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DESK Is Coming

Another one of our terrific service projects is coming up soon.  DESK (Discovering Education through Student Knowledge) is a fun, whimsical, colorful afternoon of students decorating desks for local schoolchildren.  It will be held on Tuesday, April 7th on the Manchester Quad (aka […]


Wake ‘N Shake

The Daily Deac hiatus continues with a look at some of the best of the pictures from Wake ‘N Shake, our student-organized dance marathon that benefits cancer research.  Over 1,300 students participated.  Can you see your Deac in any of these pictures? — by Betsy […]


Recap of Springfest

The Daily Deac is out of the office this week, so we’ll be bringing you some coverage of past events as well as ones to come. Springfest was held this past Wednesday, and our University Photographer, Ken Bennett, grabbed some great pictures of the event. […]


Shag on the Mag

Shag on the Mag is tonight from 10 pm to 2 am.  Sponsored by Student Union as part of Springfest, Shag on the Mag is an annual event: “Your favorite springtime tradition is back! You’re invited to a night full of […]


From the Forest

While many people think of March Madness in basketball terms, for admissions offices around the country, March Madness could just as easily be the final push to determine the incoming freshman class and to get the decision letters out the door. Some of you may […]


New Dean of the College Named

Today was a big news day.  The new Dean of the College was named, and it was a familiar name to our campus: Michele Gillespie: “Wake Forest University has appointed Presidential Endowed Professor of Southern History Michele Gillespie as Dean of the College, with academic […]


Wake ‘N Shake Recap – Project Pumpkin Planning

If you hadn’t already seen it, there is a terrific story on the WFU main page about Wake N’ Shake, the campus dance marathon to raise money for cancer research: “More than 1,300 students teamed up to fight cancer on Saturday and raised $164,157 […]


Five Senses of the Tribble Courtyard

I am in between meetings on a cool but sunny day.  Found a perch outside the ZSR near the Benson-Tribble courtyard.  Here’s what my five senses are revealing:   I hear… – an airplane flying overhead. – a snippet of a guy-to-girl conversation.  The […]


Thursday Roundup

Today is starting out grey and cool, and will devolve into rain within a couple of hours.  After the early part of this week was sunny and 80 degrees, this is going to be an unpleasant surprise to your Deacs.  A good day to stay […]


March: Intellectual and Physical Wellbeing

This month in our Parents  blog, we are giving you tips, tools and resources for your child’s Physical and Intellectual Wellbeing. This month, we and our campus partners are hosting a variety of events on campus that support these dimensions. During midterms, we hosted free […]


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