Happy Friday, Daily Deacdom! Students got their issue of Your Corona Chronicle yesterday, and the top story was that North Carolina reported 2,532 new cases of COVID-19 on October 15— the highest single-day total since the pandemic began. That news was repeated in the October […]
Midterms (and the stress of impending midterm grades) are a time when students tend to feel anxious. Maybe they make some not-so-great choices about food, or don’t get enough sleep, which doesn’t help your Deac’s mood, or how they feel. All of this, I might […]
This morning a message went out to campus from Gerald Roach, our alumnus and former parent who chairs our Board of Trustees. The message was about the presidential search process and said, in part: The Board of Trustees and the Presidential Search Committee are committed […]
This afternoon, a major announcement was made: President Hatch will retire at the end of this academic year (June 30, 2021): Fifteen years ago, Julie and I accepted the call to join the special educational community of Wake Forest University. These years have been the […]
It was a rainy weekend here in W-S, but here’s hoping for better weather this week. I did my normal weekend routine and drove down Reynolda Road near Reynolda Village to see if the trees have exploded in fall colors. The answer is not yet […]
As we close out the week, there is a new campus health update on the dashboard (all good news!). Also, your students got their issue of Your Corona Chronicles last night. Today I want to make you aware of some opportunities for you […]
As I think most of you know, I am working at home on a daily basis as part of the efforts to keep campus dedensified. So I am not seeing it every day like I used to. Today is an absolutely stunning day – almost […]
Last night the gremlins were back in our push service and the Daily Deac went out late. I am bumping it earlier today to make sure I have a couple of opportunities to get it out if the first attempt fails. Thanks as always for […]
This morning we had a test of our Wake Alert system. It consisted of an email, text, and voicemail message sent to campus community members, and a red banner at the top of WFU websites. I was not on campus, but the outdoor alert system […]
We made it! Today marks the halfway point in the on-campus portion of the fall semester!! This is an amazing accomplishment. While we never want to take COVID for granted (and it is important to remain prudent and vigilant), I feel a mood of […]
