath. As is my custom, I wanted to share a few finals and/or quarantine funnies memes, because longtime readers know […]
Straight out of the gate this week, a couple of news items: 1) most of our resident students received a message today about scheduling appointments for move-out (or to indicate pack-and-st0re); and 2) I need to ask our P’20s for some help: we are looking […]
It’s May 1st today, and so begins what I think of as the Janus month in college administrators’ lives. If my memory serves from my Classics classes, Janus was the Roman god of beginnings and endings. He is shown with two faces: one looking behind, […]
Today a major University update went out to students, faculty, staff, and parents/families from President Hatch. You can read it here. Lots to digest, so I want to give what context I can. We have announced a highly-structured and controlled self-move-out process so students […]
Yesterday, Dr. Penny Rue, Vice President for Campus Life, sent out a message to families of the Class of 2020 discouraging them to return to Winston-Salem for in-person social connections; read it here (a similar message went out to families of students still […]