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Important Family Weekend information

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 […]


Snail’s pace

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 […]


Better news for us

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 […]


The Weather Forecast and the Human Forecast

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 […]


Hurricane Update as of 1 pm 9/11

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 […]


News-filled day

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) […]


Throwback Thursday

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; […]


Second day of class

We are on Day 2 of the semester. Many of our classes are either Monday-Wednesday-Friday classes (50 minutes each) or Tuesday-Thursday classes (75 minutes each), so for those with Tuesday-Thursday classes it will be the first glimpse at the syllabus and the new semester. A […]


FDOC

It’s FDOC (First Day of Classes) – so the semester is here and it’s time to get to work. It was such a joy to meet so many new Deac families during Move-In and Orientation. We hope you enjoyed your time on campus. There are […]


Come see us on Move-In Day!

One more day of PTO and then the fun begins – Move-In and Orientation for our ’22s and their families! We are excited! P’22 parents and families, please stop by our Office of Family Engagement table in Benson 401 on Move-In Day (8/22). Pick […]


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