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Welcome back

I am back after a week away from the office, and it is a glorious day on campus. Sunny, low 70s, flowers are out, and we had a gigantic shower over the weekend that hopefully swept some of the pollen away. It was another big […]


Big news: new Athletic Director

There was some big news on campus over the weekend: Ron Wellman, who has been our athletic director for 27 years, has announced his retirement. He will be replaced by John Currie, a 1993 graduate of Wake Forest. Great to see a Wake Forest alumnus […]


Back to work

Our Deacs are back on campus, hopefully rested and relaxed after a few days off and (we hope) a lot of good food, fun, and loved ones. We’re starting Monday morning on a rainy and grey note, which does not make it easy to get […]


Hey…how ’bout those Deacs?

When I was a student here we had a cheerleader who was the “Mic Man” and he lead the cheerleading squad in chants. One of those was “HEY………….how ’bout those Deacs?” Last night we had a “HEY………….how ’bout those Deacs?” moment because our football team […]


Let’s go, Deacs!

It is a beautiful, sunny, warm day on campus. A perfect Friday to end the week. With the Wake-Notre Dame game at noon tomorrow, we’ve seen an uptick in ND fans walking around campus, and more chalked-on-the-sidewalk reminders of the game. Another chalked notice is […]


Seen on the Quad

It’s a beautiful sunny day on campus, Deac families. Around 2 pm today it seemed oppressively hot as I walked up to the Quad, but on the way back it was really lovely. As I passed the Sutton Center and rounded the corner you could […]


End of the week!

We are closing the doors on the first week of the semester. For administrators and staff, it is a 3-day weekend, with observing Labor Day on Monday (sadly, your Deacs are in class). So we will be dark on Monday here at the Daily Deac. […]


Throwback Thursday

It’s almost the end of the first week of school. Our students, I strongly suspect, are eyeing the finish line of this first week and will be looking forward to having a couple of days of down time. Tonight we have a women’s soccer game; […]


Some preliminary Family Weekend info

Was in a Family Weekend meeting today with the Office of Student Engagement and the Dean of Students (who are the offices who actually plan Family Weekend). My colleagues reminded me of a few important things you need to know before you arrive for Family […]


In case you missed it: hometown boy makes good

ICYMI (in case you missed it), there was a fantastic story yesterday about our basketball star and local hero Chris Paul making a $2.5 million gift to the basketball program. It is a feel-good story through and through, and you can read it here. […]


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