You may or may not know that your students’ WFU email addresses are run through Google and their Gmail system. One of the tough things we have faced after students graduating is that their WFU emails would expire, and unless they told us their new […]
Commencement 2014 is just a few weeks away. It is a time of great celebration and joy for graduates and their families. It’s also time when we get a lot of questions in the Parent Programs office about Commencement. So I thought I’d […]
Last week’s Message for First Year Families was about Sustainability. Tomorrow (Tuesday, April 22) there will be an Earth Day Fair for campus, and I hope your students will plan to attend. The Earth Day Fair is being organized by the
Tomorrow is an academic and administrative holiday. If you have a concern about a student (either after normal business hours or on a holiday), University Police is our 24/7 contact. You can call them at 336-758-5591 (non-emergencies) or 336-758-5911 (emergencies) and they will contact the appropriate on-call […]
Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending the induction ceremony of the newest members of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest academic honor society. About twenty juniors and around 50 seniors were invited to join this year. It was a wonderful event […]
Some of the most positive feedback we get at the Daily Deac is from parents and family members who appreciate seeing photos of things that are happening on campus, and also the “five senses” posts where we set up camp somewhere around the campus and […]
Good Monday morning, Deac families! Here’s a little bit of news from everywhere to help you start your week. This weekend was perhaps the most beautiful one we have had all spring. It was sunny all weekend, highs in the mid-70s, and all of the […]
Today is the first of two Campus Days for Accepted Students. These days are some of the happiest of our year – when we get a chance to meet potential members of the Class of 2018 and their parents. If you are a coming […]
It is coming down to the end of the semester and the Class of 2014 will very soon leave us for Whatever’s Next. For some of them it will be their first real job. For others, graduate or professional school. Others are still looking for […]
Last night at 6:30, campus had a fantastic pep rally to welcome Danny Manning, our new men’s head basketball coach. The event was called “Mann the Quad” (perhaps a reference to the “Seize the Quad” events they have once every year or so) […]
