In this Issue: Bystander intervention trainings A colleague shared this information about free trainings for our campus community: “During the month of November, the Office of Wellbeing, in collaboration with the Office of the Chaplain, will be hosting a series of bystander intervention trainings presented […]
In this Issue: Beautiful cool weather continues. I went walking this morning and it was quite cold. Not sure how many of you have early-rising Deacs (or not-so-happy to rise early but they have 8 am classes Deacs), but mornings now are chilly. I was […]
In this Issue: Second Summer had its last hurrah yesterday. We woke up to Actual Fall: around 40 degrees and drizzly, with a freeze warning for tonight, which is a bummer for any little kids (or our Deacs!) who planned to trick or treat tonight […]
In this Issue: today we talk about operational processes and how we can’t all be first I have a series of posts I share each year about typical college processes. Most of those blog posts (I hope) are well received. There are a few topics […]
In this Issue: We’re at the end of a lovely week, and are looking forward to a warm and sunny day tomorrow for our football game against Fl. State. But lurking just around the corner is a 30 degree drop in temperature, so your Deacs […]
In this Issue: today we talk about things one should ideally learn in college Today I am bringing back a past column from the archives. There may be things in here worth talking about with your Deac when they are home on break (either Thanksgiving […]
In this Issue: It’s the middle of the week and the weather here continues to be beautiful. The fall colors are getting more spectacular by the day. Temperatures are delightfully cool. Life in The Forest is good. Update on spring-only housing webinar tomorrow Yesterday I […]
In this Issue: Happy Project Pumpkin to all! Hopefully by the time this hits your inbox, you might be able to catch a glimpse of the revelry on the Quad via the Quad Cam (and if not, I hope your Deacs send you some […]
In this Issue: Homecoming recap (initial) This past weekend was our Homecoming, and it was a great one, despite a storm rolling in right about the time Party So Dear, our major Friday afternoon Homecoming gathering, was getting underway. There was thunder and lightning, a […]
In this Issue: It’s Homecoming weekend, which is an all-hands-on-deck time for our staff. So I am getting straight to the news today. Email to students currently abroad re: US State Department travel caution This message was sent yesterday to students currently abroad and […]