The long-awaited addition to Worrell Professional Center (WPC) is now completed, so our department of Health and Exercise Science has moved in there. I have seen students and faculty coming and going so I decided to take a little walkabout. (True confession: mostly I got […]
Happy Friday, Deac families. I happened to spend some time in an office that I don’t usually frequent, and at the time I did not sit there and do a proper Five Senses kind of post, but let me share some impressions with you. My […]
There are so many great people at Wake Forest – some with names and faces that are very public, others that you might not know but who may have a profound impact on your students. Our Meet a Deac series – I hope – will introduce […]
Senior Orations are a kind of essay competition where seniors could submit an essay about their Wake Forest experience to be judged (by a group of faculty, if I recall correctly). Ten overall finalists were selected, and of those ten, three Senior Orations were selected […]
We continue our Meet a Deac series this week with one of my dear friends, Dr. James Raper of the University Counseling Center. You would have met James if you attended the Just for Parents: Help with the College Transition session during Orientation/move-in weekend; he co-facilitates that […]
I sure hope you have ESPN U as part of your cable TV service and could watch last night’s incredible men’s basketball game. Our Deacs had not been doing well of late – hadn’t won a game since January 10th, I believe – but that all changed […]
Yesterday was Founder’s Day Convocation. At the ceremony, there were numerous awards given for teaching and research – I hope you will take a look at the list of faculty who were honored, as it is a great list. At Founder’s Day we also […]
The Office of Wellbeing provides oversight for the Thrive initiative and develops prevention education and partnership throughout the campus. Our office developed an alcohol-focused social norms campaign because we know that both at Wake Forest and other universities, a student’s alcohol use is heavily influenced by […]
Today is a nice and sunny day on campus. The air is cool, but the sun is warm. I had lunch in the Benson Center today and saw a lot of students hanging around at the tables on the patio. After having had snow earlier […]
Today’s Daily Deac is a guest post from Colin Johnson (’16), Chair of Wake ‘N Shake. ———– The disease of cancer has touched many of our lives in painful and tragic ways. Here at Wake Forest, we are seeking to find a cure for cancer […]