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National Take Your Dog to Work Day

There are two things that are sure-fire attractions for college students: free food, and dogs. Around midterms and finals, there are offices and organizations on campus that sponsor “Puppies on the Quad” type events so that students can get in some love and cuddles with […]


A very special experience

Happy Black and Gold Friday, Deac families! I am out on PTO today, and then will be traveling west for our Atherton New Student Reception, so this is a pre-post (as will be many of next week’s Daily Deacs). During Commencement weekend, we had a […]


Help us get $100,000 for the Wake Forest Fund!

OK y’all, it’s that time of year again. You know that as a general rule, I like to keep money talk out of the Daily Deac, but we are getting to the end of our fiscal year and our year-end goals are very much on […]


To close out the week

As we close out this week and head into the long Memorial Day weekend, I thought it would be fun to share some pictures from Commencement. And because Memorial Day is to honor those who have fought and died for our country, I wanted to […]


Commencement!!!

WOW, Deac families – you really pulled it off. I thought we were going to be in a really precarious position relative to the threat of storms. And you heard me when I asked for you to send up prayers, invocations, supplications, and anything else […]


New Student Receptions

For our new P’22 parents and families – we want to make sure you know about our New Student Receptions program. These are meet and greet events where incoming students and their parents/guardians can meet other Wake families. We try to have upperclassmen/women at these […]


Today’s information is practical, tactical stuff for our P’18s about to graduate. This is coming straight from the Commencement Severe Weather page: With inclement weather potentially in the forecast on Monday, May 21, Wake Forest University commencement organizers encourage graduates and their families to […]


Our hearts are broken

It is hard to express the sadness on campus this morning upon the news of the loss of a student, Alicia Gonzalez (’19). Any loss of life is tragic, but to lose two students within a month is almost unbearable. I hope you will join me […]


Commencement Day Advice

For parents and families of graduating seniors (P’18s), we like to offer you a few thoughts and suggestions on the happiest day of the year on campus: Commencement. But first I want to ask a favor. Please begin saying whatever prayers/invocations/supplications/casting of positive thoughts […]


5 Senses of the Quad – Campus Day edition

Happy Black and Gold Friday, Deac families! Hope you’re sporting black and gold, or WFU attire to show your school spirit 🙂 Today is the second and final Campus Day for Accepted Students. And since I have not done a Five Senses post in […]


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