In this Issue: I am still out of the office (tending my nearly 2 year old Bernese Mountain Dog after some preventative surgery; he is doing well) so today will again be brief. Holiday message from President Wente and Dr. Chris Hardy President Wente and […]
In this Issue: a message from the Presidential Search Committee I am out of the office today and tomorrow, but wanted to share the following update from the Presidential Search Committee: “This message is sent on behalf of Curt Farmer and Jeanne Whitman Bobbitt, co-chairs […]
In this Issue: the science behind successful New Years resolutions I am out of the office today, so this is a pre-post “For many, making New Year’s resolutions is a way to chart a path toward new behaviors or away from old ones. Jan. 1 […]
In this Issue: Campus feels quiet and empty without our students. The vast majority of our student body checked out yesterday by 2 p.m., which definitely changes the vibe. For the students that left yesterday, it was brutally, brutally cold and very windy. Like low […]
In this Issue: Email to students about the Duke’s Mayo Bowl I am out of the office today, so today’s Daily Deac is a pre-post. Yesterday, students received a message about student events at the Duke’s Mayo Bowl from Shea Kidd Brown, Vice President […]
In this Issue: If your Deacs are still on campus taking finals, they should be starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel: the last final exams will be held on Saturday, Dec. 13 and then all residential communities close on Sunday, […]
In this Issue: Today is a busy day for me so we will jump right in! Increased presence of emergency vehicles on campus: December 10 & December 11 I got word this afternoon that: “There will be an increased presence of emergency vehicles on the […]
In this Issue: Today is cold – a projected high of only 36 – but no rain, sleet or snow in the forecast and the rest of the week will be in the mid-40s to mid-50s, so hopefully no more weather drama until after our […]
In this Issue: UPDATE 2:30 p.m. – A Wake Alert was just issued suspending campus operations after 5 p.m.; read the full message here. Final exams began this morning. For me at least, the anticipation of finals was generally worse than the actual finals, […]
In this Issue: Today was supposed to be LDOC (Last Day of Classes). But given the precarious weather forecast, we all woke up around 5:30 a.m. to a Wake Alert voicemail telling us that campus is closed today. At my house at least, I do […]