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Winter Break donation collection

As the semester winds down, your students are going to start thinking about packing to come home (as all students must depart for the break). Sometimes that winter cleaning means they find they have clutter they don’t need. This is where our friends in the […]


Welcome back!

Hope your Deacs had a blast at Thanksgiving break and are coming back to their studies refreshed and renewed. This is the last week of classes, so time to get after it! We had one brief, fleeting moment of snow today! Around 12:30, as I […]


[Gold and] Black Friday

Hope you are all having a wonderful Thanksgiving break. For those of you with your Deacs at home, please give them lots of extra TLC and let them sleep in as long as they want. They miss their beds :) If you are a Black […]


Happy Thanksgiving

I hope by the time you read today’s Daily Deac, you have a full belly and are surrounded by your family, friends, and great food – and if not, that you will soon be on your way to a joyous meal. My wish, too, […]


Rainy and quiet

Campus is practically empty. The giant parking lot W1, which is between Poteat Field and Alumni Hall and the Law School, has just a handful of cars. There is a skeleton crew working – those folks with essential roles, and some office staff. I am […]


Study Abroad housing selection

For those Deacs staying on campus for Thanksgiving, please be aware of this information from our Student Health Service: Student Health Service will be closed starting tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov. 26th at 5 PM through Monday, Dec. 2nd at 8:15 AM. A registered nurse will be […]


Gobble gobble

It’s Thanksgiving week, and I’d be willing to bet the majority of our students will be heading home (either to their home, or a friend’s). But we know some students will choose to stay on campus for Thanksgiving. If your Deac is one of them, […]


Friday thoughts

As we close out the week, a few announcements to note: My tribe at the ZSR is doing something cool, and they could use your help. The library is asking WFU faculty, staff, students, alumni, parents, and families, etc. to share words of encouragement for […]


Five senses of PITSGIVING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today is the happiest day in November: Pitsgiving!! It’s the day of nearly endless Thanksgiving bounty in the Pit. And since I’ve never done a Five Senses post on Pitsgiving, I thought I’d give it a try. Here goes. I see… A line outside the […]


Fall Views

The fall leaves have been amazingly pretty. Today I am cruising through our outstanding photographer Ken Bennett’s archives and bringing you some of his best pics. I am also sharing some fun facts I learned yesterday from a research collaboration by my colleagues Jim Coffey, […]


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