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Midweek Melting?

In this Issue: Happy midweek to all. I was talking to my students in my COM class last night (as we met virtually) to see how they were doing given all the winter weather adjustments. My sense is that students on campus are generally fine, […]


Cold Cold COLD!

In this Issue: It is bitterly, brutally cold today – or at least cold for Winston-Salem. This morning’s low was 8 degrees, and right now it is a balmy 26 (that feels like 18 with wind chill). We are keeping our eye on the forecast, […]


Update on Tuesday Classes

In this Issue: I am happy to report that Winston-Salem has dodged the ‘power outage’ bullet. Although the forecast had predicted freezing rain (which is what causes icing on power lines), we trended towards sleet (which does not accumulate on trees and power lines). The […]


The Most Up to Date Info I Have

In this Issue Before we get to the meat of today’s Daily Deac, I want to thank all our readers for your understanding and grace re: responses to emails you are sending me (or other departments). Whenever we are approaching a major issue like this […]


Comprehensive winter weather info

In this Issue: Today is a lot of news. Of course the wintry weather forecast is at the top of everyone’s minds – both yours and mine, as well as my colleagues. Let me frame today’s post by starting with some reassurance: we have a […]


More on the potential snow

In this Issue: My inbox has been hopping with questions about the snow, so we will jump to that straightaway: More about the winter storm Several of you have emailed me asking for more information about winter storm predictions for this weekend and about the […]


Snow in the Forecast?

In this Issue: It’s a short week this week, following yesterday’s day off for the MLK Holiday. President Wente shared this reflection with the campus community. It’s also starting out to be a frigid week. I was at a 9 am meeting and the […]


Monday Holiday Schedule

In this Issue: MLK holiday hours of service I am out of the office today, so this is a pre-post Wake Forest is closed on Monday, Jan. 19. Classes will not be in session, and administrative offices are closed. Here’s what students need to know […]


A Frigid Day

In this Issue: It is bitter cold today, and what’s more, it’s windy. So I hope all our students are appropriately bundled up. Certainly this is not a day to be outside any longer than you need to be. My schedule is packed today, so […]


Midweek Quick Hits

In this Issue: If your Deacs are not already in the habit of checking their weather app of choice before they leave their residence, now is a great time to start that practice. Winter in Winston-Salem can be a funny thing. Sometimes the temps are […]


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