Daily Deac

Happy Humpday, Deac families! It’s the midway point of the week. And it is a chilly one here in Winston. This morning it was 27 degrees when I woke up, and the high today is only supposed to get to 52. Winter is coming. Here’s […]

As if 2020 had not brought us enough unwelcome surprises, this morning we had a computer glitch that accidentally sent registration hold emails to students. We sent a follow up email to impacted students asking them to disregard the message. We regret any accidental […]

Welcome back after the long holiday weekend. Hope that your Thanksgiving was a wonderful one and that everyone was safe, happy, and healthy (the three things my P’92 mom always wishes for our family). We are back to work, though it is all remote now […]

Thanksgiving is tomorrow, and I hope that your family is looking forward to a great – and safe – Thanksgiving. Dr. Hatch sent a message to the campus community this morning. It reads, in part: With your diligence, patience and perseverance, we completed our on-campus […]

Today is the last day of the in-person portion of the semester. Students will be packing up and heading out by 5 pm when the residence halls close. It’s been a semester unlike any other I’ve seen in a 20+ year career, but we DID […]

Wake received some huge news over the weekend. We have another Rhodes Scholar in our midst: Wake Forest senior Savarni Sanka has been named a Rhodes Scholar. Sanka, who is from Raleigh, N.C., plans to pursue a masters of public policy and masters of science […]

Today is Fri-yay, because it is the end of the week, and students will be coming home to you soon. Know you must all be happy about that. Parents and families were sent an email today about the end of on-campus instruction and some […]

Many of us have complicated feelings about 2020 and the circumstances we find ourselves in these days. Now a Wake professor (and a colleague from another school) have helped give voice to naming some of those feelings: “Francisco Gallegos [of WFU] and San Jose State […]

It’s the middle of the week, Deac families. But tomorrow is Pitsgiving, and even a modified Pitsgiving is better than no Pitsgiving! Speaking of traditions, students can get a Lovefeast candle at various distribution points/times this week. Just a reminder that if you are […]

Since I work from my dining room table and don’t get to campus very much, sometimes I like to watch the Quad Cam just to see what is happening. Perhaps you do this at home too? Today I caught a glimpse of a few […]