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Black Eyed Susans

It is hot, hot, HOT here this week. A quick look at the 5-day forecast shows that our students here for summer session II will probably want to be utilizing the pool over in Reynolds Gym/the Wellbeing Center, or at least staying indoors. […]


First day of the new school year

July 1 officially marks the first day of our new year in my office. We go by the fiscal year calendar, which for us runs July 1-June 30. It always feels like a bit of a celebration. Many thanks to all the families who made […]


Family Weekend registration opens July 10th

Today’s Daily Deac is brought to you by the WFU Family Weekend Committee. Families and friends of Demon Deacons are cordially invited to Family Weekend 2019, happening November 1-3! Featuring WFU football versus NC State, the schedule will be filled with workshops, entertainment, and […]


They see me rollin’

So there is a new kind of ‘roll the Quad’ happening right now: they are rolling giant wheels of sod out onto the Quad so we get our grass back. Yay! As of yesterday morning, they had just started rolling the side of […]


What is up with the Quad, you ask?

An intrepid Daily Deac-er emailed me yesterday to ask what is going on with the Quad. Intrepid parent said they had been looking at the Quad Cam and wondered why the Quad grass was gone.  My excellent colleague Ken Bennett, our university photographer extraordinaire, […]


New Deac Week (Orientation) schedule is live

Summer is a lighter news time for us, so our Daily Deacs are likely to be shorter, with more practical, tactical information. This one is just for the P’23s – the New Deac Week (aka Orientation) schedule is out! Kudos to my colleagues in the […]


Where to eat?

Happy end to the short week, Deac families! We’ve got an abbreviated Daily Deac today. I have gotten a few questions from families with students here in summer school re: which food venues are open this summer. There is a website called Deacondining.com that is […]


Study Abroad Considerations

For our P’23s who are new to the Daily Deac, let me introduce you to my oft-mentioned concept of Column A vs. Column B. Imagine a piece of paper, with Column A on the left and Column B on the right. Both columns have some options […]


The aftermath

The big news today is that Wake’s women’s golf team is in the NCAA Championships. There are several options for watching or following – view them here. Please send good vibes to our ladies! The Quad is now stripped of all the hints […]


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