Tuesday Newsday
Exciting day today! Malcolm Gladwell is here for our Face to Face event. Students have the opportunity to see him (for free!) at 5:15 pm in Wait Chapel and then the event for the public is 7:30 at Joel Coliseum. I can’t wait!
Meet A Deac Monday
It’s a new week. That means it’s time for Meet A Deac! But first, a few quick news hits. First, the annual US News and World Report college rankings came out today, and Wake is ranked 28th; read more (fun facts: we’ve been ranked […]
Family Weekend Initial Information
Today’s post is a guest message from the Office of the Dean of Students (who plans and facilitates Family Weekend). Before we get there, want to share links to a message for 2020 graduates who registered for Commencement, and the WFU Should Know […]
Jambalaya
Today feels like fall weather – it’s a bit overcast and the high today is around 75. Muuuuch better than the low- to mid 90s. For those of you keeping track, this is what we call “False Fall” in the 12 seasons of NC […]
Secrest Artists Series and The Climb to Remember
Today we’ll hit on a couple of upcoming events, but first want to share that a Community Tips Update went to resident students; it covers how to report laundry issues, request work orders, and had fire alarm/emergency information. The 2021-22 schedule for the […]
Catch up Tuesday
Yesterday was a day off for administrative offices, so today we’ll share some catch up news. I was talking with some upperclass (i.e., not first year) students last week, and one of the common themes they were sharing is that they are adjusting to being […]
Meet A Deac Monday
It’s Monday, which means it is Meet A Deac day! We all know that the core purpose of college is to get a great education, and I have been trying to feature more of our terrific teacher-scholars in Meet A Deac. Today I am pleased […]
Rounding out the week
As we come to the end of the week, sharing several news items of note about the following: our new African American Studies program, a Residence Life and Housing update, the Office of Wellbeing e-newsletter, a Community Safety Advisory that went out in the wee […]
Update on University Alerts and Malcolm Gladwell
Before we get to what I originally planned to cover in today’s Daily Deac, we want to make a mention of the shooting yesterday at Mount Tabor High School, where my Class of ‘27 is a junior (he is safe, though we are all shaken […]
News from Campus
Late addition to today’s post: This afternoon, law enforcement confirmed a shooting at Mount Tabor High School, which is about three miles from the Reynolda Campus. The incident resulted in injury to one Mount Tabor student. There were no other incidents. Wake Forest Police have […]