Happy Friday!
In this Issue: It’s a beautiful day in The Forest! When I woke up this morning, this was the view from the Quad Cam. You can see the maple trees at the bottom left and right of the screen are starting to turn. These are […]
Glorious Thursday
In this Issue: Today is an absolutely glorious day! Early morning was about 68 degrees with a light breeze, around lunchtime it was up to about 77. The sun is out – FINALLY – and it feels like a beautiful late summer/early fall day. Feel […]
Wake the Demons
In this Issue: We hope that our Deac families in FL and in the path of Idalia are faring OK. You remain on our minds and in our hearts. Weather has been grey and threatening to rain today, but so far no rain yet. There […]
Tuesday Thoughts
In this Issue: It’s the second day of classes. Still grey outside and it looks like it might rain any minute, or it might just stay gloomy. Take heart, Deac families: prettier days are to come. Today I have a smattering of things, and then […]
FDOC (and lots to cover)
In this Issue: Edited after publication to add: you may have seen the breaking/unfolding news about an active shooter emergency at UNC Chapel Hill. While normally we have good-natured ribbing and rivalry with the Tarheels, our hearts are with them in this time of crisis. […]
First Friday
In this Issue: It’s the first Friday of the fall semester! Though classes don’t start until Monday, our sophomores-seniors are returning to campus starting today. We are so happy to have them all back with us. Our new P’27 and transfer families might be having […]
Love seeing the campus so full!
In this Issue: This morning, the weather was warm (but not as hot as it has been in some years!) but that didn’t stop our new students and new families from enjoying a program on the Quad this morning. I love seeing so many Wake […]
Move-In for New Students!!!
In this Issue: Today is a pre-post, since I will be involved in move-in and Orientation activities today and tomorrow. Happy move-in day, P’27s and Transfer families! Today is the day! Our Class of 2027 and transfer students (not involved in Pre-Orientation programs) arrived today. […]
Academic Adviser Assignments for New Students
In this Issue: Academic advisers for new students New students have now been assigned their Academic Advisers. Sometimes we refer to them as LDAs (Lower Division Advisers), because they advise your students during their Divisional requirements, before they declare their majors. Today I want to […]
On Resilience
In this Issue: Resilience, one of the most crucial life skills your students can build Since it is the start of a new semester, this seems like an appropriate time to put a plug in for the notion of building resilience. Your students are building […]