the daily deac Archive

Tuesday Newsday is here – am catching you up on some of the things that have been shared with me in the last few days. I heard from my friends at the Student Health Service that we have begun to see cases of influenza A […]

It’s a new week, and a new Meet A Deac – but before we begin, want to remind families that if your Deac did not get their required flu shot yet, we have an on-campus free flu vaccine clinic tomorrow from 9 am-1 pm in […]

A few emails about upcoming opportunities came to my inbox the other day and wanted to share them in case we have folks out in the Daily Deacdom who might be interested. The first is for families: the School of Business is hosting a short […]

Today is Diwali. For all our families who are observing, we hope that you celebrate the great festival of joy, light, sweets and happiness. Happy Diwali to you and your loved ones! I have a series of posts I share each year about typical college […]

Before I get to the meat of today’s message, want to share that resident students got a message today about freezing temperatures being expected, and of the importance of keeping their windows closed. Read it here. For our longtime Daily Deac-ers, you may recall […]

Lots of news to catch up on today. First up, there was a Community Safety Advisory issued this morning; shots were fired into a vehicle stopped at a stoplight. The incident occurred off campus and there is no WFU community involvement. I have no […]

It’s Meet A Deac Monday! But two quick items before we get started: 1) we will be testing our emergency alert systems tomorrow and Wednesday, and 2) we had a big athletic weekend, with multiple sports (women’s soccer, men’s tennis, women’s golf, and of […]

It’s Friday, and a big Friday at Wake, as it is Homecoming Weekend for us. Your Deacs are seeing big tents up on campus to accommodate the Homecoming crowd; Party So Dear will be one of the main attractions. It will run from 4:30-7 […]

Lots of great musical opportunities coming up for our Deacs. First up is the Secrest Artists Series tonight at 7:30 in Brendle Recital Hall. Cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras will be performing. His work is described as follows: “Curiosity, diversity and a firm focus on the music […]

We had a big weekend in football – a 70-56 win over Army, and now the Deacs are ranked #13 in the nation! Go Deacs! This weekend is our Homecoming, and I hear that this will be a Blackout (i.e., everyone is encouraged to […]