Happy Valentine’s Day, Deac families! It’s a nice sunny morning, as seen on the Quad Cam pic. Temps will get up to the low 60s today, which beats the cold of the last few days. Here is a little something from Deacon Greetings from […]
Still trying to catch up on all that I had been missing because of the flu. Valentine’s Day is tomorrow. If you haven’t had the chance to send your Deac a card, we have you covered. Use our Deacon Greetings. They are electronic cards […]
I am [kindasorta] back following a dreadful bout of influenza. It hit me last Wednesday, then Mr. Daily Deac a couple of days later, and finally Class of ’27 (I am working from home while he battles it). This is a terrible, draining flu and […]
The Daily Deac is going dark for a few days due to illness. We’ll try to get the blog up and running mid next week. Thank you for your patience.
Last night I was fortunate to be able to attend the Senior Orations. Each year, a select group of seniors are invited to write an oration that deals with “a reasoned critique of culture or higher education or an unusual insight learned, in or […]
Today is a spectacular day. It is in the low 70s and sunny, and people’s spirits are high. I was walking on the south side of campus right around 11 am when classes were changing. There were tons of students sitting outdoors in the […]
Warning: Shameless Fangirling This past Friday night, I went to the keynote address of the Arts of Leading conference, with none other than Renee Elise Goldsberry, actor and singer extraordinaire. Ms. Goldsberry originated the role of Angelica in Hamilton and won a Tony Award […]
It’s finally the end of the week and as your Deacs get through their afternoon classes today, I bet they are sighing sighs of relief. The weekend always brings a chance to sleep late, rest, and have some social diversions. I am superexcited because tonight […]
I can’t complain about the weather here being cold, because I have seen the news from the midwest and the northeast with these absurd, Antarctica-like temperatures and snow. But it is cold here. The cold is apparently not deterring us from a creative, semi-formal event […]
A couple of opportunities came into my inbox today, and thought I would share. One is for the Global Living Learning Community. This is for globally-minded students, who will reside together for a full academic year and commit to collaboratively explore two global themes: Global […]
