Last day of vacay for me, so a final pre-posted blog. Today I’m putting a plug in for the Student Involvement Fair. Here’s the basics: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 Student Involvement Fair 3:30 p.m.—6 p.m. Manchester Plaza (Rain date: Thursday, Sept. 6, 3–5 p.m.) What is […]
As I continue my PTO, I am recycling an oldie but goodie from the Daily Deac archives. Enjoy! ————– All first year students are housed on the south part of campus. We deliberately concentrate all the first years in one part of campus so […]
I’m on PTO all this week, so I have pre-written a number of Daily Deacs to run in my absence. Occasionally I get a question from a parent or family member asking me why I talk about someone as a P’19 – what does that […]
I am out this whole week and thought I’d reprise some oldies but goodies. This one is about distances from upperclassmen residence halls. Enjoy! One of the longstanding myths on campus is that Palmer and Piccolo residence halls are way, way, way farther out than […]
I’m out all week – so this is a pre-post, and a repeat of an oldie but goodie. For those who are P’22s with incoming first-year students, today’s Daily Deac is a primer in some of the etiquette that will help your Deac make a good […]
Happy Black and Gold Friday, Deac families! Hope you are wearing your black and gold (or WFU apparel) to show your school spirit. Several weeks back, I posted a call for some Where In The World Are Wake Foresters? pictures, and a couple of you […]
One of my colleagues on the academic side of the house forwarded me this article from LinkedIn. It is entitled “Why liberal arts and the humanities are as important as engineering” and it is a terrific reminder of why we need students who are […]
Today’s Daily Deac is about opportunities. The first is from my colleagues in the Office of Alumni Engagement and it is meant for any Daily Deacers who are still with us even after their students graduated: We’ve launched the application for our Young […]
One of my colleagues sent me an email telling me that housing and roommate information will be available online sometime this week. It sounds like first year students will receive an email (on their WFU account), saying they should log in (w/ their username […]
Happy Monday, Deac families! Let’s make it a great week. I was in the Benson Center early this morning going to the Post Office and saw the lounge that sits between the Post Office and the Dean of Students suite, empty. During the school […]
