I took a very, very chilly walk this morning up to the center of campus. Winter is coming, friends. It is *cold* now. In the 30s this morning, weak sunlight. Definitely heavy jacket weather, scarf, gloves. The weekend forecast appears to be frigid as […]
The predicted cold weather is headed our way, Deac families. This morning is gray and chilly, and it will get chillier before the weekend is done. For those of you in the ‘blue zones’ we see on national weather maps, my condolences. It is supposed […]
November seems a strange time to be thinking about Spring Break, I know, but there is a good reason for it. There is a fantastic opportunity for students to embrace our Pro Humanitate motto by doing an alternative to the traditional beach party Spring Break […]
There’s an activity on campus tomorrow that your students in which your students should consider taking part. This has been organized by the Student Advising Leadership Council. You may know that in addition to having a faculty or staff academic adviser, first-year students also have […]
Deac families – we are a few weeks away from one of Wake Forest’s most cherished holiday traditions, the Lovefeast, but we have an opportunity to help you be a part of it. For those who are not familiar with the Lovefeast, you […]
It’s the end of a long week, and there are many things your students can do on campus (as well as nearby) to make it a great weekend. Here’s a sampling: – Hillel, our Jewish student organization, is hosting a Shabbat dinner – Go […]
When I woke up this morning, I was convinced it would be a miserable, wash out day for the Wake Forest-Clemson football game, which is tonight at 7:30. It was rainy and misty all morning, up through lunchtime. When I emerged from a noon meeting […]
Registration is this week. It’s been going on for upperclassmen, and most first-years will begin tomorrow evening. For those families who are new to the game: please, please urge your students to check their Holds and Registration Status in WIN (under Virtual Campus). If […]
Last night was our Deliberative Dialogue exercise. About 325 students, faculty, and staff participated. We began in Wait Chapel with remarks from President Hatch about the importance of having face to face conversations about difficult issues, and how if some of our Wake Foresters […]
It’s been a busy day for the Daily Deac. I’m prepping to be a moderator for the Deliberative Dialogue event tonight, and there have been several meetings and forays across campus. So I thought today we’d do an Impressionism Daily Deac: “The term Impressionism […]
