For our alumni families
It was a chilly morning on campus – a brisk 35 degrees, and the first freeze warning of the season. Temps are going to be up tomorrow, then sliding down gradually the rest of the week, with a predicted high of only 47 on […]
Sunrise, sunset
Happy Friday to the Daily Deacdom! Hope you have a smooth end to your week and a wonderful weekend ahead of you. Seems like with the cooler weather, we have had some spectacular sunrises and sunsets this week. While it is probably highly unlikely that […]
Events miscellany
Tonight there is a Secrest Artist Series event – Jenny Lin, pianist, will be performing at 7:30 pm in Brendle Recital Hall. Once again this is a situation where I’d ask how many times in the future will your students have access to free, […]
Five Senses of Noon Class Change
Happy Hump Day, Deac families. We’re at the midpoint of the week, so let’s coast gently down to the weekend, shall we? Today is a beautiful fall day, and we haven’t featured a Five Senses post lately, so I thought I’d give something new […]
Meet a Deac – Jonathan McElderry
We’re back after Fall Break! Hope your Deacs had a restful break. P’22s, we have a new Message for First Year Families up today. This one is about the Ups and Downs of the first year. From time to time we like to do […]
In the news
The big national story for the day of course is Hurricane Michael, which is about to make landfall even as I type this (around 1 pm Eastern). We know this one looks to be Big and Bad for the Florida panhandle and the Gulf Coast. […]
Starting to feel like fall
Today is absolutely glorious. The temperature has dropped (thankfully) and it is just shy of 80 degrees. The sun is out, but the sky is peppered with some clouds so that helps to keep it feeling good. You can visit the Quad Cam and […]
Meet a Deac – Allison McWilliams (’95)
Hit the Bricks is today, and I would urge you to see if you can catch any of the action on the Quad Cam. the trees are big enough that it obscures a lot, but you might catch the runners as they pass across […]
Flu Shots today until 7 pm
ICYDMI (in case your Deacs missed it), today is the flu shot clinic. The flu clinic is being held from noon to 7 pm in the Wellbeing Center Living Room of Reynolds Gym. Here is some information that the Student Health Service provided to our office: […]
Hit the Bricks is almost here!
It is a beautiful day on campus today – maybe a little warmer than I would like, but not superhot either. Low 80s. I walked to the Quad for a meeting and saw this tent – which means Hit the Bricks is coming! HTB is […]
