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Some Suggestions for Fall Break

If your student is coming home for Fall Break, or if he/she is bringing home friends too, here are a few suggestions of things to consider. They will eat.  A lot.  And will appreciate anything homemade.  Think about your student’s favorite foods, and double the […]


Fall Break Came Early

Judging by the parking lots on campus, it looks like Fall Break – which technically starts tomorrow – came early for some of our students.  While it is normally not easy to find a late-morning parking spot in your lot of choice, today there seemed […]


Music and the College Experience

Fall break is right around the corner, and that means some of our students will be embarking on road trips – either near or far – to head to their own home or maybe a roommate or friend’s home.  And some of my fondest memories of […]


Meet a Deac – Lavi Wilson

We hope you have been enjoying meeting some of our terrific colleagues at Wake Forest.  Today we meet someone who can play a tremendous supporting role with our students in the area of substance abuse prevention.  The Daily Deac featured the new CHOICES […]


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 […]


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