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Down Under Deacs

It’s a travel day for me, so I thought I’d include one of our “Where in the World Are Wake Foresters?” pictures. This is Alex Sharp (’20) from Melbourne, Australia. Alex’s father tells us that “Alex is on the Women’s Basketball team and is currently home for […]


Pic of the Day

Our intrepid Ken Bennett, University Photographer extraordinaire, captured this great shot of Bailey Park in downtown Winston-Salem.  They hold monthly public yoga classes in their beautiful green space.  If your Deacs want to practice a little self-care in the spirit of our Thrive initiative, Bailey Park […]


Weddings

Here’s a little Throwback Thursday trivia for you, Deac families.  When I was a student, lo these 25 years ago, our Chaplain at the time was a wonderful alumnus named Ed Christman, who was famous for his Orientation speech.  By some magic I will never […]


Advice for the upcoming school year

Because summer is a slow time for the Daily Deac, thought it might be fun to feature a few short but sweet pieces of advice for your Deacs for the upcoming school year.  As with all my advice, it is offered a) free, and b) […]


Something to ponder for the day off

Tomorrow is Independence Day, and I hope you will have the day off and have some time for fun and fellowship with family and friends.  I sat next to two young Marines on a flight home from my first New Student Reception of the season, […]


Funday Monday

Calling today Funday Monday because it is an exceptionally nice day on campus.  Cooler than normal – a mild and delightful 82 degrees and sunny.  Warm enough not to need a jacket, cool enough not to sweat too much if you are outside walking around […]


Four Senses of Farrell Hall

Normally it is not easy to do a Five Senses post in the summer, but because the Summer Management Program is going on, there are a bunch of students in Farrell. So I parked myself in front of Einstein’s Bagels and observed.  Here’s what I […]


Blast from the Past

It’s my 25th reunion this fall, and classmates of mine have been posting in the Class of ’92 Facebook group. So today I am thinking about how much has changed in those 25 years. We had… – no cell phones, but lots of students brought […]


Monday Roundup

Just got back into town after a quick trip. Winston – like much of the East coast – has been stormy the past few days. We had a decent rain last night and it looks like there could be more to come. For the P’17s […]


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