Daily Deac

Faculty and Administration Etiquette

In this Issue: I am a big believer in helping students (and families) understand some of the unwritten rules of college. I never like to learn things the hard way myself, so I try to share things that might keep your Deac from making an […]


Doing Their Best

Last minute addition coming in near our normal content deadline: the campus community received the following message about our approach to COVID-19 for the fall semester. We are sharing this important information with parents and families as well. I can tell that it is […]


Faculty and Administration Etiquette

Before we get to the main topic, I want to note that incoming students who are not in compliance with our immunization requirements received this message this afternoon. I try to run this post each summer as we get closer to the start of […]


Faculty Etiquette

Since I am on PTO this week, I am pre-posting some content. Today’s post is something I run every year as we get closer to the start of classes. It’s about how your Deacs can put their best foot forward with faculty. A few years […]


Faculty Etiquette

With the start of classes being a few weeks away now, it’s a good time to share some etiquette on how students can put the best foot forward with faculty. A few years ago, a faculty friend of mine emailed me this article, U […]


First day of the new school year

July 1 officially marks the first day of our new year in my office. We go by the fiscal year calendar, which for us runs July 1-June 30. It always feels like a bit of a celebration. Many thanks to all the families who made […]


Some thoughts on first-year course selection

Happy end-to-the-week, Deac families. Finish strong! One of the big tasks this summer for incoming first year students is registering for classes. As an academic adviser, I want to share a couple of bits of advice and resources from the Office of Academic Advising (OAA): […]


Hidden gems

Hats off to our Women’s Golf Team. Duke prevailed in yesterday’s NCAA Championships, but our ladies are always winners. As you might imagine, campus is remarkably quiet without the students here. And parking? A breeze 🙂 While we do keep the Daily Deac running during […]


Finals

Finals are always a harrowing time on campus. We have such high-achieving students, and they tend to be perfectionistic people-pleasers. They want to get good grades, they want to make sure they don’t disappoint you. Grades are perhaps the most obvious yardstick to measure what […]


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