A Surprise Snow!
Mother Nature pulled a fast one on all of us early this morning. We woke up to snow that had not been predicted or expected. This was not a huge snow event, a light powdery covering that was enough to obscure the grass but it […]
Golden Moments
If you were watching the Oscars last night, you saw the golden moment of Wake Forest’s own Kelly FitzGerald (’17), whose short film was chosen as one of six winners in a Team Oscar contest. You can see Kelly at the Oscars here, and there is […]
Senior Oration: Anne Hillgartner ’15
In the coming weeks, the Daily Deac will feature the finalists for Senior Orations. Three students were chosen to read their Senior Oration during Founders’ Day Convocation. But all of the top ten orations are worth sharing, and we’ll publish one at a time. Today’s […]
February: Social and Spiritual Wellbeing
As parents, we know that your child’s wellbeing is of the utmost importance and we want you to know that it’s important to us too! That’s why Thrive is bringing you monthly Parent’s Only blogs on how you can support your child’s wellbeing at Wake […]
Vote for a Deac
I received an email the other day about a photo contest featuring one of our very own Deacs, senior Emily Jobe (’15) of Summerfield, NC. Emily was studying abroad last summer in China. She just happened to have her umbrella with her when her classmate (also […]
WFU to host TEDx ‘Hearts & Minds’
Wake Forest students are very entrepreneurial in their thinking and their activities. A few years ago, they started TEDx events on campus – these are local versions of the TED Talks you might have seen on YouTube. The organizers of this year’s event wanted parents […]
Snow Day!
Today campus is closed because of snow. The 3-5″ we were predicted to have didn’t come to pass. We only have an inch or two, and that got tapped down by sleet lastnight. You can check out the snow (while it lasts) via the
A Few Thoughts on Academics and Grades
A few thoughts on academics today. Occasionally I receive a message from a parent or family member (or sometimes the student him/herself) about grades. Typically these are from freshmen students or parents, and the questions are in the vein of ‘I wish the grades were […]
Happy Black and Gold Friday!
It’s Friday, and as always, I hope you’re making it a Black and Gold Friday wherever you are. Wear WFU colors and show your school pride! Correction from yesterday: the Kissing Kanines booth is in the Benson Center 3rd floor. Hope your students get […]
Valentine’s Day Thoughts
This weekend is Valentine’s Day, which can be a really tricky time in college. Students might be in a relationship, or they might be in some sort of ambiguous place where they don’t want to push too hard to DTR (Define the Relationship) and scare […]