Author: Betsy Chapman Archive

In this Issue: It’s a chilly Tuesday here in Winston-Salem. Today’s high is only going to be 58, and we have a freeze warning for tonight. It is going to stay cool for much of this week: Where does that leave us in our 12 […]

In this Issue: Today’s forecast is gray and rainy all day, plus it is supposed to be a lot cooler this week. There’s a lot of content to share with you today, so we will dive right in. Join me tomorrow for Deacs Day of […]

In this Issue: Welcome, Campus Day visitors! It was an overcast and muggy morning on campus, but as I write this late morning, the sun is coming out and it is shaping up to be a lovely day. Today will be brief because we have […]

My day is jam packed with meetings and other events, so we will jump right into today’s news! Space Planning update I am sharing this excerpt from our WFU Should Know student e-newsletter because I thought families might be interesting in our space planning efforts: […]

In this Issue: Yesterday was my favorite Daily Deac day of the year, April Fools. And I received a number of emails lastnight about my story of the lost Leonardo painting discovered on the Old Campus; looks like I fooled some folks 🙂 Thank you […]

In this Issue: T.S. Eliot’s famous poem The Waste Land begins with: “April is the cruellest month, breedingLilacs out of the dead land, mixingMemory and desire, stirringDull roots with spring rain.Winter kept us warm, coveringEarth in forgetful snow, feedingA little life with dried tubers.” […]

In this Issue: It’s the start of a new week and tomorrow it will be the first day of the last full month of school this spring, which feels impossible. This week looks like warm temps (the lowest high temp this week is 68, and […]

In this Issue: today we talk about decision-making by students and how to support them if they have difficulty choosing Because fall course registration is about to begin, many of our students’ minds are on planning for the fall (and beyond). They may be asking […]

In this Issue: April is the ideal weather month: beautiful flowers, warm days (but not too warm!) and lots to do. Today I am sharing a few opportunities for fun things coming up in April. Earth Month activities “Earth Month officially kicks off on Sunday […]

In this Issue: Happy midweek, Daily Deacdom! Today is what I refer to as a Jambalaya day, where I throw a bunch of things in the pot and hope it comes together 🙂 In all seriousness, today is sharing a variety of news items, event […]