Wake ‘N Shake
Today’s Daily Deac is a guest post from Colin Johnson (’16), Chair of Wake ‘N Shake. ———– The disease of cancer has touched many of our lives in painful and tragic ways. Here at Wake Forest, we are seeking to find a cure for cancer […]
Plugging a Few Events
The snow has melted away for the most part, and life goes back to normal at Wake Forest. There are a couple of events coming up in the near term that merit a mention to you (in hope that your Deacs may take advantage). Tonight […]
Snow Day!
Today is a snow day – classes are canceled due to the weather conditions. In reality we got maybe 2-3″ but the roads are very slick. I heard from two friends who were out and about lastnight that driving was treacherous, so urge your Deacs […]
Frigid Friday
It’s the end of a long, cold week – and it will get even colder before it’s done. The five day forecast is not particularly promising. Things can always shift, but it looks like we have the potential for snow/sleet/freezing rain on Monday. Your […]
Five Senses of North Dining Hall
It’s been a while since we’ve done one of these. Today I am perched at a table in North Dining Hall. It’s 1 pm. I see… – About half of the tables occupied. – 90% of the students I see are dining with others. […]
Several Brief Updates
It’s a busy week in my office so today’s Daily Deac is just a few quick hits. aWake All Night is coming up this Saturday night/Sunday morning: “aWake All Night: aWaketh Thee Knight will take students back to Medieval Times. There will be food, […]
Opportunities Abound
Today’s Daily Deac is about opportunities. And they are plentiful. I am on a Volunteer Service Corps listserv, and they have a number of ways your Deacs can get involved with organizations and do some good locally and globally. Note that some of the links […]
Misc Monday
What a glorious, glorious weekend we just had. Yesterday was about 60-65 degrees and sunny – so wonderful after the snow. There is still some snow lingering, by the way, mostly on the side of the roads where it had been piled up by snow […]
Meet a DC Deac – Jennifer Richwine (’93)
It’s the end of the week, and time for another installment of our Meet a Deac feature. We have many Wake Forest families from the D.C. metro area, and we also have a lot of students who want to go to D.C. after graduation. Did you […]
Social Norms
Normally on Fridays at the Daily Deac we encourage you to reach out and have contact with your students. Studies have shown that when parents and students connect on a Friday, the students tend to report less risky behavior that weekend. Wake Forest has been […]