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Thinking about adjustment issues before they happen

Today’s Daily Deac is primarily geared to families of our new students (P’25s and transfer students). But first, a quick note for our P’24s. Some P’24s had asked me about any special events for sophomore families who missed Orientation last year due to the pandemic. […]


In praise of food

As we look to the start of school, our new students will discover – and our returning students will rediscover – all the dining locations on campus. And every year, we make some tweaks to menus and venues, so there will be new things to […]


Adding context

Happy Tuesday, Deac families. Want to start right off the bat with a question I got from some families right after yesterday’s COVID guidance went out to everyone. Some asked what “visitors to campus” meant when we said all visitors must mask. Here is […]


Meet A Deac Monday

Editor’s Note: following the publication of this Meet A Deac, the Learning Assistance Center was renamed the Center for Learning, Access, and Student Success (CLASS) It’s Monday, which means it’s time for another edition of Meet A Deac. Before we get there, I want to […]


Academic Advisers for New Students

Very important as our August 1 deadline for COVID compliance looms: today a message went out to students who have still not provided COVID documentation, as well as to their families. Please, please be sure to check with your student and ensure they have checked their […]


Thursday brief

It’s been a busy day for me, so just a couple of thoughts today as we inch closer and closer to move-in: As you think about packing your student to come to campus, please consider bringing a refillable water bottle rather than a case of […]


A Look Ahead – 12 months at Wake

Today I thought it might be fun to imagine what a year in the life of Wake might look like, as seen through 12 photos – one for each month. August – is time for move in. My best advice is to pack lighter than […]


Catching up on some news

I am back from vacation and we are hitting the ground running. Move-in for new students is just 3.5 weeks away, and FDOC (First Day of Classes) is just less than a month away! Today I want to catch you up on some news and […]


Meet A Deac

It’s Meet A Deac Monday! Today it is my pleasure to introduce you to someone that you might not have had the chance to meet, but she has played a critical role in some of the experiences of your students: my colleague in Communications and […]


Tall Poppy Syndrome

As I conclude my PTO, this post is an update to one of my more popular columns from past years. Enjoy. Our incoming first year students have all graduated from high school by now. And their frame of reference is that they are at the […]


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