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Provost’s Best Reads and Movies of 2015

Though faculty and staff are back on campus, we’re still awaiting the early arrivers who will be coming back for sorority recruitment, and campus is pretty calm (and COLD) right now. At the end of 2015, there were many “Best Of” lists – but today […]


Theatre of the Day

We have a very talented artistic community on campus, and I have a special heart for our Theatre Deacs.  Today’s Winter Break pic of the day is from this fall’s production of The Importance of Being Earnest. — by Betsy Chapman


Catch Up Wednesday

After a day that was full of rain yesterday, we have graduated to merely grey and a small chance of rain.  If you look out the windows and see trees losing their leaves and grey skies, you might expect it to feel a little colder […]


Shoutout to the Arts

While Homecoming and Family Weekend are looming on the horizon, there are also other events happening soon on campus that are worth your students’ time.  Here’s a quick shoutout to some of our artistic doings. The play Our Town by Thornton Wilder is a […]


Art

Today I am in a meeting in the Benson Center.  This piece of art is hanging right outside the meeting room door.  It’s a Keith Haring, a well known name in the American art world.  Bonus that it is close to our […]


Campus Day Tomorrow!

There are a number of big days on campus throughout the year: Commencement, move-in, Hit the Bricks, Project Pumpkin, Lovefeast – and Campus Day for Accepted Students.  Campus Day will be held tomorrow, and a second Campus Day next Friday. For maybe half of […]


Happy Black and Gold Friday!

It’s Friday, and as always, I hope you’re making it a Black and Gold Friday wherever you are.  Wear WFU colors and show your school pride! Correction from yesterday: the Kissing Kanines booth is in the Benson Center 3rd floor. Hope your students get […]


5 Senses of Scales Fine Arts Center

Today I felt drawn, as if by magic, to Scales Fine Arts Center.  Like there was some weird gravitational pull nudging me in that direction.  Scales is one of my favorite places on campus.  I have been thinking of Scales a lot and have wanted […]


Waiting for Godot

This has been a busy week in our office and another one to follow, so today’s Daily Deac will be a short one.  I was combing through our photo archive to see what kinds of shots might be in there from our great Ken Bennett, […]


What To Do This Weekend

It’s the end of a long week, and there are many things your students can do on campus (as well as nearby) to make it a great weekend.  Here’s a sampling: – Hillel, our Jewish student organization, is hosting a Shabbat dinner – Go […]


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