the daily deac Archive

We’re in the midst of a surge here, and I am in a lot of meetings around same, but want to share what I know. Here goes. Yesterday we published a new COVID update; read it here. Important points to note:  We are urging […]

It has been a very long and busy day here, so bringing you what I know.  With increasing numbers of undergraduate students moving into quarantine and isolation this week, the University has elected to give priority for hotel spaces and on-campus isolation rooms for students […]

A lot to digest today, friends. Let’s get right to it. Students and families received a message today about a surge in cases on our campus. We are taking measures to mitigate the spread, including: moving all dining to grab and go, enforcing the […]

I’ve been in meetings a lot today so this is coming out late, thanks for your patience. There has been an uptick in positive cases on our dashboard. Right now we are in a full-court press to understand patterns of infection and what this […]

February is Black History Month, and the Intercultural Center and the Black History Month Committee have published the calendar of Black History Month events and activities on the center’s website. The theme for Black History Month 2021 is Civil Unrest: The […]

Happy Monday, Deac families! We had big news over the weekend: the Presidential Search Committee has announced that Dr. Susan R. Wente will be our next president. Dr. Wente, who currently serves as provost and vice chancellor of academic affairs at Vanderbilt University, […]

It’s the first Friday of the semester and your Deacs are no doubt looking forward to the weekend. Our students got their copy of Your Corona Chronicle yesterday; read it here. We also got a glimpse of the Deacon at Fireside on Manchester; watch […]

Hot off the presses via the Family Weekend website: Wake Forest University is excited to invite our Demon Deacon families to campus October 1 – 3 for a fun weekend of activities including Demon Deacon football versus Louisville. We are optimistic about the opportunity to […]

At long last, it’s FDOC (First Day of Classes). Your students will now begin to settle in to the ebb and flow of a regular schedule and create a spring semester routine. President Hatch sent a welcome message to our campus community, as is […]

Campus is coming alive now that our students are back, and it feels great to know our Deacs are with us after such a long break. Lots to talk about today, so we’ll get right to it. We have a new quarantine and isolation […]