Yesterday at a large staff meeting I had the opportunity to hear from someone I’ve known a long time, but who is approaching a new role as the Dean of the College effective July 1: Michele Gillespie. She was named Dean of the College […]
Happy June, Deac families! We’re starting to get into some important deadlines and details for the fall semester, as crazy as that sounds. The first one is about our student health insurance requirement. I was sent the following information from our Student Insurance Administrator to […]
It’s the end of a short work week, Deac families. Hope that you might have joined in on what we like to call Black and Gold Friday, which means wearing black and gold (or even better, WFU apparel) wherever you live so you can show […]
There are lots of wonderful nooks and crannies on campus where students can go to study, hang out, enjoy the atmosphere, eat lunch or have a coffee. Students will find their favorite spots over time – maybe through trial and error. If your students have […]
Today is Memorial Day and the university is closed for the holiday. Wherever you are, I hope you will join me in taking a few moments to reflect on the men and women who have served our country in the armed forces, as well as […]
We’re at the start of a 3-day weekend, Deac families. The university will be closed on Monday in observance of Memorial Day. For so many years while I was growing up and in college, Memorial Day seemed like a very abstract concept. It was about […]
The heat and sun of Commencement have left us. Campus today is cool, misty, and grey. And very empty. Big Commencement stage? It’s gone, as seen on the Quad Cam. Things are slow on campus right now. Summer school doesn’t start for a couple […]
Today is Mental Health Blog Day – an effort to help raise awareness that May is Mental Health Month. And it seems really fitting that we talk about mental health because it is a) part of […]
Stephen Colbert. Stephen Colbert. Stephen Colbert for the win. Forever. Commencement was yesterday, and it was an amazing day. Hot, but amazing. It wasn’t the hottest Commencement we’ve ever had, I don’t think, but it was pretty warm in the sun. Hard to complain […]
Coming down to the wire on Commencement. Have you checked out the new stage? Pretty spectatular, eh? Chairs are going up right now, and I am telling you, they are lined up with the precision of a well-planted vineyard. Straight lines and strict measurements. See […]
