I am on the Volunteer Service Corps listserv, and got a happy email yesterday about an event tomorrow. One of the toughest adjustments for some college students is the lack of pets. If you grew up with a dog or a cat (or any other beloved […]
Our Student Health Service sent me some information today about an upcoming flu vaccine clinic, which will be held on October 7th. Vaccines are of course a personal decision, but having been taken down by a flu that went through campus in January of […]
There are a good many Deacs who are interested in sports – either playing sports via Intramural or Club sports, going to live sporting events from our WFU teams, or watching other college or pro sports on TV. We have a speaker coming up tomorrow […]
[Trigger warning for today’s Daily Deac: 9/11 anniversary mentioned.] As is frequently my practice on Fridays, I check out the Events calendar online to see what’s coming up for the weekend that may be of interest to your students. There are more than will be mentioned […]
Yesterday the U.S. News and World Report’s 2016 Best Colleges guide came out. Key stats: Wake Forest ranked 27th among 280 national universities. Wake Forest has been ranked in the top 30 national universities for 20 years. The Wake Forest School of Business undergraduate program […]
It was a hot one yesterday, but with every passing day in September, we get a little closer to fall. So here’s a few fall things your Deacs can look forward to. Fall leaves – Wake is glorious and transcendent in the […]
First football game of the season was lastnight. It was a warm one, but the important part is that the Deacs won! Score was 41-3; recap here. I’d take a repeat of that score every game day, thank you very much 🙂 It’s the […]
Lastnight was the panel discussion entitled ‘The Flag: Navigating Southern Identity, Race and Symbolism.’ This was a thought-provoking conversation – sometimes painful, often eye-opening – but colleges are a place for difficult conversations and probing tough issues. I hope your students attended. If you wished you […]
Today is just packed. Tons of things to see and do. This afternoon starting at 3:30 pm on the Mag Quad (aka Manchester Plaza) is the Student Involvement Fair – a wonderful opportunity for students of all class years to get involved in […]
Hopefully all our students are settling in to their schedules and adjusting to their roommates. Today is the first official day of what is referred to as “Room Thaw,” which is the period in which students can investigate changing rooms with someone else. And this […]
