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Closing Out the Week

I’m on PTO for most of today, so this is a pre-post. For our students who are looking to get into the holiday spirit a little early, there will be a special Secrest holiday concert featuring The Nutcracker, Nov. 15. Proclaimed “one of the best […]


One Week Until Pitsgiving!

Before we get to the meat of today’s blog, I want to note that there continues to be a high incidence of upper respiratory illnesses (non-COVID), both on our campus and in the local community. As students circulate on campus and in town, they can […]


Getting Comfortable with “No”s

Learning to set boundaries is an important developmental milestone for college students. Saying “no” or declining to participate in something might be the right thing for a student to do – but it can also be a really hard thing to do. (I’m 52, and […]


Tuesday Newsday

Yesterday it was about 80 degrees, which means it is time once again for me to pull out one of my favorite memes about NC (click to enlarge): I also had seen this little gem over the weekend, and I thought it might […]


Meet A Deac

It’s Monday – let’s jump right in to Meet A Deac! Today we are going to hear from one of our ZSR librarians, Craig Fansler. Craig, thank you for agreeing to be this week’s Meet A Deac. Let’s start by having you tell […]


Five Senses of a Fall Day

Yesterday was a beautiful day, and I decided to park myself at a nice bench on south campus to see what I could see. So here is the Five Senses of a Fall Day in the 10ish-11 a.m. hour. I see… One lone male student […]


News from All Across Campus

Today I will share some of the things that have come across my radar this week. November is Native American Heritage Month, and the Intercultural Center and Office of Sustainability invite students to participate in the second annual Tohi Talks dialogue series. Tohi Talks are set in […]


Considerations of When to Study Abroad

Edited to add: after today’s Daily Deac was initially published, the campus received a message that Brad Jones, who has served as Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences for more than a decade, has announced plans to step down June 30, 2023. […]


Meet A Deac

A new week means a new Meet A Deac. But first a quick correction to Friday’s blog – the correct link to see the video of the drive onto campus is here (my apologies!)

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