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Comparison is the Thief of Joy

Two of my most beloved Wake Foresters introduced me to a favorite quote they share in common: “Comparison is the thief of joy.” I came to love this quote too. It’s short, easy to remember, and absolutely true. I share this quote every year because […]


Some Family Weekend Logistics

Today I want to bring you some of the logistics of Family Weekend, straight from the Family Weekend committee, and also some info about the Daily Deacs for the next two weeks is at the end of this post. The Family Weekend schedule is available […]


Project Pumpkin

If your Deac loves Halloween and/or volunteering, encourage them to get involved with one of our largest student-led community events, Project Pumpkin. In the pre-pandemic years, it was a one-day event on campus that brought close to 1,000 local kids to campus for an afternoon […]


Odds and Ends

I’ve got a variety of odds and ends to share with you today. I have gotten a couple of process-oriented questions on how to know important dates, information about non-COVID respiratory viruses we’re seeing on campus, and a couple of corrections to last Friday’s Daily […]


Meet A Deac

It’s Monday – which means it’s Meet A Deac day! Today I am so happy to introduce you to a wonderful colleague of mine, Shelley Sizemore. Shelley, so excited to finally get you profiled in Meet A Deac. It’s been a big summer […]


Airport Transportation

Editor’s Note: corrected links have been provided for Black Tie Transportation and Family Weekend ticket sales This weekend is Homecoming, and we welcome back all our alumni, but particularly those celebrating reunions (classes ending in 2s and 7s). The weather looks great for […]


Five Senses of Wake Up Wednesday

Our Campus Life division has been offering a fun event: Wake Up Wednesday, which is free coffee & treats from Campus Life leadership at the table outside of ZSR Library – no strings attached! Today is a beautiful day on campus and I thought I would […]


Hit the Bricks

Each year, the Wake Forest community comes together in the fight against cancer for Hit the Bricks, an event where teams of students, faculty, and staff run and walk laps around the Quad for a day. Hit the Bricks is one of the most […]


Meet A Deac

You know what Monday means: Meet A Deac! I have been trying to feature more faculty, and now that the semester is past the chaos of the first couple of weeks, I am grateful to Saami Yazdani (Ph.D. ’08) of the Engineering department for answering […]


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