It is hard to express the sadness on campus this morning upon the news of the loss of a student, Alicia Gonzalez (’19). Any loss of life is tragic, but to lose two students within a month is almost unbearable. I hope you will join me […]
A couple of audience-participation kinds of posts today. A couple of weeks ago, I got an email from a Deac mom who was justifiably proud of the philanthropic work our students are doing on campus. She mentioned that the Sigma Chi fraternity (along with several sororities), […]
Today is a ‘Reading Day’ for exams, which means that there are no final exams scheduled today, instead students get a break to study, write that last paper, work on that final project. Then finals run tomorrow (Weds) through Friday, and then everyone takes a […]
For parents and families of graduating seniors (P’18s), we like to offer you a few thoughts and suggestions on the happiest day of the year on campus: Commencement. But first I want to ask a favor. Please begin saying whatever prayers/invocations/supplications/casting of positive thoughts […]
I’m flying home today – so one last prepost. May 1st was the day that high school seniors have to send their deposits to their college of choice – so it is College Decision Day. The JED Foundation, which does great work with mental health […]
For those P’22 (parents/family members of the Class of 2022), wanted to let you know that the New Students web site is live. The bulk of the web site is naturally for your students, but we do have a Parents and Families section. […]
It’s LDOC – Last Day of Classes. And so today’s Pic of the Day is someplace I bet a lot of your Deacs will be visiting over the next two weeks – the ZSR Library. I love how Ken Bennett captured the sunlight streaming in. […]
Managed to sneak in an edit to this pre-posted blog: we announced our Commencement and Baccalaureate speakers yesterday; see more on the Commencement web site. Exciting times! Work continues for me in CA, so here is today’s Pic of the Day. I love everything […]
I’m traveling out West this week to see some of our Bay Area Deac families. If you wanted to attend and have not yet registered, here is information for the San Mateo event on May 2 and the San Francisco event on May […]
As we close out this week, we have news your Deacs can use. Move-Out is rapidly approaching, and that means that students will start to cull their various and sundry possessions and decide they no longer want some of them. In the spirit of Pro […]
