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Some of the Best of Commencement Weekend

The staff of the Daily Deac will be moving to a new office location on campus, and during the time while we’re moving offices, we thought we’d bring you some of the best pictures of Commencement weekend.  So f0r the next few days, enjoy the […]


The Quad

For all the parents on the Quad for Commencement, you would probably be amazed to know that by 5 pm on Monday, a good bit of the Quad was cleaned up: chairs stacked into tall piles of 100 or 150 and then wrapped with cellophane […]


Commencement Recap

Commencement was held yesterday and it was a great day at Wake Forest.  Though there was the threat of rain, it held off for the Commencement ceremony and in many respects was an ideal weather day.  It was a little bit overcast, and a […]


Unofficial Hints for Graduating Families

There have been a number of Deac families on our Facebook site (Wake Forest Parents) with questions about Commencement.  The Commencement web site is the place for all official news and information about Commencement, and I advise all families to go there first […]


Busy Times

It’s a busy day on campus as Commencement approaches.  The tent has been up for a few days now and the stage was constructed yesterday.  Today it’s raining, but during the week the Quad has been mowed every day or two in preparation for the […]


Senior Profiles

Graduation is literally right around the corner.  Depending on what your job is on campus, you may be checking the forecast and praying for sunny skies and weather that is warm but not too hot, or putting the final coat of paint on all the […]


Former Standout Faculty Member in Atlanta on Wednesday

One of the great professors I’ve had the privilege to work with at Wake Forest is Charles Kimball.  He was a professor of religion here from maybe the mid 90s to the late 00s.  He was a favorite of students and we frequently asked him […]


Red Man

Around 4:15 yesterday on the Quad, I noticed a small red thing sitting in the grass, nearly dead center of the Quad.  From a distance, it looked like a small statue.  Upon closer inspection, it looked a bit like a pinata (with the same kind […]


The Power of the Generous Spirit

A few weeks ago, we held an event on campus called the Stewardship Breakfast – where we bring together scholarship recipients with their donors.  It’s always a wonderful occasion, very happy – because people can see how the gift they made to Wake Forest impacted […]


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