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ID, Zip Codes, and Pink

In this Issue: Happy Friday, Deac families! It’s the end of a hot week on campus, and here’s the news of the day. Student employment on campus – send them here with the right documentation There are a wide variety of part-time jobs that students […]


Mayo and Tomato

In this Issue: Happy Thursday, Deac families! We continue to be very warm and humid. Today would be a great day for a tall lemonade (or an Arnold Palmer, of course). Residential progression through our communities Many years ago, I was at a meeting and […]


Midweek News

In this Issue: It continues to be HHH here (hazy, hot, and humid), and the forecast looks pretty beastly Thursday through Monday (92-95 degrees). For Deacs who are here for Summer Session II, remember to hydrate and stay in the AC whenever you can. I […]


On the Joys of Traveling

In this Issue: I am back from my PTO and digging out of my inbox. My family had a great time on our trip: we visited several cities/regions and even had our own little apartment for a few days in one city. Having that experience […]


Almost Back to Reality

In this Issue: Happy Monday, Deac families. I’m finishing my PTO so today will be some quick hits. More intentional Daily Deac content tomorrow :) MSA in Accounting I got a message while I was away that there are still opportunities to join the fall […]


Tall Poppy Syndrome

In this Issue: Today we discuss Tall Poppy Syndrome, or why you should not try to cut down someone else just because they are having success I am closing out the last of my pre-posted Daily Deacs with Tall Poppy Syndrome (since I am in […]


Packing Thoughts

In this Issue: Strategies on how new students should approach packing for college, and similar packing advice for students going abroad We are nearly mid-July, and our incoming ’27 Deacs will be thinking about making a packing list for college. Similarly, any Deacs going abroad this fall are […]


Faculty and Administration Etiquette

In this Issue: I am a big believer in helping students (and families) understand some of the unwritten rules of college. I never like to learn things the hard way myself, so I try to share things that might keep your Deac from making an […]


Consider Tuition Insurance

In this issue: Though I am out all week for PTO, I have prescheduled content here for you Weekly messages for new students and families Assuming everything goes to plan while I am gone, we will have sent a weekly message to new students, which […]


Maps and perspective

I am out of the office this week, so this is a pre-post. In this Issue Because we are into hurricane season, and because my late mother panicked any time she heard the words “hurricane” and “the Carolinas” in the same sentence, today we are […]


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