Since I am working move-in and our Family Welcome Center, I am dusting off a post that I do most years as school begins. Now that new student move-in is underway, and our upperclass students will be arriving later this weekend, it is worth offering […]
HAPPY MOVE-IN!!! It’s a happy, happy day for us. We are so excited about our new Deacs moving in today and tomorrow, and our older students through the weekend. We look forward to seeing our P’25s and transfer families for Flourish in the Forest at […]
Before we get to the meat of today, want to share something for families about move-in, which will take place tomorrow through Sunday. Per an email sent to resident students last night, we are monitoring for the possibility of inclement weather during our move-in […]
It’s Meet A Deac Monday! But before we get there, President Wente has a video message for parents and families about our approach to the fall and the next phase of the pandemic, which I hope you will watch here. She stresses that […]
I am out of the office today, so this is a pre-post. At the start of every semester, we ask parents and families to help us reinforce a message we want new students to hear: read everything. Some examples of what we want students to […]
Today, a message went to the campus community (and we shared it with parents and families as well) about expectations for the fall semester. The big takeaway from this is that for the start of the semester, we are asking everyone, regardless of vaccination […]
As we get ready for the start of school, I wanted to share some logistical information with new families (P’25s and transfers) about what to expect for new student move-in days, August 18-19. We have some tips for all families too, don’t worry! Your student […]
Today I will share some news from various parts of campus. This morning, President Wente shared a message with the campus community. In that message, Dr. Wente provided an update on the building formerly known as Wingate Hall: it will be referred to as […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: at the time of the original publication of this interview, Warrenetta Mann was the Director of the University Counseling Center. She was subsequently named Assistant Vice President for Health and Wellbeing in August 2023. One quick news item today before we get […]
As we get close to the start of the fall semester, I like to share some of the unspoken norms of college life. Sometimes a parent or family member will ask me how to get in touch with their student’s faculty member, because they want […]