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Dates for OPCD Career Fairs, Networking Events, and More

Today’s Daily Deac features information from the Office of Personal and Career Development (OPCD).  This could be worth passing on to your Deacs for their calendars. — by Betsy Chapman for questions or comments about the Daily Deac, email parents@wfu.edu Upcoming Career Fairs, Recruiting, […]


Weather Info for Traveling to Campus

It’s a little over 2 weeks until Move-In for our new Class of 2020 students, and then the upperclassmen/women will be right behind them.  It’s been a sweltering summer for most of the time, but this week we have seen more rain than we have […]


Look What I Found!

I had a meeting yesterday in Reynolda Hall, and I discovered some construction and beautification that I did not realize was taking place this summer. This is the Lu Leake Lounge outside the Mag Room. Normally you would have sofas and tables here, but they […]


Last of the Summer Receptions

Happy Monday, Deac families!  We had a partly-sunny, partly-rainy weekend, and it was nice to be a little bit cooler for a change. We are nearing the end of our summer travel and reception-planning madness.  There are two coming up later this week that general […]


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 […]


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