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A very special experience

Happy Black and Gold Friday, Deac families! I am out on PTO today, and then will be traveling west for our Atherton New Student Reception, so this is a pre-post (as will be many of next week’s Daily Deacs). During Commencement weekend, we had a […]


Help us get $100,000 for the Wake Forest Fund!

OK y’all, it’s that time of year again. You know that as a general rule, I like to keep money talk out of the Daily Deac, but we are getting to the end of our fiscal year and our year-end goals are very much on […]


To close out the week

As we close out this week and head into the long Memorial Day weekend, I thought it would be fun to share some pictures from Commencement. And because Memorial Day is to honor those who have fought and died for our country, I wanted to […]


Commencement!!!

WOW, Deac families – you really pulled it off. I thought we were going to be in a really precarious position relative to the threat of storms. And you heard me when I asked for you to send up prayers, invocations, supplications, and anything else […]


New Student Receptions

For our new P’22 parents and families – we want to make sure you know about our New Student Receptions program. These are meet and greet events where incoming students and their parents/guardians can meet other Wake families. We try to have upperclassmen/women at these […]


Today’s information is practical, tactical stuff for our P’18s about to graduate. This is coming straight from the Commencement Severe Weather page: With inclement weather potentially in the forecast on Monday, May 21, Wake Forest University commencement organizers encourage graduates and their families to […]


Our hearts are broken

It is hard to express the sadness on campus this morning upon the news of the loss of a student, Alicia Gonzalez (’19). Any loss of life is tragic, but to lose two students within a month is almost unbearable. I hope you will join me […]


Commencement Day Advice

For parents and families of graduating seniors (P’18s), we like to offer you a few thoughts and suggestions on the happiest day of the year on campus: Commencement. But first I want to ask a favor. Please begin saying whatever prayers/invocations/supplications/casting of positive thoughts […]


5 Senses of the Quad – Campus Day edition

Happy Black and Gold Friday, Deac families! Hope you’re sporting black and gold, or WFU attire to show your school spirit 🙂 Today is the second and final Campus Day for Accepted Students. And since I have not done a Five Senses post in […]


Serious case of Spring Fever

It’s in the mid-60s today, sunny, and gorgeous. And you know what that means: we’ve all got a serious case of Spring Fever! It is sooooo hard to focus when the weather is this nice (not too hot, not too cold) and we are […]


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