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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In this Issue: As we frequently share in the Daily Deac, there are so many resources on campus to help your students. We have a great big list here. But there is one resource that is in many ways the most important (and sometimes overlooked): our students themselves. Our students are […]
In this Issue: Today I am sharing The Worry Letter, a post that encourages you to help your student know what to worry about (and what not to). If you knew me in real life, you’d know I am a weapons-grade worrier (I come from a […]
In this Issue: I am on vacation for the next week plus, so I have pre-posted Daily Deacs with some timely content. Enjoy! One of the very important tasks each year is for families to take care of the Student Health Insurance requirement. This will open […]
In this Issue: It’s a short week this week, Deac families: we have the 4th of July off as a holiday. Our Summer Session II students have classes begin on the 6th, per the Academic Services calendar; students living on campus for Summer II […]
In this Issue: Today is the last day of the 2022-23 academic and fiscal year. On or around July 1, P’23 families whose students have graduated will drop off our official email list for current families; the Daily Deac is sent by a separate system, […]