President’s Office

Dear Campus Community, “In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan, earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow, in the bleak midwinter, […]

Dear Campus Community, Lacking a crystal ball to know the future, important decisions at a college are ideally based on all knowable facts, sound reasoning, and laser focus on what is best for […]

Dear Campus Community, Davis & Elkins College is a private, residential, faith-based, liberal arts institution. Central to our mission for the past 116 years has been a commitment to the liberal arts, meaning […]

Dear Campus Community, “What’s in a name?” asked William Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet. Last week we honored a faculty and a staff member with two very special awards. Dr. Katherine Osborne, Associate Professor […]

Dear Campus Community, “This is not your father’s Oldsmobile.” Those my age or older will recognize and understand this phrase, even though its meaning is likely lost on most of today’s students. Nonetheless, […]

Dear College Community, As a cacophony is a discordant mixture of sounds, the year 2020 has been the equivalent for our life experiences. Coronavirus, elections, and economic worries among others have added to the […]

Dear Campus Community, “A life of service is a life well and greatly lived.” — Omoakhuana Anthonia An era came to an end last Saturday at Davis & Elkins College. Dr. Gloria M. […]

Dear Campus Community: It is with a heavy heart that I share that Dr. Gloria Payne, Professor Emeritus of Davis & Elkins College, passed away Saturday evening. Dr. Payne died peacefully at her […]

Webster defines “transform” as to change in composition, appearance, character or condition. Frequently I have used the term transformative to describe the educational experience of our students at Davis & Elkins College. I […]