The First Job Advice Letter
It is coming down to the end of the semester and the Class of 2014 will very soon leave us for Whatever’s Next. For some of them it will be their first real job. For others, graduate or professional...
View ArticleHelp Get Your Senior Prepared for Graduation
We have a challenge for you, parents of graduating seniors. We need your help. There are two critical pieces of information that we need from your students after they graduate. The first is their...
View ArticleThursday Roundup
We’re coming close to the end of the week, and it’s going to be a cold (and rainy) one this weekend. High of 47 predicted? Enjoy the nice days today and tomorrow while you still can. Project Pumpkin...
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Gratitude Day – Wednesday 11/19
It is freezing, freezing, cold today, Deac families. High of a frigid 36. And while I know many of you are from colder climes than ours, already dealing with snow and superfrigid temperatures, let me...
View ArticleOpportunities Abound – for Students AND Parents and Families
I was at a meeting this morning where we covered a ton of upcoming events. There are countless ways for your students to be engaged in interesting and exciting activities. Here’s just a few of them....
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A Beautiful Day
It is a beautiful day on campus. We are still riding the Stephen Colbert high; I was talking to some faculty friends earlier today and they say their students are so excited about the announcement...
View ArticleBlack and Gold Friday
Happy Black and Gold Friday, Deac families. I hope that wherever you are, you think about wearing black and gold or WFU apparel to show your WFU pride. And help spread the idea to your students. If...
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#7DaysofSummer
Happy Friday, Deac families. Are you wearing your black and gold? If not, make it a habit every Friday to show your WFU spirit! I wanted to send out a message on behalf of our Office of Personal and...
View ArticleHandshake is Here!
The Office of Personal and Career Development (OPCD) has a fantastic new personal and career development tool for students to use: Handshake. Handshake grants students access to jobs and internship...
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Warm With Gentle Breezes
My P’92 mom is fond of saying the best weather is “warm with gentle breezes,” and that is what your Deacs are getting on this fine Monday. Around midday I was on the south side of campus for the 11;50...
View ArticleNew MS Unveiled for Business Analytics and ‘Big Data’
There is news coming from the Business School that might be of interest to your Deacs, and I share it with great enthusiasm. We just issued a news release on a new Master of Science in Business...
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Not Quite a Five Senses
Happy Friday, Deac families. I happened to spend some time in an office that I don’t usually frequent, and at the time I did not sit there and do a proper Five Senses kind of post, but let me share...
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It’s Almost Unfair How Nice the Weather Is
I went out to lunch today to The Porch (which, if your students have not discovered, they need to. Great tex-mex and the best queso in the city). It was the first time I had been out of my building...
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Two Upcoming Events of Note
I received a message yesterday from one of our History faculty members about an upcoming panel discussion this Thursday that might be of interest to current students, but also to any families who might...
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Seen and Heard – and a Preview of Coming Attractions
Here’s a “minute from Wake Forest” today. It was a chilly morning, so I was hoofing it as fast as I could across the Quad to Reynolda, where I had a meeting. As I scurried by, I saw all these tags...
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Helping students prep for finals with food, costumes, and compassion
Late Night Breakfast was lastnight – free food in the Pit from 10-midnight. My shift was not until 11, but I am told that there was an enormous line at 10 and the place was packed. We served breakfast...
View ArticleNew Year’s Resolution: one hour at the OPCD
As your students return from break, one thing to consider encouraging is for them to plan to make time for the OPCD (Office of Personal and Career Development). The OPCD career web site has buttons...
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Wake Washington
Today starts our Homecoming weekend, and it’s my 25th reunion (and I have lifelong friends coming) so this is a pre-post Don’t know if parents and families are aware of this yet, but we have a...
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Guest Blog: Supporting Your Students in Transition
Today’s Daily Deac is a guest blog from Allison McWilliams ’95, Assistant Vice President, Mentoring and Alumni Personal and Career Development College is an awesome, exciting, life-changing time of new...
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Webinar of note
For the P’18s in the Daily Deacdom – and perhaps other parent years too – there is a webinar coming up that might be of interest to you: Support Their Five: Setting up Young Adults for Success after...
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