Author: Betsy Chapman Archive

One of the semi-regular features in the Daily Deac is Where In the World Are Wake Foresters, where you send me a picture of you or your Deac in WFU gear somewhere in the world. Obviously at this point in time, no one is going […]

Happy FDORDOCM (First Day of Remote Delivery of Course Material) – or classes are back in session! This is no doubt a good thing for our Deacs, so they can get back in a routine and have some things to occupy their minds. Late Friday […]

I don’t know that I have ever started the Daily Deac with a picture, but I was on campus today taking some pictures and the sky here struck me as so beautiful that I wanted you all to see it. It is hard […]

Today a message went out to students, faculty, staff, and parents/families to announce that no later than March 30, Wake Forest will communicate decisions about plans to resume in-person classes, as well as plans for Commencement. Read the message here. I do not have […]

It’s Day 3 of telecommuting for virtually all faculty and staff, and we have a very, very small number of students on campus. I suspect that most of you reading this are also trying to figure out the “new normal,” whether that is working from […]

Today is what I am calling LDFRN – Last Day For Right Now. At noon today, all our Deacs need to leave campus, save for a very small number that were approved to stay because of exceptional hardships. Even though staff are working remotely, I […]

I described the coronavirus situation to someone as like riding the Space Shuttle on the outside – it is a crazy ride where you are going a bajillion miles an hour and hanging on for dear life :) We continued to work throughout the weekend. […]

First of all, I would like to thank all the Daily Deacdom for your patience as we navigate this uncharted territory together. Colleges typically have great playbooks for move-in, orientation, major events, etc. but this is a situation that none of us have gone through […]

I am typing this at 7 am and there could be things that change between now and 5-6 pm when this typically hits your mailboxes but I want to make sure this gets in the queue to be sent to you. Things really are moving at […]

The human, personal touch of Wake Forest is something we greatly value, and it has been a point of pride that our communications with our parents and families are warm, personal, and that they reflect our desire to have you engaged as vital members of […]