East Side Story
Today classes began, and about the only way it could be a drearier day would be if it was a full-on rain. As it were, it’s grey with an occasional very light mist. It was 41 degrees when I left the house this morning, […]
Bid Day
Many (most?) of our students moved back over the weekend and we sure are glad to have them back. While classes don’t start until tomorrow, there is activity on campus for sure. The female students who went through sorority recruitment over the past several days […]
Bitter, Brutal Cold
9 degrees when I entered Alumni Hall around 8 am today. It hit 22 at lunchtime, but any way you spin it this is a bitter, brutal cold. So cold that I didn’t even want to venture out to the center of campus to catch […]
More on Campus Changes
For those of you who frequent the Quad Cam, you might have noticed a lot of action taking place on either side of Wait Chapel – trucks, earth being moved, etc. This is part of a landscaping renovation project that has been going on […]
Misc Tuesday
Here’s some Tuesday miscellany for you, Deac families. The weather: it is starting to get colder today (low of 34 this morning, high is supposed to be closer to 50), but at least it is sunny. Tomorrow and Thursday, though, look beastly cold. If […]
Calm Before the Storm
Welcome back after a long Winter Break, Deac families! Hope it’s been a good one for you and your Deacs. Though administrative offices reopened officially this past Friday the 2nd, today’s the day when most of my building seems to be back at work. People […]
New Year’s Resolutions
A brand new year is here! And so many of us are making resolutions. Resolutions are so hard, aren’t they? Sometimes we have the best of intentions but try to make a Big Hairy Audacious Goal that is nearly impossible to reach. A person I […]
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to all our Deac families! My wish for your family is that you and your students are all safe, healthy, and happy, and that 2015 brings you all the very best. — by Betsy Chapman PS – for all my families […]
New Year’s Eve
It’s New Year’s Eve and a time for celebration, reflection on the past year, and looking ahead to the new one. This might be a great day to have a conversation with your Deac and ask some or all of the following questions. They can be rhetorical, […]
Luminaries
The Quad is always beautiful. But it is especially beautiful at night, and never more than when the lighting is spectacular. When the Quad is lined with luminaries, it makes for one of the prettiest scenes imaginable. Enjoy it. — by Betsy Chapman
