A cherished memory of my late father was the frequent letters he would write to me. At the conclusion of each, he would write the phrase, “The journey continues.” Having adopted that as the theme of this column seven years ago upon my arrival at D&E, I am...
Elkins, WV – Davis and Elkins College is excited to release the President’s and Dean’s Academic Lists for Spring 2023. The president’s list includes all full-time students who earned a 4.0 grade point average for the semester and the dean’s list includes all full-time...
It’s a wrap! No, I have not just returned from a Hollywood movie set. Rather, the 2022-23 academic year at Davis & Elkins College ended this past weekend in grand style. On Friday evening we gathered to praise God and celebrate our graduates in a baccalaureate...
Spring has arrived, albeit in stops and starts, even in Elkins! After the cold and snow of winter in the West Virginia mountains, God’s gift of new life is re-emerging all around us. That is certainly true on the campus of Davis & Elkins College. April 21 was...
There is an ebb and flow to life on a college campus. As we finally (and hopefully) emerge from the cold and snow of winter, there is a feeling of anticipation and accomplishment in the air as spring arrives and the academic year winds toward its climax. Recently,...
Recently I experienced the wisdom of two popular adages. The first states, “You are never too old to learn.” The second is gleaned from Mary Lathrap’s 1895 poem entitled “Walk a Mile in His Moccasins.” On April 3, a Davis & Elkins College student assumed the...
