FIFA Fever
The FIFA World Cup is taking place right now, and seems to have captured the attention of much of the world. (As I type this midday, I will tell you that I’m rooting for Spain). Rooting for your favorite sports team can be a great […]
A few thoughts on academics from an adviser
UPDATED JUNE 20TH: the Daily Deac below was written days ago, before we got the tragic news of the death of Zachary Zhang (see news release here). Please join me in offering your thoughts and prayers to Zachary’s family, friends, and loved ones. Today […]
There is more to it than you may realize
I am traveling this week, so this is one of many pre-posted Daily Deacs. Many years ago, I was in a meeting where our Dean of Residence Life, Donna McGalliard, was discussing the intentionality of our campus design and the fact that our residence hall […]
The hidden nooks and crannies of ZSR
Wandered down to the ZSR Library midday with my hopeful Class of ’27 Deac, who wanted to wander around to every floor and examine every nook and cranny. We stumbled upon a couple of little-known places and spaces and thought it might be fun for […]
Pic of the Day – Part 2
As we round out the week, thought it would be fun to close with something seasonally-inappropriate. I happened to see this in the photo archives and while we are (thankfully) well past winter, I just loved the jubilation on the faces of these students. There […]
Pic of the Day
I’m starting my travel for New Student Reception season – looking forward to Alexandria, VA tonight and Richmond on Sunday! Because I’ll be on the road, wanted to share a pic of the day. Our Ken Bennett is an amazing talent. This mirror image of […]
For our P’22 new families
I hope by now that many of our P’22s have discovered the New Students website – this is the place where all the critical information for incoming students is stored. Yesterday, your students received an email (read full version here). Part of it […]
Help us get $100,000 for the Wake Forest Fund!
OK y’all, it’s that time of year again. You know that as a general rule, I like to keep money talk out of the Daily Deac, but we are getting to the end of our fiscal year and our year-end goals are very much on […]
Action needed! Health Insurance Enrollment/Waiver Period
Today begins the enrollment/waiver process for health insurance. **Every** year, you must either enroll your Deac in our student health insurance program or request a waiver (or you will be automatically billed for our insurance). If you intend to waive coverage, we have to make […]
Tall Poppy Syndrome
I’m thinking of our incoming first-year students today. Many of them are graduating from high school this week or next, and they are at the pinnacle of their K-12 success. They know who they are within their school. They have their friend group. They have […]