Seen in Reynolda
I was up in Reynolda and Benson today and saw that the holiday decorations are starting to go up. The big Moravian star is hanging over the doors of Wait Chapel (sun was not at a good angle to get a picture), and the Christmas […]
Happy Thanksgiving!
Just a reminder that our Office of Family Engagement will be closed Wednesday through Friday, returning Monday the 26th. As such, I will be taking a break from blogging to enjoy Thanksgiving with Mr. Daily Deac, Class of ’27 Deac, and our Deac Dogs. Thanksgiving […]
The making of a Moravian Star
Last week the Chaplain’s office held a workshop with local artist and Moravian Star-maker, Max Brady. We were in need of a new Moravian Star for the Lovefeast, and so faculty and staff were invited to help create the new one. The process was really […]
Voices of Our Time: Krista Tippett
This came across my inbox and I wanted to share it. Another wonderful opportunity for our students to probe some of Life’s Big Questions is coming via a Voices of Our Time speaker: Krista Tippett will be here on Thursday evening at 6 pm […]
An important message about Senior Fifth
Some students choose to participate in a concerning and troubling event at the last home football game of the season. It is called Senior Fifth. My colleague Peter Rives (’98), Assistant Director of Wellbeing – Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention, describes it this way: Senior Fifth […]
The best of Homecoming
I am out this afternoon tackling one of the major milestones of my grad program (cross your fingers!) so this is a pre-post. Your Deacs are still students, of course, but here are some pictures from Homecoming this past weekend. You can get a glimpse […]
Students currently abroad
Happy humpday, Deac families! Hope you are having a great week. Today is Halloween and if your Deacs were in Alumni Hall, they would have seen some pretty spectacular Halloween costumes, as some of our staff really went to town on costumes: we had Snow […]
Halloween Archives
Since Halloween is tomorrow (and since I am traveling back to Winston today), thought I would reach back into the Halloween archives and show you some of the best of our Halloween-themed pictures. These are from Project Pumpkins of years past, seasonal decor that students […]
Full moon
This past weekend we had a full moon, and our intrepid Ken Bennett managed to capture it as it rose in the sky near Wait Chapel. Hope you enjoy it. We have had a couple of questions from Deac families about the Student […]
Events miscellany
Tonight there is a Secrest Artist Series event – Jenny Lin, pianist, will be performing at 7:30 pm in Brendle Recital Hall. Once again this is a situation where I’d ask how many times in the future will your students have access to free, […]