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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, Deac families! We look forward to having your students back for the spring semester. But before they are back, and in the spirit of New Year’s resolutions, I challenge them to think about a few things they could do differently in the […]


New Year’s Eve

Yesterday we took a look at campus blanketed in snow – a more serious look at Wake covered in white. Since tonight is New Year’s Eve and it’s a time of revelry, today we’ll see some students playing in the snow. Honestly, one of my […]


Winter white

We continue our pre-posted Daily Deacs with a look back at last December. We have not had any snow this year, but last December we got 8-10 inches during finals, which caused a heck of a lot of issues: academic, transportation, and more. Still, even […]


Fraternity Recruitment

For parents/families of sons, I am frequently asked about what fraternity recruitment looks like for them. There is a huge difference in the men’s and women’s processes – the short version is that sorority recruitment is highly structured and men’s is not. As I did […]


One extra gift for you

Hope you had a wonderful Christmas, Daily Deacdom! As I was looking at coverage of the Lovefeast in photographer Ken Bennett’s archive, I stumbled across this picture. And I loved it so much, I had to share it. There is so much beauty in the […]


Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all who are celebrating today! Because I am with my family, this is a pre-post. Hope your day is festive and bright and that you got what you wanted under the Christmas tree. Most of all, hope you are enjoying time with […]


Christmas Eve

It is Christmas eve at my house so this is a pre-post. Thought you might enjoy some pictures of the Lighting of the Quad this year. If you are looking for one last gift for your Deac, consider a virtual gift: encourage them to take […]


Happy Hanukkah!

Hanukkah began lastnight, and to all our Deac families who are celebrating, we wish you Chag urim sameach. Here is a picture of the Menorah from the Lighting of the Quad (pre-lit, as it were). We have a vibrant Jewish community on campus, […]


My holiday card to the Daily Deacdom

Yesterday afternoon a message went out to campus about entering campus at the gatehouses; read it here. This morning there was a message that went to all students, faculty, and staff to remind them of evacuation procedures in the event of an emergency; read […]


Guest Blog – Table Talk Topic: After Graduation

Today’s Daily Deac is a guest post from Norma Montague, Associate Dean, Master of Science in Management Program, Associate Professor of Accounting Having your children home for the holidays is one of life’s great joys! I know you must all be excited about spending time with […]


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