Daily Deac

As I think most of you know, I am working at home on a daily basis as part of the efforts to keep campus dedensified. So I am not seeing it every day like I used to. Today is an absolutely stunning day – almost […]

Last night the gremlins were back in our push service and the Daily Deac went out late. I am bumping it earlier today to make sure I have a couple of opportunities to get it out if the first attempt fails. Thanks as always for […]

This morning we had a test of our Wake Alert system. It consisted of an email, text, and voicemail message sent to campus community members, and a red banner at the top of WFU websites. I was not on campus, but the outdoor alert system […]

We made it! Today marks the halfway point in the on-campus portion of the fall semester!! This is an amazing accomplishment. While we never want to take COVID for granted (and it is important to remain prudent and vigilant), I feel a mood of […]

This morning a message went out to students, faculty, and staff about the spring 2021 semester; read it here. The long and short of it is that we are starting later in January (move in will be January 23-26, FDOC – First Day of […]

This morning I learned about an exciting new project, IdeasCity Winston-Salem: Wake Forest University, New Museum’s NEW INC in New York City, and more than a dozen local businesses and organizations, are engaging in a unique year-long partnership called “IdeasCity Winston-Salem.” IdeasCity builds on the premise […]

Happy Humpday, Deac families! Wanted to share some of the photos that have been taken on campus and at Wake Downtown recently. I especially like the masked statue of Bowman Gray and the picture of the dark sky surrounding Wait Chapel that was from the […]

There is a new Campus Health Update on the dashboard, and also updated results on our asymptomatic testing. The numbers are definitely looking good. To keep this trend continuing, it is really important that students stay vigilant about mask-wearing all the time unless you […]

Happy Monday, Deac families! It’s an overcast morning, as seen on the Quad Cam. My hopeful Class of ’27 Deac and I took a drive down Reynolda Road this weekend, right near Graylyn and Reynolda Village, to see whether there is any hint […]

It’s almost the weekend (yay!) but first we’ve got to get through a rainy and cool Friday (boo!) I highly recommend a Camino Bakery beverage and a pastry to help your Deac get out of this rainy-day funk. There’s good news on the COVID