Throwback Wednesday
Today I got asked a question and had to dig through some old Howlers; the Howler is the Wake Forest yearbook. Way back in the day – in the 1940s and 50s (and earlier) – they had elaborate shows of affection for the ladies […]
Fall Break ideas
Fall Break is this Thursday-Friday, and we are starting to see signs of students sneaking out early (fewer students walking around on campus, easier to find parking spaces). Important info for students who are staying on campus: know which dining facilities are open (and […]
Rethinking Community
Today’s Daily Deac shares some information from the Pro Humanitate Institute. Whether your students want to get involved in the Student Hub, or just want to hear some of the speakers, this looks like a wonderful opportunity to be engaged with some of the […]
Art Friday
There is a great story on the Wake Forest web site today called Priceless, which is about the student art-buying trip and the collection that has been built over the years. Highly recommend that you read it. At the end of the story, […]
Things one should learn in college
There are tons of things students should learn in college – certainly all the academic parts of college, but there are other things too. I thought about this today and came up with my list. You might have other ideas you wish to share with […]
Fast Facts about the Class of 2021
I don’t know if we have any La La Land fans out there, but their opening song “Another Day of Sun” has been running through my head all week, because it has been day after day of sun here. There will come a […]
Pics So Far
Today’s Daily Deac is a peek into master photographer Ken Bennett’s archives to see some of the things that have been happening on campus since the semester began. Here we have: a prayer vigil after Charlottesville, the Demon Deacon making a confetti angel during Homecoming, […]
More on Flu Shots
Well, Wake played a hard-fought game against Florida State on Saturday night and lost within the last couple of minutes. Still, it was some great football and a loud crowd, which bodes well. Few announcements to make you aware of: In addition to the flu […]
Dogs on campus – and Flu shots
I was talking to an administrator friend of mine the other day about how it seems like there is always someone walking a dog on campus, and frequently it is a student. Not sure if these dogs are pets owned by seniors living off campus, […]
HIT THE BRICKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Today is Hit the Bricks, one of my all-time favorite days on campus. I have been joking that we ought to call it Hot the Bricks, because it is a steamy 87 degrees. It is tough to get a really good look at the […]
