It’s one of the best times of the year – Family Weekend! I am grateful to all my colleagues in the Office of Student Engagement – they are the giants who plan and facilitate all the great events of the weekend. They worked so hard […]
These photos are from yesterday. I had every intention of making the Daily Deac about them, but I got busy and looked up and it was after 5 pm (and past the Daily Deac mailing deadline). Ooops. A day late, here are some photos that […]
It’s a beautiful sunny day on campus, Deac families. Around 2 pm today it seemed oppressively hot as I walked up to the Quad, but on the way back it was really lovely. As I passed the Sutton Center and rounded the corner you could […]
To all those who will be observing Yom Kippur, I wish you a meaningful fast. Today’s post is a guest message from the Office of the Dean of Students (who plans and facilitates Family Weekend). ———————– Family Weekend is almost here! We’re gearing up to […]
This morning it was tough to watch the coverage of the hurricane on TV. It’s hard to see what is happening near Wilmington, where Florence made landfall, and also in wonderful towns like New Bern, which is experiencing terrible flooding. We have many Deac families […]
As grateful as I was to wake up yesterday and see that it looked like the storm was turning, I was even happier to hear this morning that tropical storm force winds have been removed from the local forecast. Even so, it is hard not […]
Things continue to hop here on campus in regard to Hurricane Florence. Every day we have a Crisis Management Meeting at 3 pm (and there are numerous other meetings during the day on hurricane-related stuff). Trying to keep you all as up to date as […]
We have been moving at the speed of light on campus to make sure things are in place regarding Hurricane Florence. Want to give you an update on what we are doing and how you can stay informed. On the main Parents and Families page […]
Happy Monday, Deac families. We have a number of news and other announcements today. All eyes are turned to the coast with Hurricane Florence churning in the Atlantic. Officials continue to monitor the situation closely. Students were sent the following message (read it here) […]
It’s almost the end of the first week of school. Our students, I strongly suspect, are eyeing the finish line of this first week and will be looking forward to having a couple of days of down time. Tonight we have a women’s soccer game; […]