Let’s talk global today! Next week (November 13-17) there are a number of great events coming up as part of International Education Week (IEW). Of particular note, there is a wonderful keynote speech by Mr. Ishmael Beah; he will speak on Monday November 13th at 7 pm in Wait […]
Before I forget, for parents and families of first-year students (P’21s), there is a new Weekly Message for you, this one on health and wellbeing. So onto today’s Daily Deac topic: some advice for parents of female students who will be participating in the […]
Happy Black and Gold Friday – and a hot one here, high 70s. Definitely strangely warm weather for November. One of our faculty members, Professor Barry Trachtenberg of the History department, is going to testify before the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary next week. Committee Chair […]
It is a picture-perfect day on campus today. Temps in the mid 70s, sunny, a light breeze that wafts some of the leaves out of the trees. Really couldn’t be nicer. Pics to prove it below 🙂 A few items of business: We need […]
With Thanksgiving just a few weeks away (HOW DID THAT HAPPEN???), many people’s thoughts are turning to gratitude. My division of Wake, University Advancement, created a calendar of suggested activities for our staff, which encourages gratitude and kindness , and I modified slightly to share […]
For the P’18s in the Daily Deacdom – and perhaps other parent years too – there is a webinar coming up that might be of interest to you: Support Their Five: Setting up Young Adults for Success after College In this 45 minute webinar […]
Family Weekend is concluded, and the staff of the Dean of Students office did a terrific job with all the events of the weekend. (And it did not rain during the football game! Which after the last couple of years is a big win!) Today […]
Happy Family Weekend to all! Short message today, because I hope to see as many of you on campus as I can! Wear your P pins with pride! They will be at Family Weekend Registration in Benson today and tomorrow morning (while supplies […]
And it is one of my very favorite weekends of the year! Can’t wait to see all the families on campus and watching your pride as you discover how much your Deacs have been blossoming since last you saw them. Because it is a […]
Today is Project Pumpkin, one of the best days of the year. Student volunteers have planned and organized a ton of carnival games, they are decorating the Quad as I type, and will be welcoming a ton of kids (1,000 is not uncommon in past […]
