P’ years and what they mean
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 […]
Step Counts – How Far Away Is…
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 […]
Faculty Etiquette
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 […]
Where In the World Are Wake Foresters?
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 […]
Why the Liberal Arts Are So Important
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 […]
Amazing opportunities: mentoring and academics
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 […]
Roomates!
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 […]
Nooks and crannies
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 […]
First-year student course registration
Incoming first-year students will do their course registration next week. First-year students have been getting a variety of emails all summer to help them prepare for registration (see archives here), but I also talked to my friends in the Office of Academic Advising to […]
Laptops for college
I received this information below from one of my colleagues who works with WakeWare, our laptop program. For those of you who might be considering whether you want to purchase a WakeWare laptop vs. BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), this may be helpful to you […]