We are so excited to have parents and families here for Family Weekend (even if it turns out to be a wet one!) I am planning to be in the Benson Center main lobby on Saturday morning at 8 am (before the President’s Welcome Address […]
So excited for Family Weekend to begin! The Office of Student Engagement plans all Family Weekend activities, and they do a terrific job planning a massive spread of events and options. When you check in for registration, give them a smile and a thanks – […]
For all the families who are wondering about the status of Family Weekend this weekend because of Hurricane Michael, we have a statement for you. The short version is this: Family Weekend Weather Update: Wake Forest officials are closely monitoring Hurricane Matthew and its progress in […]
Meant to post this yesterday and somehow got it stuck in the “draft” stage – sorry about that, Deac families. Yesterday was a glorious one. It was sunny and warm (about 80). When I was up on the Quad yesterday, I saw not one but two admissions tour groups, […]
For those of you who have been reading the Daily Deac for a long time, you know I snapped a bunch of shots of the exterior of Reynolds Gym this summer as it goes through its renovation. Today I took a look in our photo […]
One more week to go and then I hope to see many of you on campus for Family Weekend! I wish the fall leaves were a little more colorful – here’s to hoping for some nice reds, golds, and oranges before you arrive.
Today at noon there was a service in the Sutton Center to dedicate Wake Forest’s very own Peace Pole. Chaplain Tim Auman led a wonderful program for the community. Evidently there are over 200,000 Peace Poles in the world, in all (or nearly all) […]
There’s a lot of miscellany to cover today. Here goes. Weather: it has been overcast today and is finally cooler, in the mid 70s. We got a lot of rain late yesterday and look like we could get some more today. I have not been […]
As I said on Facebook last night, it is a sad, sad day in Deacland. Arnold Palmer, perhaps the most famous Wake Forest alumnus, passed away yesterday at age 87. Judging by the reaction of my Wake friends on social media, Mr. Palmer was universally […]
Happy Black and Gold Friday to all our Deac families. It’s a beautiful day today – started out overcast and a little cooler, now the sun is out and it is nice and warm. I had a meeting earlier today in Farrell Hall and had […]
