5 Adjectives
Today has been jammed so instead of a Five Senses post, figured I’d try five adjectives: Slick – this morning campus woke up to frozen ground and some slippery spots. There was a lot of rain in the last day or two, and all that […]
Here’s one for the writers, political junkies, sports lovers – and for mental health
Happy Monday, Deac families! Hope that you make it a great week! There is a special event tomorrow afternoon that I think could be of great interest to our students – as well as any others in the Daily Deacdom who are within driving distance. […]
Hidden Figures!
Happy Black and Gold (and white, there is still snow) Friday, Deac families. Today I saw news of an event so wonderful it is definitely worth sharing: Special Event/ Speaker: Margot Lee Shetterly (author of Hidden Figures) Writer, researcher, and […]
Let It Snow
As you have probably heard from your students, we had a snow day yesterday. Despite a prediction of 1-3″, we got a whopping 6.5″ of snow at my house, and I am only 3 miles from campus so I assume it was the same there. […]
Lots of energy
The students are back, and there is a lot of energy back on campus with them. Today is Bid Day for sororities, which means at 3:45 pm, groups started gathering on the Quad (or at their lounges if at other residence halls off the Quad) […]
Ed Wilson’s ideal bookshelf
Provost Emeritus and Professor of English Edwin G. Wilson (‘43), known affectionately to all as “Mr. Wake Forest,” is a legendary name on the Wake Forest campus. He retired before he could teach your students, but for our alumni families, I’m not sure there is […]
Spotlight on mental health
I know that students are trickling back on to campus. How, you ask? As I drove off campus last night, I saw a handful of young people jogging. Normally when school is in session, there are a ton of students jogging on campus and on […]
Wake Downtown is one year old!
Today’s Daily Deac is a guest blog from Rebecca Alexander, Professor of Chemistry and Director of Academic Programming for Wake Downtown. ———- Just a year ago we were still unpacking boxes and eager to welcome the first students to this great new space. We had an […]
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 […]
Monday Roundup
Happy Monday, Deac families. Today’s Daily Deac is going to be like buckshot – a little bit of everything all over the place. Weather: know that there are many parts of the country dealing with frigid weather – and Winston-Salem had been among them until […]