Back at it
The Thanksgiving break is over. It really looks like fall here today – it’s grey and overcast, it is fairly cool (the 50s), and lots of yellow and brown and orange leaves on the ground. Screen cap from the Quad cam here. The rolled […]
Gratitude – part 4
Hope that all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! As we round out this week of gratitude, today I am grateful for: leftovers stretchy pants a day off to spend with my family May your holiday weekend continue to be full of good food and […]
Happy Thanksgiving!
To all our Wake Forest parents and families – On behalf of the Office of Family Engagement, we wish you and yours a very happy Thanksgiving! May your bellies and hearts be full. May your cares be light. May your ears ring with laughter. And […]
Gratitude part 3
I am not at work today, and I suspect a lot of others are also taking PTO. The University’s administrative offices will be closed tomorrow and Friday. If your Deac is staying on campus and you need to know who to contact in case of […]
Gratitude part 2
Campus is certainly thinning out in terms of population – I got to work today mid-morning and there were *lots* of parking spaces available, which normally does not happen on a Tuesday when class is in session. In continuing our thoughts on gratitude this week, […]
A week of gratitude
It’s a short week on campus due to the Thanksgiving holidays. And because of the spirit of what Thanksgiving means, this week’s Daily Deacs will be about gratitude – with a few other things thrown in for good measure. I am grateful for our motto […]
The Power of Connecting
Another pre-post today, as I am scheduled to get back from my conference very late Thursday night and I suspect will be digging out of my inbox most of Friday (today). This one is about the power of connecting with someone on campus. Wake Forest’s culture […]
BINGO!
Today I am winding my way home, but thought I’d pre-post an activity that your Deacs may want to try (or you could do in your own home communities, maybe with a little modification). It’s a Bingo card. The goal is to get five spaces […]
The Delicate Balance We Walk
Still at my parents and families conference. One of the subjects of the conference is parent communications, and this pre-post has to do with the delicate balance we walk with you in terms of talking about student behaviors. Some students choose to participate in a concerning […]
Blast from the Past
Since I am at a conference this week, I thought it might be fun to cast your memories back to what was happening this week when your Deacs were just babies and toddlers. So here’s a look at things that were happening on November 15th […]