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Coats off!

Hallelujah, the frozen tundra of Winston-Salem has finally thawed! Today it is a downright warm 62 degrees, and the increase in the temperature has made our moods sunny as well. For the first time in what seems like a month or more, I see people […]


Mystery Scrabble

It’s Thursday – the home stretch for the week. And it is a lovely day today – cool in the morning, but sunny. It was cold enough to need a jacket, but if you stay outside long enough you can shed it. Was […]


Weddings

Here’s a little Throwback Thursday trivia for you, Deac families.  When I was a student, lo these 25 years ago, our Chaplain at the time was a wonderful alumnus named Ed Christman, who was famous for his Orientation speech.  By some magic I will never […]


Georgia O’Keeffe “Living Modern”

This is really exciting, Deac families.  A Georgia O’Keeffe exhibition, Living Modern, is coming to Reynolda House Museum of American Art, which is essentially right in Wake’s backyard. This is one of the items on the Wake smorgasbord that your Deacs should not miss.  They […]


Just a few quick hits today

For those of us who were loving the warm weather, it is gone today.  Highs only in the mid 50s today, but supposedly we are going to be closer to 70 tomorrow and Saturday. So today I’m doing just a few quick hits. Starting with […]


Last Week Roundup

Hard to argue with this weather – it was another terrific weekend (and very unusual for February to be near or in the 70s).  Today it is sunny and the temperature gauge on my car read 70 at lunch.  Girls are wearing summer dresses.  The […]


This is what happens…

When it is the beginning of February and it is nearly 80 degrees: The daffodils emerge from the soil and the pink trees start to bloom waaaaaaaaaay earlier than expected. This weekend was stunningly good weather. I was here on campus yesterday […]


Sleepin Deacon

If your Deacs are up on the Quad today, they will see a bunch of our Thrive leaves stuck into the ground at regular intervals.  Each of the leaves has information about sleep – the importance of sleep, sleep tips, and information about the Sleepin’ […]


Regional events for parents and families

Today’s been a busy one – so a few quick hits for you. For local-ish families (or even those farther away but who have a family business), the Center for Private Business is hosting an event on Friday, February 3rd on campus: The Wake Forest 


Friday the 13th

Happy Black and Gold Friday, Deac families!  It’s Friday the 13th – but I hope your students are experiencing nothing but good luck! With it being only the fourth day of classes, it’s not likely that your students are already having big tests or projects […]


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