In this Issue: one theory of college student development and how families can understand the phases/changes our students go through as they strive for adulthood This is a Daily Deac that I like to repeat every year, and it is not just for the new […]
In this Issue: Happy Monday, Deac families! We are well into June and well into Summer Session I, with a good number of Deacs on campus for the Summer Management Program as well as other classes. And there are still seats available for many Summer […]
In this Issue We come to the end of the work week and there are a couple of things to smile about today: We have some great news about Wake Forest’s new initiative in Charlotte – very exciting. And for those of you with Deacs […]
In this Issue: For those of you with Deacs in Summer Session I, they will have experienced some drizzle, some flat out rain, and a lot of grey in between. I went to the Quad Cam to get you a shot of campus and, […]
In this Issue: how to help your student build strength and resilience One of the greatest parts about going to school at Wake Forest (or working here) is that you are surrounded by very smart, very talented people, who are high achievers. But being surrounded […]
In this Issue Today’s message has mostly info for our P’29s, but I also wanted to say this to our families of students who have already traveled abroad as part of their studies: My hat is off to you. It’s one thing to send your […]
In this Issue: June is here – and even if I didn’t have a calendar to tell me it is June, I’d know the month by the condition of the Quad grass at the front of Wait Chapel. See all the brown parts? That’s dead […]
In this Issue: Happy end of the week, Daily Deac-ers! I am finally reunited with my phone (though it is not exactly synched the way it needs to be), so I am playing catch up on news. Here’s what I have for you today: Test […]
In this Issue: today we talk about things one should ideally learn in college I am still on PTO so this is a lightly-edited pre-post. I run this column most summers in case it may be good fodder for conversations with your Deac. College learning […]
In this Issue: I am closing out the last of my pre-posted Daily Deacs with Tall Poppy Syndrome (since I am just returning from France and I love the fields of French poppies). Today I want to talk about poppies, and take a moment to […]