Yesterday we mentioned Pitsgiving coming up on Thursday. Thanksgiving is just around the corner, but not every student will leave campus for Thanksgiving break. I’d love to get a sense of what your Deacs are doing, so please take this quick, one-question survey about […]
It’s one of the happiest weeks of the year: Pitsgiving is this Thursday! Pitsgiving is a Thanksgiving feast for your students – a chance for them to dine with their friends, hallmates, and classmates and have a Thanksgiving meal with their ‘family away from family.’ […]
Happy Monday, Daily Deacdom! I love the start of a new week, because it allows me to introduce you to another person on campus you might not know. And today, it’s my pleasure to introduce you to Wei-chin Lee of the department of politics and […]
I am out of the office today, so today’s blog borrows heavily from the student WFU Should Know e-newsletter that goes out each Thursday afternoon. COVID-19 booster doses will be offered on campus November 30, December 1, and December 2nd for students; sign […]
I am out of the office today and tomorrow, so this is a prepost November is Native American Heritage Month. There is a terrific video with Mahlea Hunt (’23), a member of the Lumbee tribe, where she talks about a beautiful dress that is […]
Happy Humpday, Daily Deacdom! Have a couple of quick hit items and then we’ll get to the main part of the blog, which is a much-overdue Five Senses. First, the weather has been really grand the last couple of days – up in the 70s […]
Tuesday Newsday is here – am catching you up on some of the things that have been shared with me in the last few days. I heard from my friends at the Student Health Service that we have begun to see cases of influenza A […]
It’s a new week, and a new Meet A Deac – but before we begin, want to remind families that if your Deac did not get their required flu shot yet, we have an on-campus free flu vaccine clinic tomorrow from 9 am-1 pm in […]
A few emails about upcoming opportunities came to my inbox the other day and wanted to share them in case we have folks out in the Daily Deacdom who might be interested. The first is for families: the School of Business is hosting a short […]
Today is Diwali. For all our families who are observing, we hope that you celebrate the great festival of joy, light, sweets and happiness. Happy Diwali to you and your loved ones! I have a series of posts I share each year about typical college […]