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) […]
This week is just about in the books. Was in Farrell around 2 pm and to my surprise the place was still pretty full with students – most of whom looked like they were studying in small groups, working on projects, and the like. Bonus […]
Heard this great news from a colleague of mine and wanted to share. “WFU has been awarded an NCAA CHOICES Grant to reduce alcohol misuse on campus. One of the projects funded is a sober tailgate program which will provide food, non-alcoholic drinks, activities, and […]
Was walking across campus today for a meeting and thought I’d share five quick impressions of campus: Hot, hot, hot. It is warm and sunny, but also a steady wind, which makes it feel hot, hot, hot (if you want to relive a cheesy song […]
Feels like Monday, but with the long weekend it is really Tuesday. Hope you had a good Labor Day, Deac families! In some of my grad schoolery this weekend, I ran across an article that talked about – in part – college students’ communication with […]
We are closing the doors on the first week of the semester. For administrators and staff, it is a 3-day weekend, with observing Labor Day on Monday (sadly, your Deacs are in class). So we will be dark on Monday here at the Daily Deac. […]
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; […]
Was in a Family Weekend meeting today with the Office of Student Engagement and the Dean of Students (who are the offices who actually plan Family Weekend). My colleagues reminded me of a few important things you need to know before you arrive for Family […]
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 […]
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 […]