Major/minor declaration week is coming up February 4-8. Typically this is when our current sophomores (and the occasional first-year or junior) officially select a major. Once a major is declared, students get a faculty adviser in their major. Some students have a crystal clear image […]
NOTE: our Wake Parents and Families e-newsletters went out today with an error. Classes resume on January 14th, not January 17th. We apologize for the error. Sometime before the snowstorm hit, I wrote a post about career discernment for Wake students in regards to externship […]
We had a very news-filled weekend. On Sunday evening, a message was sent out to students, faculty, and staff (and a similar version sent to parents and families) about an unsubstantiated security threat that is being investigated (read it here: https://parents.wfu.edu/family-news/increased-security-presence-on-campus/). I know this […]
I was talking to a student the other day about career discernment – how do you figure out what you might like (or what you would definitely NOT like) to do for your career. And we got talking about the idea of an externship, which […]
I was up in Reynolda and Benson today and saw that the holiday decorations are starting to go up. The big Moravian star is hanging over the doors of Wait Chapel (sun was not at a good angle to get a picture), and the Christmas […]
Today, the Daily Deac is not about campus per se. Today is the day that many businesses observe Veterans Day, so it is a day of remembrance and gratitude for all who have served our country. Many thanks to all our Deac parents and families […]
When I was a student here we had a cheerleader who was the “Mic Man” and he lead the cheerleading squad in chants. One of those was “HEY………….how ’bout those Deacs?” Last night we had a “HEY………….how ’bout those Deacs?” moment because our football team […]
As I write this (midday), it is absolutely beautiful outisde (at least to me). It is gray and overcast, a little breezy, and the leaves are in their full glory. Was driving on Reynolda Road earlier today and it is spectacular. There are trees on […]
I am visiting my P’92 for a couple of days, so the message below is a pre-post. However, I wanted to add the message from President Hatch that went out to the campus community following the terrible events in Pittsburgh. Our hearts are with all […]
Around midday today, I saw a male student sitting on the brick wall outside his residence hall entrance…in what looked like a tiger suit…? It took me a minute to register that today is Project Pumpkin, one of the happiest days of the year, and […]
