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Ways to Get Meaningfully Involved in Campus Life

In this Issue: Today’s Daily Deac is all about encouraging meaningful involvement. Dig in to some of the great options coming up very soon! Fall Involvement Fair – Aug. 27 The Fall 2026 Involvement Fair will be held on August 27th from 3-6 p.m. on […]


Happy FDOC

In this Issue: Today is FDOC (the First Day of Classes) – so lots of excitement, anticipation, and all the feelings that come from starting a new semester. Students will be going through the syllabus for each of their classes and trying to work out […]


Back to business

In this Issue: Family Orientation has finished, and I am back to my office catching up on things I have missed. So today’s Daily Deac is largely a share-out of information from my campus colleagues. As I always say, read on for topics that serve […]


Teamwork in college

In this Issue: group projects and teamwork I am still involved in parent and family Orientation activities, so this is a pre-post As parents and families, you already understand the importance of equipping your Deac with the necessary skills for success. One crucial skill that […]


For Those About to Be Empty/ier Nesters, We Salute You

In this Issue: some inspiration and comfort for soon-to-be empty/emptier nesters Today I will be involved in move-in and Orientation activities, so this is a pre-post Before we get into the meat of today’s Daily Deac, a note on Pre-Orientation programming for our P’30s: while […]


One Day More

In this Issue: New student move-in is one of the happiest days of the school year for us. It’s a day where we welcome hundreds of new students and their families who are at the beginning of the adventure that is college (or college parenting). […]


Keys to student involvement

In this Issue: I am going to be assisting with move-in and Pre-Orientation welcome events much of today, so this is a pre-post As our students – particularly our newest ’30s and transfer students – move in, one of the keys to helping them acclimate […]


Thursday Thoughts

In this Issue: We are nearly at Move-In, and I would encourage all families to keep an eye on the weather and plan accordingly. Here’s what the forecast showed around midafternoon today: Knowing that move-in can be hot and sweaty work, please remember to bring […]


Midweek Mentions

In this Issue: Campus continues to be ramping up in activity as a group of our new ’30 students arrive tomorrow (and then a bigger group of ’30s on Friday) for Pre-Orientation. So today I just have two news items to share. Enjoy! How to […]


Changes to how students apply to study abroad

In this Issue: I had scheduled PTO for today, but wanted to share these two news items. Follow up on Wake Alert re: nitrogen leak Last night, our students, faculty and staff received some Wake Alert messages regarding a nitrogen leak (as well as […]


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