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Reprising an Oldie But Goodie

Happy Black and Gold Friday, Deac families!  I hope you are joining me in wearing black and/or gold to show your WFU spirit – or even better, wearing WFU apparel wherever you are :) Since we’re inching ever closer to students’ arrival on campus, this […]


Health Questions – Part III

It’s an unseasonably cool high 70s today, which is a welcome break from what has been an oppressively hot summer.  Cooler weather gives me a reason to share a final entry on health questions – food for thought to stash away for once we hit […]


Health Questions – Part II

We continue our look today at frequently-asked health questions. What if my student is ill?  Do I get notified, and if so, how? Because of patient privacy laws, if a parent or family member calls asking to speak with a staff member of the Student […]


Health Questions – Part I

We’re going to cover three common health-related questions over the next few days in the Daily Deac.  Here’s the first one: What if my student gets sick during the semester? What should he do? How should he handle his classes if he feels too sick […]


Monday Impressions

We had a monster rainstorm lastnight – which was very much needed, as we have been sunny and hot for days on end. Here are a few, quick impressions of campus today: Weather: hot, muggy, humid, sweaty Activity on campus: furniture being unloaded near Babcock […]


Reminder About Tuition – Due August 1

Today’s Daily Deac is an important reminder – tuition is due on August 1st. Financial and Accounting Services has provided some handy Q&A and links to help you through the process if you need it. How are families notified when tuition is due?


Diplomatic Student-Faculty Relations

Today’s Daily Deac is devoted to a question we occasionally receive from families: My student has a professor who has a foreign accent that is difficult to understand.  He/she does not want to get a bad grade in the class.  What is the best course […]


Gone But Not Forgotten, Our Skip

Deac families – today is a somber day in WFU history.  In 2007, on this day, our head basketball coach and much beloved Skip Prosser passed away from a heart attack following a jog on campus. There have been few people quite as beloved […]


Monday Announcements

Happy Monday, Deac families. I am back in the office after having been out nearly all of last week for New Student Receptions.  So let’s play catch up with a couple of announcements. Late last week, President Hatch emailed the campus community (students, faculty, and […]


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