Where In the World
I am en route back to Winston today, so I am grateful to have some Where In the World Are Wake Foresters? pictures to pre-post. It is such fun to see where in the world our Deacs are! Here is Cameron McClure ’19, a Business […]
Several items of note for our P’21 families
This morning I got a hold of a PDF of the Parents and Families Orientation brochure. For those of you who are looking for the schedule, here it is: WFU_Parent-Orientation-brochure_2017. Heads up: for much of the time on Weds. afternoon and Thursday, you and your […]
It’s a small Wake Forest world
Another travel day for me, and looking forward to meeting all the new Wake Foresters at the Larchmont New Student Reception this evening. It’s always a terrific event and I am really excited. To me it is always fascinating when you find unexpected Wake Forest […]
Down Under Deacs
It’s a travel day for me, so I thought I’d include one of our “Where in the World Are Wake Foresters?” pictures. This is Alex Sharp (’20) from Melbourne, Australia. Alex’s father tells us that “Alex is on the Women’s Basketball team and is currently home for […]
Pic of the Day
Our intrepid Ken Bennett, University Photographer extraordinaire, captured this great shot of Bailey Park in downtown Winston-Salem. They hold monthly public yoga classes in their beautiful green space. If your Deacs want to practice a little self-care in the spirit of our Thrive initiative, Bailey Park […]
Weddings
Here’s a little Throwback Thursday trivia for you, Deac families. When I was a student, lo these 25 years ago, our Chaplain at the time was a wonderful alumnus named Ed Christman, who was famous for his Orientation speech. By some magic I will never […]
Advice for the upcoming school year
Because summer is a slow time for the Daily Deac, thought it might be fun to feature a few short but sweet pieces of advice for your Deacs for the upcoming school year. As with all my advice, it is offered a) free, and b) […]
Something to ponder for the day off
Tomorrow is Independence Day, and I hope you will have the day off and have some time for fun and fellowship with family and friends. I sat next to two young Marines on a flight home from my first New Student Reception of the season, […]
Funday Monday
Calling today Funday Monday because it is an exceptionally nice day on campus. Cooler than normal – a mild and delightful 82 degrees and sunny. Warm enough not to need a jacket, cool enough not to sweat too much if you are outside walking around […]
Happy Friday!
Happy Black and Gold Friday, Deac families! Hope you are wearing your WFU colors – you know I am. Big news here was that our own John Collins got picked in the NBA draft lastnight. He’ll be playing for the Atlanta Hawks. That’s good […]