Daily Deac

It is finally, finally, starting to feel like fall! Today the high is only in the upper 70s, and tomorrow is supposed to be mid-70s. (Yes, it will bump back up into the 80s, but we will enjoy this while we can.) Speaking of enjoy, […]

This morning we sent a message out to all parents and families of undergraduate students about a shot fired at an off-campus house. Read the full message here. The short version is that last night a bullet was fired into a university-owned house on […]

This week’s Message for First Year Families is called Grade Expectations. Please give it a read, families of all years. Here is a brief excerpt: So many students feel pressure – real or imagined – to replicate their high school grades, and this can […]

To our Chinese parents and families in the Daily Deacdom celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival: may this Harvest Moon bring health and happiness. May the yield be overflowing with love and joy and family and friendship. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! My friends in the Student […]

One of the [many] benefits of going to a school the size of Wake Forest is that it allows for personal attention. Our students can come to know faculty, staff, and administrators in a way that might be more difficult at a 20,000 student institution […]

Today is a day that is fraught with so many memories, collective trauma, and deep emotion as we as a nation reflect on the anniversary of 9/11. My simple wish is that you find peace and comfort in whatever way feels best for you and […]

Today is the Deacs Day of Giving – a one day blitz where we are raising money for the Wake Forest Fund and other initiatives. If you haven’t given to the Parents’ Campaign of the Wake Forest Fund this fiscal year (started July 1st), please […]

Couple of bits of news to get out of the way up front: U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 Best Colleges Guide ranked Wake 27th among 399 national universities (same ranking as last year). We are also in the top 25 on the best undergraduate […]

A very quick Daily Deac today. Your students’ homework for this weekend is to go to aWake All Night, which is a late-night carnival in Benson University Center.  Enjoy engaging attractions, casino games, game shows, delicious food, and great raffle prizes! Stuff-A-Bear and other […]

Some of my colleagues captured the fun of Arrive and Thrive yesterday afternoon. You can experience it yourself in this short video. Speaking of Thrive and wellbeing, if your student is looking for meaningful involvement as a peer educator, the following opportunity is available: […]