Each week on the Parents’ Page we offer a special message for families of first year students. These are weekly messages that (we hope) have relevance to something the first year students might be experiencing, and we try to offer some suggestions on how […]
It’s the MLK holiday and campus is closed for faculty, staff, and students. This morning we wanted to share news of the work of one of our faculty members. Page Laughlin, Professor, and Smith Young Family Research Fellow, teaches painting at Wake Forest. So if your […]
We did get snow lastnight, Deac families, but not as much as was predicted. There is probably about an inch or two out there, heavier coverage on grass than pavement. It had been raining miserably for about 3 days and yesterday was very cold and […]
At a school where we challenge our students to learn more than just what is in their textbooks and labs, but about their roles and responsibilities as global citizens, it seems especially fitting that we think this weekend about our school motto, Pro Humanitate (for […]
It’s been a wet, cold, grey start to classes this week, Deac families. Not the ideal start to classes and getting into the new routine of the semester. And your Deacs should keep an eye on the forecast – we’re under a winter storm […]
The Daily Deac got an email yesterday about men’s fraternity recruitment, saying we’d given a lot of air time to women’s sorority, recruitment – what about the men? A fair point well made. So let’s talk men’s recruitment. The key dates for recruitment are below, […]
There is a service opportunity coming up this weekend that may be of interest to your students. This would be a great way for any students who are looking for meaningful ways to connect with new friends, while serving our “Pro Humanitate” motto. Please encourage […]
Residence halls opened yesterday for students, and hopefully yours returned then because the weather yesterday was glorious: mid 60s and sunny and much more like spring than winter. The next few days are not quite so nice; it will be rainy today but close […]
Tonight is Pref Night in the sorority recruitment process. That means that some young women will find out they have 2, 1, or 0 options still available to them to join a sorority. This is always a hard night. Bids will go out tomorrow, and […]
It’s the final days before students can return to campus from Winter Break. Those who are here now are either RAs or part of the sorority recruitment process. Here’s the breakdown on recruitment today: Day 3 – Women are invited back to a maximum of […]