Daily Deac

First day of the new school year

July 1 officially marks the first day of our new year in my office. We go by the fiscal year calendar, which for us runs July 1-June 30. It always feels like a bit of a celebration. Many thanks to all the families who made […]


Family Weekend registration opens July 10th

Today’s Daily Deac is brought to you by the WFU Family Weekend Committee. Families and friends of Demon Deacons are cordially invited to Family Weekend 2019, happening November 1-3! Featuring WFU football versus NC State, the schedule will be filled with workshops, entertainment, and […]


New Deac Week (Orientation) schedule is live

Summer is a lighter news time for us, so our Daily Deacs are likely to be shorter, with more practical, tactical information. This one is just for the P’23s – the New Deac Week (aka Orientation) schedule is out! Kudos to my colleagues in the […]


Commencement!

Commencement is arguably the best day of the year (possible runner up is Move-in Day for new students). And today was a picture perfect – if hot – day. The morning started out really overcast, which was a blessing, because it kept us a little […]


The symmetry – oh, the symmetry

For those of you who like to watch construction or landscaping projects in process, I hope you have been tuned in to the Quad Cam. Because the tent and stage were constructed (yesterday I think), and today we are coming to The Placing of […]


Family Matters

Most of our students have departed campus (save for some seniors perhaps who did not go to post-exams at the beach). It feels empty without them, but in a week we will be celebrating one of the best days of the WFU year: Commencement. Dr. […]


Commencement day pictures

Today I am dusting off an oldie-but-goodie. This is for our P’19s and is about the pictures you want to make sure you take during Commencement. Your students have called this place home for 4 years – or 5 – and are getting ready to […]


Our numbers are starting to dwindle

You can always tell when it is finals on campus. Beyond the normal visuals of student dress (yoga pants/ponytails/minimal makeup for ladies, hats and stubble for men), you start to see the parking lots begin to empty of the cars. The great dwindling has started. […]


Today we have a *BIG* opportunity

There is a great opportunity out there today: today is our Day of Giving (or as we are calling it this year, Matchstravaganza. A lot is at stake here – if we get 1,000 gifts, an anonymous donor will provide a $50,000 match. That is […]


Subscribe

Receive the Daily Deac in your inbox.

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Archives