Author: Betsy Chapman Archive

Happy Monday, Deac families! There are a handful of news items to make you aware of, so bear with me. As I hope you read on Friday, we have announced some of the top-level plans for the fall on our new Our Way Forward […]

Happy Friday, Daily Deacdom. Today a message went out to students, faculty, staff, and parents/families to announce some of what we know for the fall semester. Read the full message here. The three biggest takeaways for me: We intend to operate on campus this […]

Thank you for your patience with the Daily Deac these last couple of days. Our blog service (which delivers the Daily Deac to your inbox) has been acting up again, which is why you received two days worth of blogs yesterday (and later in the […]

Yesterday we were having trouble with the Daily Deac and I am not sure if it was sent out, so here is a link to the post in case you missed it (subject was Health and Immunization Form for P’24s and the need to […]

Today’s Daily Deac will be about a couple of the practical, tactical items related to healthcare. There has been a little confusion with P’24s and the Health Information and Immunization Form given the situation with COVID. The most critical thing is that we need […]

Happy Monday, Daily Deac-ers! Hope you are safe and well wherever you are. One of the things that has gotten me through the isolation of being at home and not being able to move about much has been listening to podcasts and reading books. And […]

Happy Friday, Daily Deacdom! I’m not working today, so this is a pre-post. Since it really feels like summer in Winston right now, thought it might be fun to take a look back at some of the moments on campus where our students (and some […]

Summer has arrived in Winston-Salem. Yesterday the temperatures were close to 90, and looks like today will be in that range too. Summer also means that Summer Session is happening. Summer I is taking place right now, and Summer II will begin on July […]

It’s Wake Wednesday – which means today’s message will be largely aimed at our P’24 incoming parents and families (though I hope P’21s-23s might find some value in this too!) A note before we begin today: I’m writing this from the vantage point of a […]

Couple of bits of business straight away: Yesterday students received an email alerting them to their process for refunds of certain student fees. Please urge your Deacs to check their email for the specifics (there are several different versions of the message because students’ circumstances […]