the daily deac Archive

I don’t know that I have ever started the Daily Deac with a picture, but I was on campus today taking some pictures and the sky here struck me as so beautiful that I wanted you all to see it. It is hard […]

Today a message went out to students, faculty, staff, and parents/families to announce that no later than March 30, Wake Forest will communicate decisions about plans to resume in-person classes, as well as plans for Commencement. Read the message here. I do not have […]

It’s Day 3 of telecommuting for virtually all faculty and staff, and we have a very, very small number of students on campus. I suspect that most of you reading this are also trying to figure out the “new normal,” whether that is working from […]

Today is what I am calling LDFRN – Last Day For Right Now. At noon today, all our Deacs need to leave campus, save for a very small number that were approved to stay because of exceptional hardships. Even though staff are working remotely, I […]

I described the coronavirus situation to someone as like riding the Space Shuttle on the outside – it is a crazy ride where you are going a bajillion miles an hour and hanging on for dear life :) We continued to work throughout the weekend. […]

First of all, I would like to thank all the Daily Deacdom for your patience as we navigate this uncharted territory together. Colleges typically have great playbooks for move-in, orientation, major events, etc. but this is a situation that none of us have gone through […]

I am typing this at 7 am and there could be things that change between now and 5-6 pm when this typically hits your mailboxes but I want to make sure this gets in the queue to be sent to you. Things really are moving at […]

The human, personal touch of Wake Forest is something we greatly value, and it has been a point of pride that our communications with our parents and families are warm, personal, and that they reflect our desire to have you engaged as vital members of […]

Because I am at an event this week, this is a pre-post. This is the speech of one of our Senior Oration finalists, Lucy Porter (’20), gave at the Senior Oration reading earlier this spring. Her oration was entitled “Knowing No.”  Correction to yesterday’s post […]

Because I am at a University event, today is a pre-post. As a reminder, my colleagues will look for any campuswide emails sent during my absence and would share those in the Daily Deac. This fall, Wake Forest University will host a signature speaker forum […]