So yesterday I showed you the secrets at the top of Wait Chapel. Today you get to see some of the secrets beneath it. Here are some students on a recent tour of the tunnel system below Wait Chapel, and the signatures of past visitors. […]
It is hard to express the sadness on campus this morning upon the news of the loss of a student, Alicia Gonzalez (’19). Any loss of life is tragic, but to lose two students within a month is almost unbearable. I hope you will join me […]
A couple of audience-participation kinds of posts today. A couple of weeks ago, I got an email from a Deac mom who was justifiably proud of the philanthropic work our students are doing on campus. She mentioned that the Sigma Chi fraternity (along with several sororities), […]
Today is a ‘Reading Day’ for exams, which means that there are no final exams scheduled today, instead students get a break to study, write that last paper, work on that final project. Then finals run tomorrow (Weds) through Friday, and then everyone takes a […]
For parents and families of graduating seniors (P’18s), we like to offer you a few thoughts and suggestions on the happiest day of the year on campus: Commencement. But first I want to ask a favor. Please begin saying whatever prayers/invocations/supplications/casting of positive thoughts […]
For those P’22 (parents/family members of the Class of 2022), wanted to let you know that the New Students web site is live. The bulk of the web site is naturally for your students, but we do have a Parents and Families section. […]
All – I am out today with a sick Class of ’27, so this will be brief. Here is some information from Residence Life and Housing about shipping and storage options for the summer. Note that Residence Life and Housing does not endorse outside vendors (local […]
Today’s Daily Deac is a guest blog from Brittany Wallace ’21, who is a Global AWAKEnings student in Copenhagen, Denmark Spring is finally arriving here in Copenhagen, Denmark, which means a few different things. First, it is warm-ish after a long and dark winter, and […]
There are no good words. Whenever we have a tragic loss on campus, that is what comes to mind, that there are no words big enough to encompass the enormity of losing a student. Early Saturday morning, we learned of the passing of first-year student […]
Happy Black and Gold Friday, Deac families! Hope you’re sporting black and gold, or WFU attire to show your school spirit :) Today is the second and final Campus Day for Accepted Students. And since I have not done a Five Senses post in […]
