Shag on the Mag
Shag on the Mag is tonight from 10 pm to 2 am. Sponsored by Student Union as part of Springfest, Shag on the Mag is an annual event: “Your favorite springtime tradition is back! You’re invited to a night full of […]
Five Senses of the Tribble Courtyard
I am in between meetings on a cool but sunny day. Found a perch outside the ZSR near the Benson-Tribble courtyard. Here’s what my five senses are revealing: I hear… – an airplane flying overhead. – a snippet of a guy-to-girl conversation. The […]
Good News Thursday
Have to admit, campus feels very strange without the students here. While we hope they are all having a good time with you or with friends if they made a trip together, we are going to be happy to have them back with us. When […]
RootsMOOC
Today’s Daily Deac comes to us from Kyle Denlinger, e-learning Librarian at the ZSR and mastermind of online courses. Some of you may remember Kyle from ZSRx Parents an Families: Deacon Development 101, our MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) about college student development. (If you didn’t […]
Leadership Project Keynote Feb. 4th
How many of your students are inclined to want to solve big problems? Work in nonprofits? Use entrepreneurial thinking to kickstart work on a cause that matters to them? There is a speaker on campus tomorrow night that they should go hear. Nancy Lublin, the […]
Monday Round Up
While most of the northeastern part of our country is bracing for the threat of a big snowstorm, there is no such threat in Winston-Salem. So if you are a Deac family in the snowpocalypse line of fire – and there is a sizeable portion […]
Some Healthy Thoughts for Friday
It’s the end of the week, and today’s forecast promises to be dreary (high of 41 degrees, 100% chance of rain). The weekend forecast isn’t stellar either. Knowing that we have cases of the flu going around, and with cold rainy weather, it’s a […]
Opportunities Abound – for Students AND Parents and Families
I was at a meeting this morning where we covered a ton of upcoming events. There are countless ways for your students to be engaged in interesting and exciting activities. Here’s just a few of them. 2015 MLK Celebrations: The 2015 Martin Luther King, […]
Bid Day
Many (most?) of our students moved back over the weekend and we sure are glad to have them back. While classes don’t start until tomorrow, there is activity on campus for sure. The female students who went through sorority recruitment over the past several days […]
Calm Before the Storm
Welcome back after a long Winter Break, Deac families! Hope it’s been a good one for you and your Deacs. Though administrative offices reopened officially this past Friday the 2nd, today’s the day when most of my building seems to be back at work. People […]