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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
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, […]
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 […]
Happy Black and Gold Friday, Deac families! Hope you are wearing your WFU colors – you know I am. Big news here was that our own John Collins got picked in the NBA draft lastnight. He’ll be playing for the Atlanta Hawks. That’s good […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Father’s Day is this Sunday, and let me offer an early Happy Father’s Day to all our Deac Dads, Stepdads, and Grandads! Found a couple of places online where people had gathered letters that famous people had written to their children. One was F. Scott […]