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Family Matters

Most of our students have departed campus (save for some seniors perhaps who did not go to post-exams at the beach). It feels empty without them, but in a week we will be celebrating one of the best days of the WFU year: Commencement. Dr. […]


Stormy weather

It was cloudy yesterday, and has been drizzly at times today. Here are a few pictures to give you a sense of it. Looks like tomorrow will be real and proper rain – and let’s get it all out of […]


Move Out, Not Throw Out

I’m at an all-day staff meeting today, so this is a pre-posted blog with content from my friends in the Office of Sustainability. Updated to add: We had two broadcast emails go to students, faculty, and staff on Sunday and Monday. The first was to […]


A hale and hearty THANK YOU

Happy LFOC (Last Friday of Classes) to all. No doubt this is going to be a busybusybusy weekend for our Deacs as they finish classes and prep for finals, which start May 3rd. But first, let me say a hale and hearty THANK YOU to […]


Welcome back

I am back after a week away from the office, and it is a glorious day on campus. Sunny, low 70s, flowers are out, and we had a gigantic shower over the weekend that hopefully swept some of the pollen away. It was another big […]


Rainy Campus Day – and MA options

Many thanks to all the new Deac families who came to Campus Day for Accepted Students today. The weather was just as cantankerous as last week – yes, it rained again – but the families we met were so friendly, and excited, and were […]


#ThePollening

I have been seeing this on my social media threads for several days now – people talking about #ThePollening. It’s that time of year where all our trees are becoming beautifully green – and so is everything else. A light dust of greenish-yellow is […]


Sun day fun day

After that wild and wacky snow we got yesterday, today is a great day – sunny and nearly 70. I saw this on my social media lastnight and it very accurately summed up North Carolina weather. I also saw this online lastnight, and […]


Commencement Day Advice

I’m still traveling, but wanted to reprise an oldie-but-goodie, my annual advice for Commencement. This is explicitly for parents and families of graduating seniors (P’19s), but our younger classes might want to read as well for future reference. This will be my 18th Commencement, so […]


Wake N Shake pics

I’m on the road – looking forward to meeting Philadelphia area parents and families tonight, and DC area families on Wednesday. Wake N Shake was this weekend – and we have some great pictures from Ken Bennett to prove it. Enjoy them! Also, an email […]


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