Yesterday on campus I heard the sad news about the passing of Miss Ming, the beloved golden retriever of our Communication professor Allan Louden. Ming was a fixture on campus, frequently seen in and around Carswell Hall and on the Magnolia (aka Manchester) quad and […]
Several times a year, the University’s Crisis Management Team meets to review plans and procedures and to practice ‘tabletop exercises.’ Tabletop exercises present the Crisis Management Team with a hypothetical crisis and the team is asked to formulate a response in real time, with changing […]
Yesterday afternoon at 4:15, there was a press conference. Our head football coach, Jim Grobe, resigned. The story is here at Wakeforestsports.com. The real story though, is what a class act Jim Grobe is. I had the pleasure of hearing him speak at events […]
We just learned of this opportunity for first-year students and wanted to pass it along to our Deac families. Dr. Brower has an informational meeting set for Dec. 2 at 5-6 pm in Greene Hall Room 162. The final deadline is January 16 for all material to be turned […]
On behalf of the Office of Parent Programs, I want to wish you and your family a very happy Thanksgiving. May your homes be full with loved ones. May your voices be full of laughter. May your tables be full of food. May your hearts […]
Here are some shots of last week’s Turkeypalooza. Many thanks to all the students, faculty, and staff who gave their time and baking talents to help provide Thanksgiving dinners for families who might not otherwise have them. That is Pro Humanitate at its best.
First of all, for our parents and families reading this morning and worrying about the weather and travel conditions: as of 7:45 this morning, it was cold and rainy but I did not experience any ice at all on the roads. There was a bit […]
If you are going to be on campus to pick up your student for Thanksgiving and have a little time, there is a walk worth taking. You can do this with your student, or on your own with a little help from the Campus […]
Last night I was a witness to a really moving event on campus. Students who had been friends of Andrew Pillow’s, the student who passed away last week, organized a candlelight vigil for him at 8 pm. While I know some of the students who […]
Summertime on campus is really different – because obviously there are fewer students, that is the time for construction projects and summer camps and conferences and so on. One day during the summer, I was walking to Starbucks at the ZSR Library and I swore […]