For today’s Daily Deac, I took a stroll around campus up through one of my favorite spots, Reynolda Village and Reynolda Gardens. It is a superb day – high 70s and sunny, light breeze. Perfect weather. On the Quad, various student organizations have made banners […]
Today is a somber day on campus, the anniversary of 9/11. The Pro Humanitate Institute has done a beautiful visual display on Manchester (aka Mag) Quad today, with tiny flags commemorating those who passed away that day. There is also a series of service […]
We were busy all afternoon Friday so never got you a Daily Deac, but wanted to bring you a recap of the Thrive event. It was hot, but so much fun. The lower quad (Manchester, aka Mag Quad) was transformed with a public art […]
I had been hoping to be able to get to and from the Student Involvement Fair yesterday in time to add some pics to the Daily Deac (since I had talked about the Student Involvement Fair there), but alas I couldn’t get back in […]
Yes, it is still hot here in Winston-Salem. Hot enough that you don’t see quite so many runners and joggers in the heat of midday – and those you see running at the peak heat of the day look like they are well accustomed to […]
We have a campus event coming up next Friday that I wanted to share with our parents and families. We hope your students will attend this event (free food! fun and games! and some very special activities your students won’t want to miss – but […]
It’s been a long weekend of Orientation activities for our new first-year Class of 2018s. I caught the tail end of yesterday’s events – dinner with academic advising groups over at the football stadium, followed by Wake the Demons, a spirited pep rally kind […]
Orientation activities are largely over for new parents (or the P’18s, as we call them). The grand finale was a huge picnic on the Quad, followed by the “Making of a Demon Deacon” ceremony. During the event, there were speeches and remarks, musical performances by […]
T minus 24 hours to go and we’ll be seeing 1,250+ new students and their parents and families. Move-in Day is always one of the happiest on campus, and we can’t wait to meet you. Here are a few final thoughts for those of you […]
This post has been minimally edited to reflect 2017 information. Having witnessed many years of Move-In days, the Daily Deac has some tips to help make Move-In a more enjoyable process for all. This is by no means a comprehensive list – use only the […]
