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Last Daily Deac until Jan.

In this Issue: This is the last work day of the calendar year at Wake. Starting on Monday, Dec. 22, faculty, staff, and administrators will be on our own holiday break through Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. We will get back to work on Monday, Jan. […]


Thursday Thoughts

In this Issue: I am still out of the office (tending my nearly 2 year old Bernese Mountain Dog after some preventative surgery; he is doing well) so today will again be brief. Holiday message from President Wente and Dr. Chris Hardy President Wente and […]


Update on Presidential Search

In this Issue: a message from the Presidential Search Committee I am out of the office today and tomorrow, but wanted to share the following update from the Presidential Search Committee: “This message is sent on behalf of Curt Farmer and Jeanne Whitman Bobbitt, co-chairs […]


Quiet Campus

In this Issue: Campus feels quiet and empty without our students. The vast majority of our student body checked out yesterday by 2 p.m., which definitely changes the vibe. For the students that left yesterday, it was brutally, brutally cold and very windy. Like low […]


Last Thursday of the Fall semester

In this Issue: If your Deacs are still on campus taking finals, they should be starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel: the last final exams will be held on Saturday, Dec. 13 and then all residential communities close on Sunday, […]


Mid Finals Week

In this Issue: Today is a busy day for me so we will jump right in! Increased presence of emergency vehicles on campus: December 10 & December 11 I got word this afternoon that: “There will be an increased presence of emergency vehicles on the […]


Finals continue

In this Issue: Today is cold – a projected high of only 36 – but no rain, sleet or snow in the forecast and the rest of the week will be in the mid-40s to mid-50s, so hopefully no more weather drama until after our […]


Finals are here!

In this Issue: UPDATE 2:30 p.m. – A Wake Alert was just issued suspending campus operations after 5 p.m.; read the full message here. Final exams began this morning. For me at least, the anticipation of finals was generally worse than the actual finals, […]


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