Rainy Monday morning
If your student has an 8 or 9 am class today, they are going to be unhappy. Right now it is a pelting rain, and there are big enough puddles that if you are a young lady wearing flat shoes, they will be soaked […]
Wake the Weekends
As we look to the end of this week – and just one more school week before Fall Break – it’s worth noting that there is a heck of a lot of programming scheduled for your students in their leisure time. Our friends in […]
Reflections from our Student Trustee
During Family Weekend, I heard an extraordinary speech from Jim O’Connell (’13), our Student Trustee. I had met Jim earlier in the summer at a New Student Reception in Tampa, FL for incoming first-year students, and he was a terrific speaker. The Parent Programs office […]
Meet a Deac – Ken Bennett
Today’s Meet a Deac is someone whose work you see all the time, but you likely don’t know him. He’s our University Photographer, Ken Bennett. When you see a beautiful picture on our website, or photo coverage of campus events, or spreads in the […]
WFU CHOICES
Yesterday, I had the chance to learn more about a program at Wake Forest that might be of interest to parents and families. WFU CHOICES – which stands for Cultivating Healthier Opinions In Challenging Everyday Situations – is Wake Forest’s substance abuse prevention program. The […]
Voices of Our Time and Conference
It is a cold and rainy Monday morning, Deac families. Yesterday and today have been our first taste of truly cold weather. Yesterday was grey and overcast, alternating rain and mist for a good bit of the afternoon. Today the high is scheduled […]
Fall Break Service Trip
Fall Break will be held on Friday, October 19th. For students who live within reasonable driving distance, they may elect to go home to see their families (maybe taking a friend or two with them), or head out on a road trip to see friends […]
Seen Around Campus
Tuesday I had a number of meetings on the central part of campus, so I took a look around at some of the common student hangout areas and high traffic areas for announcement and signage, just to see what was going on this week. There […]
Meet a Deac – Jennifer Richwine (’93)
If you or your student have ever attended a major University event such as Convocation, a Voices of Our Time speaker, or Commencement, you may not know the people behind those fantastic productions. Those events come off so seamlessly due to the efforts of […]
Tonight at 7 pm: E60
There is a can’t-miss TV program tonight, so Deac families, get ready to set your DVRs. Tonight at 7 p.m. Wake Forest’s very own Tom Walter and Kevin Jordan will be featured on the ESPN program E:60. You might remember that Coach Walter, […]
