Snow Day!
Today campus is closed, Deac families. Take a look at the Quad Cam and you can see why. (Note: the Quad Cam is best viewed on a desktop, not a mobile device. We’re having a glitch with the mobile users we’re trying to fix, […]
It’s Coming
There is no doubt about it. Snow is coming. The only questions remaining are “exactly when?” and “how much?” The Weather Channel is predicting 6-10 inches of snow, but we are still seeing some variations in accumulations. So right now we are playing the […]
We’re Playing “Guess How Much Snow?”
Greetings from campus, Deac families! Your students got to see a bunch of snow yesterday, though none of it stuck to the ground. It started snowing early – big, chunky flakes at first, and then it tapered off to smaller flakes throughout the day. At […]
Friday at Zick’s
I had a meeting on Friday afternoon at Zick’s, the on-campus pizza/pool/pub spot. As we sometimes do at the Daily Deac, here is an impressionistic view of the 20ish minutes I had to peoplewatch and observe. I see: – One student at a the […]
Fall Family Weekend 2014
Mark your calendars, Deac families (who are not seniors). The date for Fall Family Weekend 2014 was just announced yesterday. It will be held October 24-26, 2014. If all goes according to plan, that will be optimal fall foliage time, so in addition to coming […]
Wake ‘N Shake
Wake ‘N Shake is coming March 22nd and I hope your students are marking their calendars now to participate. Here’s some background information about this event from their place on the WFU website: “The Wake ‘N Shake Dance Marathon at Wake Forest University […]
On Resilience and Doing the Hard Things
Here at the Daily Deac we try to keep an eye on articles that are about college life and student development. Both of these were fluttering across my Facebook feed this weekend, and while these two articles are not specific to college students, the titles […]
Upcoming Events
There are always amazing projects and events taking place at Wake Forest, too many to name. Here are a few for your students to consider attending. ——————– An Evening with Bill Karelis Tuesday, February 4 at 7:00pm Benson University Center, 401C 1834 Wake […]
Happy 180th Birthday to Mother So Dear!
The week may be starting on a rainy note, but this is a week for celebrations nonetheless. Wake Forest is having a birthday this week! Mother So Dear (as she is lovingly called in our alma mater song) turns 180 this week, and I […]
Wake City
Today was pretty much back to normal on the weather front. The snow is 100% gone in places that see a lot of sun; the north side of Farrell Hall still had snow on the ground, since the sun had not gotten to that side […]