the daily deac Archive

Hello, Daily Deacdom! I am back from a week of PTO, and Winston-Salem decided to turn up the heat in my absence. As I try to catch up from what I missed last week, a post from the ZSR Library caught my eye. In […]

I am out all week this week, so this is a prepost. As we think about the fall, I want to draw attention to some of the wonderful campus spaces that our students can use, with appropriate social distancing and masking, of course. Farrell Hall, […]

I’m nearly through my week of PTO :) so once again this is a pre-post. Every so often, there is an article about higher ed that really sticks in my mind. Perhaps because I was an English major myself, I was particularly drawn to an […]

I am out all week this week, so this is a prepost. This week for our Wake Wednesday advice (geared as always to P’24, but hopefully relatable to all families), I want to tell you a story. Many years ago, my 15 year old (who […]

I’m on PTO all this week, so am bringing you some preposted content. Today’s Daily Deac is about a program that you may not know exists, but we want you to be aware so you can make an informed choice. It’s about tuition insurance, a […]

We are getting ready to head into a long holiday weekend, and I thought it might be fun to show some moments on campus when we were displaying some Fourth of July spirit (even if these were not happening on the Fourth of July proper). […]

Yesterday, we shared a tremendous amount of information about the fall semester. Administrators and faculty have been working on these plans for weeks, and as such we’ve had time to wrap our heads around some of the logistics of these plans. Now that our full […]

This afternoon, President Hatch sent a message to all students, faculty, staff, and parents/families about the plans for the fall. Read the message here.  The message links to an updated version of ourwayforward.wfu.edu, where there is lots and lots to digest. I encourage […]

Today I want to share 10 things I think all students should do while they are at Wake, in no particular order. 1. Smell the magnolias when they are in full bloom. Preferably when it is just getting dark outside, when they seem to be […]

I’m out of the office today, so this is a pre-post. As the summer progresses, there will be emerging public health guidance about best practices for enjoying campus in a safe and responsible way, but I want to plant the seed (pun intended!) about taking […]