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A very GenX Christmas playlist

It’s Christmas Eve, so for today’s pre-scheduled content, I thought I would share a mini-playlist of some of my favorite Christmas songs. We’ll count down from my #10 to my all time favorite #1. Hope you enjoy! #10 – Run Run Rudolph by Chuck […]


Bell Tower Tours for the Class of 2020

As we continue our pre-scheduled content for the Winter Break, today we look back at one of the most joyful – and highly anticipated – events of the year: Commencement for the Class of 2020. Postponed 16 months from its original date due to the […]


Checking the Student Health Portal

University administrative offices are closed from December 20 through January 3rd. I will also be out on January 4, so I am preposting a lot of Daily Deac content for the break. We know there will be students uploading their COVID booster documentation (or late […]


Meet A Deac

It’s Meet A Deac Monday! As parents and families, one of your likely goals for college is for your student to end up gainfully employed :) Today I am pleased to introduce you to Stuart Mease of the Office of Personal and Career Development.


A bit of holiday cheer as we close the year

Today is the last day in the office for most of us. The University will be closed December 20-January 3. Our After Hours Help page will connect you to resources if you have an urgent need that cannot wait until we reopen on January 4. For questions or […]


Grades and grants

Students’ final grades are visible in WIN today. This can be a really sensitive, touchy subject – particularly for our ’25s who are still learning the expectations of college academics and adjusting to all the associated transitions of living in a new place, being totally […]


Midweek musings

We are wrapping up the semester before administrators and faculty depart for the Winter Break, which for us begins next Monday, December 20th. So it is a light news day, just a few items: Some students living in University-sponsored housing in Deacon Station or the […]


Several updates

Here’s the mood from campus: it is very quiet with your students home for the semester. Students have done their part by taking their final exams and submitting final papers or projects, and right now our faculty are working on grading. Faculty must report all […]


Meet A Deac Monday

It’s a new week, and a new Meet A Deac! Once again, we are going back to the classroom to meet Ryan Shirey of the department of English and the Writing Center. Ryan, thanks so much for being our Meet A Deac this week. […]


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