Bits and Pieces
It’s a cool and grey morning on campus, Deac families. Some rain in the forecast for this morning, and then cool weather predicted for the rest of the week. I think it is finally time to break out the fall jackets for real. Here […]
New York Career Trek for Students
We’re coming off the high of Homecoming weekend and the kickoff of Wake Will, our capital campaign, and starting you off on Monday with an opportunity for your students. As I hope many of you know by now, we have a very robust
Campaign Kickoff – Wake Will
Lastnight there was an extraordinary gala to kick off publicly Wake Forest’s capital campaign, Wake Will. Your students have perhaps told you of the giant tent that has been erected on the Mag Quad (Manchester Quad) on the south side of campus. There […]
Black and Gold Madness, President’s Ball, and Homecoming
One of Wake’s many points of pride is that we are a top 25 national university that competes at the highest levels intellectually as well as athletically. For some students, Division I sports is an important part of their extracurricular activities. And Wake has a […]
Hit the Bricks and Project Pumpkin
Hit the Bricks is one of two signature campus events every fall (the other is Project Pumpkin – more on that in a moment). Hit the Bricks was held this past Thursday, the day before Family Weekend started. There is a nice article on the […]
Torah Dedication Ceremony
Updated Thursday, October 10th; the Daily Deac is grateful to Richard Brenner for helping provide names of the participants. On Friday evening of Family Weekend, I had the good fortune to attend the dedication of a sacred Torah that had been given to […]
Happy Family Weekend!
As you might imagine, Family Weekend is a busy one for all of us. So we’re going to go light on the Daily Deac and enjoy all the festivities. Welcome to campus, everyone! Hope you have a terrific weekend, take your students out to […]
Final Preparations
We are eagerly awaiting everyone’s arrival for Family Weekend. Hope that you are on your way (or will be tomorrow) to come and see your Deacs. The weekend forecast is pretty spectacular – see it here. The trees are just starting to turn their […]
Hit the Bricks: You Can Be There with the Quad Cam
Hit the Bricks, our major campus event that pits teams of runners (and walkers) in a day-long relay race to raise funds for cancer research, will begin on Thursday at 11 am on the Quad. This is such a fun day – one […]
Farrell Hall Grand Opening
Our much-anticipated new business building, Farrell Hall, opened in late summer and has quickly become an important feature on campus. It has a new dining venue in it, Einstein’s Bagels, and I can tell you from experience that any time there is a new […]
