Fall soon?
It’s overcast today, and cooler than it has been. Right now my Weather Channel app says it is about 75 degrees, which is surprisingly cool for this time of year. A look ahead shows that it is going to warm up back to the 90s, […]
Random testing begins today
Happy Monday, Deac families! Several COVID-related items to talk about today. We have a new electronic newsletter that is being sent to undergraduate students each week called Your Corona Chronicle. It is a quick-hit, bite-sized dose of news you can use. Our weekly
End of the first week
It’s the end of the first week of classes. We are slowly getting our groove back. And we will be learning as we go, relying on our campus community to be patient, nimble, and flexible as we get used to the new realities. There was […]
Sending love to our LA and TX families
Despite the sunny day, today feels very somber. Hurricane Laura just slammed into Louisiana (home of Mr. Daily Deac) and I know is wreaking havoc there, as well as in parts of Texas and Arkansas, and maybe bits of Mississippi too. For all our Deac […]
FDOC! (First Day of Class)
Today is FDOC – First Day of Class. It has been a long time coming, and I am thrilled that we are back to normal(ish) with students engaged in their courses. It has been a pleasure to watch my faculty friends all summer on social […]
Dashboard is up
Today we sent a message to students and families that announced several major efforts: our COVID dashboard, a color-coded operating status, and ongoing surveillance testing; read the full message. In terms of the dashboard, see details on this page. It is important to […]
It’s Go Time
We’re almost to the point where our upperclass students will be all moved in; today is their last day for that. Classes start on Wednesday, so very soon your students’ free time will dramatically decrease as their academic workload increases. I have been in 1-on-1 […]
Many points to cover today
It’s Friday – after what seems like a long week indeed. The weather is unnaturally cool today, only mid-70s – and overcast. Definitely not normal August weather! We have lots of points to cover today. Here goes. In a normal, non-COVID year, a few days […]
Thursday update
Today is the first day that our upperclass students (sophomores, juniors, and seniors) can return to campus for move-in, and we are eager to welcome them back. A number of P’24s wrote to me yesterday with concerns that students were not wearing masks and/or were […]
Ten years!
As we continue with our staged move-in, want to share a couple of points today. Parents and families, please impress upon your students how critical it is to wear masks, maintain social distance (6′ from other people), and wash hands frequently. This applies to all […]