Spring Break is next week. The break comes right after midterms, and students will be ready for a break. Some of them might come home to you to visit, others might go to the beach (either in the US or the Caribbean). Some will go on […]
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 […]