As these words are penned, I find myself in a reflective mood. The warm glow still lingering from our national holiday of thanks, we now enter the liturgical season of Advent to prepare our hearts and lives for the birth of the Christ child anew. Giving thanks and...
The jingle from the old Heinz ketchup commercial is playing over and over in my head: “Anticipation…is making it wait.” Since the onset of the pandemic, I have been waiting for our beloved Graceland Inn to re-open. I am so happy to report the anticipation has been...
When Elkins and Randolph County are healthy and strong, it is good for Davis & Elkins College. Likewise, D&E being robust and vital is good for Elkins and Randolph County. The community and the college have a symbiotic relationship that is beneficial to...
Like Teyve in Fiddler on the Roof, I am a respecter of tradition. In addition to Randolph County residents, students and alumni of Davis & Elkins College experience the annual fall tradition on our campus and throughout the town known as the Mountain State Forest...
Confession is good for the soul, so I am coming clean. Theologians deem pride a sin. As a college freshman, I sinned. As an introvert who could have cocooned in my childhood home and enrolled at the local university, I was sinfully proud of myself that I found the...
Situated on a Davis & Elkins College hillside overlooking the Myles Plaza and Lake Tolstead stands a construction site that symbolizes hope for a bright future. While other higher education institutions struggle for survival, D&E is literally building for the...
