FIFA Fever
The FIFA World Cup is taking place right now, and seems to have captured the attention of much of the world. (As I type this midday, I will tell you that I’m rooting for Spain). Rooting for your favorite sports team can be a great […]
A few thoughts on academics from an adviser
UPDATED JUNE 20TH: the Daily Deac below was written days ago, before we got the tragic news of the death of Zachary Zhang (see news release here). Please join me in offering your thoughts and prayers to Zachary’s family, friends, and loved ones. Today […]
Thoughts on travel during breaks
Still away on my travels, so today’s pre-post is about getting to and from campus at breaks. Around this time of year, we typically get questions about the Thanksgiving and Winter breaks and how to schedule flights home for their students. Here’s a few things […]
There is more to it than you may realize
I am traveling this week, so this is one of many pre-posted Daily Deacs. Many years ago, I was in a meeting where our Dean of Residence Life, Donna McGalliard, was discussing the intentionality of our campus design and the fact that our residence hall […]
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 […]
Maya Angelou
Many of you may know of Angelou residence hall, named after Maya Angelou, but did you know the story behind her long and loving relationship with Wake Forest? Dr. Angelou came to Wake Forest in 1982 and taught poetry as Reynolds Professor of American […]
Sod the Quad!
Today you get a few pics of projects on campus. One of which I stumbled upon this morning – the laying of new sod where the Commencement tent had been. If you look at this screen grab of the Quad Cam, as you face […]
The hidden nooks and crannies of ZSR
Wandered down to the ZSR Library midday with my hopeful Class of ’27 Deac, who wanted to wander around to every floor and examine every nook and cranny. We stumbled upon a couple of little-known places and spaces and thought it might be fun for […]
Five Quick Thoughts
Happy Monday, Daily Deacdom! I hope you are at the start of a fantastic week. It’s New Student Reception time, so we are crazybusy in our office. While I didn’t have enough time to do a proper Five Senses post today, I can give you […]
Pic of the Day – Part 2
As we round out the week, thought it would be fun to close with something seasonally-inappropriate. I happened to see this in the photo archives and while we are (thankfully) well past winter, I just loved the jubilation on the faces of these students. There […]