Meet A Deac
It’s a new week, so time for another Meet A Deac! Today it is my pleasure to introduce you to one of my colleagues from the Center for Global Programs and Studies (GPS), Christina Canon. Christina, so grateful to have you be this […]
Five Senses of ZSR Library Ground Floor
It’s Five Senses Friday, Daily Deacdom. I spent some time late yesterday afternoon on the ground floor of ZSR, taking in the sights, sounds, etc. of my beloved ZSR Library. I started out in Camino Bakery and ended in the atrium. Hope you can read […]
Important Reminders
One of the most important things your Deacs can do at the start of the school year is go to the Fall Involvement Fair. This will take place on Tuesday, August 30th from 3:30-6 p.m. on Poteat Field. Students can browse the 200+ student […]
Start of the Semester Things to Consider
Y’all, I have been derelict in my duty to our P’26s: we have started up with our Weekly Messages for First-Year Families, and I completely forgot to link to it from the Daily Deac. My apologies – you can see the first two messages
Tuesday Newsday
It’s Tuesday Newsday, where I bring you some of the new and noteworthy things that cross my inbox. Since yesterday was FDOC (First Day of Class), I thought it might be nice to share a snippet from an interview with physics professor Oana Jurchescu, who […]
Meet A Deac
It’s officially the fall semester, so we are resurrecting our Meet A Deac feature for this academic year. But first, a couple of quick news items for our P’26 families: New students received their Letters So Dear message from the Office of Academic Advising, […]
Five Senses of New Student Move-In Day
For our P’26 families, we do have recordings of our two largest family Orientation programs online now: you can view the Flourish in the Forest program (from 8/17) and the What to Know Before You Go program (from 8/18). Today’s Daily Deac is an amalgamation of many […]
Top 5 Tips for New Families
Since today is still a superbusy one with new student and family Orientation, this is a pre-post. Today I want to talk about two things: the drop/add process for classes, and my top 5 tips for new families. But a quick note: some of you […]
New Student Move-In!
Today is the day! It’s New Student Move-In, and I could not be more excited. The two happiest days in a college’s year are always move-in and Commencement. They feel different – one is a beginning, the other an ending – but they share the […]
Ways to Engage
One of the things we urge students to do at the start of each year is to find meaningful engagement in campus activities. There is an opportunity for a select group of students to be involved with CLAC – the Campus Life Advisory Committee. Here’s […]