Back in the office after a fantastic (if brief) trip to Boston for the first New Student Reception of the season. We had a wonderful group of ’19s and P’19s there and it was a terrific evening. Many thanks to the current students in attendance, […]
Happy Black and Gold Friday, Deac families! As you prepare for what I hope will be a good weekend (and I am en route back to Mother So Dear from Boston), I thought I would share some updates from campus. Our president, Nathan O. Hatch, has been […]
Our New Student Reception season is kicking off tomorrow in Weston, MA. These gatherings allow incoming freshmen and their parents/family members to meet each other, build their WFU networks, and hear advice from upperclassmen/women (and sometimes their parents). If you are the parent […]
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 […]
Because it is Commencement season (for colleges and high schools), people will be talking about Commencement speeches: who was good (prediction: Stephen Colbert!), who fizzled out, etc. One of the best Commencement speeches I’d ever heard was at a high school. It talked about an old […]
For our P’15 (Parent of a Class of 2015 graduate) families, Commencement is a wonderful time to take pictures. Your students have called this place home for 4 years – or 5 – and are getting ready to depart for Whatever Is Next. Hopefully they […]
We’ve been slammed in our office so I have not had a chance to watch the Commencement stage being set, but I am sneaking glimpses via the Quad Cam when I can. So far, so good! Looks like the center section is starting to […]
