Five Senses of North Dining Hall
It’s been a while since we’ve done one of these. Today I am perched at a table in North Dining Hall. It’s 1 pm. I see… – About half of the tables occupied. – 90% of the students I see are dining with others. […]
Preview of TEDxWakeForestU
You may have heard from your students that there was some excitement lastnight: a car driven by a student and a campus shuttle bus collided. No one reported injuries. Story is online here. Today’s Daily Deac was guest authored by Julia Gaburo (’16). Julia is […]
Several Brief Updates
It’s a busy week in my office so today’s Daily Deac is just a few quick hits. aWake All Night is coming up this Saturday night/Sunday morning: “aWake All Night: aWaketh Thee Knight will take students back to Medieval Times. There will be food, […]
Seen on Campus…and Around the World
Yesterday I was on campus and took a few snaps of things I saw. There is some sort of art project on the steps between the Tribble Courtyard and the side entrance of the ZSR Library. Each black […]
Opportunities Abound
Today’s Daily Deac is about opportunities. And they are plentiful. I am on a Volunteer Service Corps listserv, and they have a number of ways your Deacs can get involved with organizations and do some good locally and globally. Note that some of the links […]
Misc Monday
What a glorious, glorious weekend we just had. Yesterday was about 60-65 degrees and sunny – so wonderful after the snow. There is still some snow lingering, by the way, mostly on the side of the roads where it had been piled up by snow […]
Meet a DC Deac – Jennifer Richwine (’93)
It’s the end of the week, and time for another installment of our Meet a Deac feature. We have many Wake Forest families from the D.C. metro area, and we also have a lot of students who want to go to D.C. after graduation. Did you […]
Social Norms
Normally on Fridays at the Daily Deac we encourage you to reach out and have contact with your students. Studies have shown that when parents and students connect on a Friday, the students tend to report less risky behavior that weekend. Wake Forest has been […]
Some Pics of the Snow
Our snow event is not quite finished. The main roads are good, and slowly we are getting the neighborhood roads and side streets cleared. The tough part is black ice from refreezing overnight. It’s supposed to be 55 today, so hopefully that will melt some […]
Weekend Recap
Campus is opening at 10 am today, largely due to the fact that while main roads in Winston are mostly clear and in good shape, neighborhood roads are barely touched by plows (if at all) and can remain difficult to navigate for several days afterwards. […]