Top 3 This Tuesday
Today is a brief Daily Deac – has been a busy day and trying to make sure I get this up by deadline. So here are your Top 3 This Tuesday: 1) Our short-lived snow is nearly all gone now. This morning we had a […]
Catching up with lots of topics
EDITED 11:20 AM – Campus is closing at noon due to the snow. On-campus students were also alerted that they should keep their residence hall windows closed. Welcome back, Deac families! Though you are no doubt sad that your Deacs had to come back […]
WINDY Wake Forest
Happy Black and Gold Friday, Spring Break edition. A lot of your Deacs were trying to sneak off campus today, and it sounds like a good many of them that were headed northeast are running into all kinds of cancellations, courtesy of the noreaster that […]
Throwback Thursday – Where in the World Are Wake Foresters?
Here’s a Throwback Thursday story for you, folks. I was in the Benson Center yesterday and in the atrium I saw one of our Deacons on Parade. Your Deac may walk by this every day, but do they know the story behind it? […]
Spring Break Safety
Spring Break is next week. Knowing that many of our Deacs will be traveling, this is a good time to offer a reminder about spring break safety. General info: the web site safespringbreak.org has a long list of things to consider for your safety. […]
What Your Deacs Are Seeing
I happened to be on the Quad this morning and in the Benson Center. Here’s a glimpse at some of the signs and advertisements your Deacs are seeing. Lots of great movie options to see, body positivity events, lectures and drop-ins. Your students will have […]
Comparison is the thief of joy
Two of my very favorite people on campus (and you know who you are!) turned me on to the quote by Theodore Roosevelt, “Comparison is the thief of joy.” Let me repeat it for emphasis. Big and bold: Comparison is the thief of joy. I […]
Prompts
One of the things I loved the most about my own time as a student at Wake Forest is that this was a place and space where you were prompted to think about Big Things. Certainly that meant big ideas in classes – notable theories, […]
Third Senior Oration
Some great news from campus that I hope you had already heard: our top-ranked men’s tennis team won its first-ever national championship on Monday afternoon, defeating No. 7 UCLA, 4-2, to win the 2018 ITA National Team Indoor Championship. This is an amazing accomplishment and worthy […]
The second of three Senior Orations
Today we continue our feature of Senior Orations. But before we do that, need to make mention of the fact that Spring Break is coming up, and as such there will be residence hall room inspections, as well as some general safety information for students. […]