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 […]
This morning a message went out to students, faculty, and staff about the spring 2021 semester; read it here. The long and short of it is that we are starting later in January (move in will be January 23-26, FDOC – First Day of […]
This morning I learned about an exciting new project, IdeasCity Winston-Salem: Wake Forest University, New Museum’s NEW INC in New York City, and more than a dozen local businesses and organizations, are engaging in a unique year-long partnership called “IdeasCity Winston-Salem.” IdeasCity builds on the premise […]
Happy Humpday, Deac families! Wanted to share some of the photos that have been taken on campus and at Wake Downtown recently. I especially like the masked statue of Bowman Gray and the picture of the dark sky surrounding Wait Chapel that was from the […]
