Happy Friday, Deac families! It started out as a gloomy and misty Campus Day, but the sun is now out, the Quad is gorgeous, and it’s a great day for the Five Senses. I’m at a nice shady umbrella table outside Zick’s just before […]
There are a number of big days on campus throughout the year: Commencement, move-in, Hit the Bricks, Project Pumpkin, Lovefeast – and Campus Day for Accepted Students. Campus Day will be held tomorrow, and a second Campus Day next Friday. For maybe half of […]
There was a wonderful, moving piece I read today from a mom who wrote her middle child a note as he turned 17, telling him the 17 things she wishes he would know on his 17th birthday. Check it out for yourself and share […]
Yesterday the Wake Forest family lost a much-beloved member, Lu Leake. Lu came to Wake Forest in 1964 as dean of women, and she had held many different titles, including assistant vice president for planning and dean of the summer school, before retiring in 1997 […]
It would be hard to have improved on the weekend we just had. Weatherwise we were in the low- to mid-70s, sunny, light breezes. Perfect. Some of our students hit the road for beach weekend, others stayed on campus. I suspect some of them might […]
Finals start about 3 weeks from now, so the stess level on campus will be going up as exams draw nearer. There are diversions of course – the great weather, beautiful spring flowers, and beach weekend (this weekend, I believe), and the thought of post-exams […]
Today’s Daily Deac was written by Student Union president Lucas Swenson (’15). —————————– Wake Forest parents and families, I am one of the co-chairs of the WFU Senior Sendoff this year, along with Stephanie Hom (’15). I am excited to be a part of […]
Happy Wednesday, Deac families! It was supposed to be rainy today but it has been a mix of sun and clouds and very warm. There have been tons of campus tours of late. Seems like every time I’m on the Quad, there are multiple tour groups […]
It’s doubtful that there are really 10,000 tulips on campus, but in the places where they are coming up, they are coming up in abundance. At the gated entrance off Silas Creek parkway, the beds by the gatehouse have tons of beautiful red tulips. […]
Over the past few days, spring has really arrived. There are pink buds and flowers on the trees, the dandelions are in full bloom, and the weather has been really nice – sunny and high 60s-low 70s. Spring fever makes it very hard […]
