One word: glasses. I was in the ZSR Starbucks this morning and couldn’t quite put my finger on what seemed different. And then I realized – it was so many students in glasses. Particularly young women. Normally you don’t see a ton of glasses on […]
Reading Day is the day before final exams begin. It’s one day off to prep for the finals to come. Today I was in the center part of campus between 8:20-10:20 am and I could have counted the students I saw on one hand. Not […]
LDOC = Last Day of Classes. And it is here, hard as that might be to believe. My good colleagues in the Wellbeing office who spearhead our Thrive efforts are doing their part to help students have manage stress and have a little fun as […]
Today is the final Tues-Thurs class of the spring semester. Not a cloud in the sky. Beautiful blue sky, around 65 degrees. Totally perfect. Unless of course you are trying to finish projects and papers and start studying for finals and aren’t outside to enjoy […]
And you can tell it, too. I was on campus yesterday and spent a few minutes in the library. Lots of students. Lots of low-maintenance clothing (think workout gear). Lots of people with coffee and wearing their ‘hard at work’ faces. Speaking of finals […]
Today is Campus Day and there are about 800 families visiting this time. It’s a bright and sunny day but a bit on the chilly side – saw lots of new families in what appeared to be brand new WFU sweatshirts and jackets during the […]
Today is Earth Day, and the Office of Sustainability has created a wonderful event for your students to enjoy. The Earth Day Fair will run from 3-7 pm today on the Mag Quad (south side of campus, aka Manchester Quad). Details are below. It’s a […]
Today is a beautiful day. It’s sunny, low 70s, a light breeze. This morning it was too cool to be out without a light jacket or shirt, but at 3 pm it was a perfect temperature to be outside – not too hot, not too […]
After a thoroughly beautiful afternoon for Campus Day this past Friday, we had a decent Saturday weather-wise and then yesterday it was a soggy rainy mess all day. Looking out our windows, there is a storm that looks to be rolling in to town, and […]
Can you believe it’s April already? For our April Dimensions by the Month, we are highlighting Emotional and Environmental Wellbeing. Much like the other dimensions, these are vast and multifaceted and we attempt to get at them from every angle. This month we are co-sponsoring […]
