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Hot, and red clay

In this Issue: the weather and Babcock renovations Summer Session I will end on July 1. For students who will be moving out and heading home, I have some unpleasant news: it is going to be exceedingly hot next week: For our Deacs and Deac […]


WFU/Charlotte: Undergraduate Internship Semester

In this Issue: Reminder of New Program – WFU/Charlotte: Undergraduate Internship Semester Today I wanted to remind the Daily Deacdom of an innovative program coming next spring: the semester away in Charlotte, NC: “The WFU/Charlotte: Undergraduate Internship Semester offers an immersive study away experience in one of […]


College Student Development

In this Issue: one theory of college student development and how families can understand the phases/changes our students go through as they strive for adulthood This is a Daily Deac that I like to repeat every summer, and it is not just for the new […]


Big Storms

In this Issue: Last night we had some big thunderstorms come rumbling through. As we do with severe weather, we issued Wake Alerts. If your sophomores, juniors, or seniors are not on campus, they (or you) might be wondering why they would get Wake Alerts […]


Tall Poppy Syndrome

In this Issue: I am out of the office today, so this is a pre-post. Longtime Daily Deac readers have seen this before; I run it yearly because the message is so important. Today I want to talk about poppies, and take a moment to […]


Throwback Thursday: Deacons on Parade

In this Issue: Deacons on Parade Here’s a little Wake history for you, Daily Deacdom: did you know that back in 2001, Wake did a Deacons on Parade, like the famous Cows on Parade of Chicago? Read on to learn more. But first, a quick […]


In Praise of the Demon Deacon

In this Issue: Today is apparently National Mascot Day, and as such we want to celebrate our very own Demon Deacon. There’s no other college mascot quite like him. National Mascot Day – and how we got the Demon Deacon Did you know […]


News for New Families

In this Issue: Summer is an established slow time on campus for big news, as most of our students are at home and many faculty are working on research and scholarly activities away from campus. But for our incoming P’30 families and students, summer is […]


Big Sports Wins

In this Issue: For many of us who were up late watching hockey, this morning was a little bleary eyed. Our Carolina Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup! All props to Vegas – they played an amazing series – but we are very glad to have […]


The Worry Letter

In this Issue: Today I am sharing The Worry Letter, a post that encourages you to help your student know what to worry about (and what not to). This is a pre-post, as I am at our team retreat today If you knew me in real […]


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