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Summer Reading

For several years, our “Information for First-Year Parents” weekly message page would end the academic year with a “Summer Reading” entry, where we offered some picks for potential books parents and families (and students!) could read over the summer.  We’ve changed the format of the […]


Campus Day Part 2

Today is the second Campus Day for Accepted Students, which is bringing about 400 families to campus on this grey and overcast day.  Our Parent Programs office had a table set up with a display showcasing the Parents’ Page and other things, and we had […]


President Hatch Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

A colleague of mine shared some pretty big news from campus today.  President Hatch has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.  I will confess I did not know the particulars of this organization, but it is described as follows:  “One of […]


Gmail for Alumni

You may or may not know that your students’ WFU email addresses are run through Google and their Gmail system.  One of the tough things we have faced after students graduating is that their WFU emails would expire, and unless they told us their new […]


Thoughts on Commencement

Commencement 2014 is just a few weeks away.   It is a time of great celebration and joy for graduates and their families.  It’s also time when we get a lot of questions in the Parent Programs office about Commencement.  So I thought I’d […]


Five Senses of Farrell Living Room

Tomorrow is an academic and administrative holiday.  If you have a concern about a student (either after normal business hours or on a holiday), University Police is our 24/7 contact.  You can call them at 336-758-5591 (non-emergencies) or 336-758-5911 (emergencies) and they will contact the appropriate on-call […]


Phi Beta Kappa Induction

Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending the induction ceremony of the newest members of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest academic honor society.   About twenty juniors and around 50 seniors were invited to join this year.  It was a wonderful event […]


Focus on the Forest

Some of the most positive feedback we get at the Daily Deac is from parents and family members who appreciate seeing photos of things that are happening on campus, and also the “five senses” posts where we set up camp somewhere around the campus and […]


Monday Morning News

Good Monday morning, Deac families!  Here’s a little bit of news from everywhere to help you start your week. This weekend was perhaps the most beautiful one we have had all spring.  It was sunny all weekend, highs in the mid-70s, and all of the […]


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