There is considerable energy at the Farrell Hall construction site. We still have tons of heavy equipment and a few small mountains of dirt and gravel. Rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither will Farrell Hall. But you can start to see the outline […]
I was in Reynolda Hall a little before 8 this morning and saw what I assume was a good number of our football players passing through. There were some big, big men in the group – linemen I assume – as well as some leaner […]
Yesterday morning as I drove onto campus, I was greeted by a police officer in full dress uniform, standing at attention. Later in the morning, the funeral of Officer Russell Willingham was being held on campus, and this officer was there (like so many others) […]
We are excited that The Barn – our newest venue for student gatherings, events, and concerts – is finished. It will open to student organizations for their events this fall (a lottery was held in the spring to select dates to use The Barn), […]
As was mentioned earlier this week in the Daily Deac blog, we are registering first year students for the remainder of their coursework. This is taking place with the Office of Academic Advising and a small group of academic advisers. So far, the process seems […]
When school is out for the summer, that’s the time when a lot of significant campus projects take place. Obviously for a new building like Farrell Hall, our new business building, construction takes a lot more than a summer. But there can be some […]
It is pea soup fog on campus today. So thick, in fact, that you can’t see the top of the Chapel from the front of Reynolda Hall. That’s some fog. Even though you can’t see much, there are intriguing sounds on campus. As I parked […]
It’s a shame that only our summer school students are here right now, because next week the National Black Theatre Festival is coming to town next week. Here’s a snippet from their web site: “The 2011 National Black Theatre Festival will be held in […]
This morning I had to run some errands on the main part of campus. It’s a balmy morning here, coolish under the shade of the trees, but you can tell it’s going to be another hot one. Here are some observations from this mornings wanderings: […]
Our News Service has put together some of the best stories from the 2010-11 academic year. From the lifechanging gift of a kidney, to advances in health research, to the completion of one new building and the groundbreaking on another – it’s been a […]
