Community Support for Faculty & Instructors
From: Learning and Teaching <learningandteaching@evergreen.edu>
Date: Friday, December 15, 2023 at 5:23 PM
To: All Faculty <allfaculty@evergreen.edu>,
Subject: Community Support for Faculty & Instructors
Dear colleagues,
We are writing in response to the recent death of Jonathan Rodriguez and the hospitalization of two students as a result of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in their student apartment. This tragedy impacts us all as a community. Students will experience strong emotions such as anger and grief as well as anxiety about their own safety. Many students will turn to you, their trusted educators, for help and support.
We want you to know that we are here for you. We are developing a resource guide and planning time for us to gather in the Learning and Teaching Commons when we return in January. Details will be posted on the Learning and Teaching Commons website and shared by email over the next two weeks.
In the meantime, please be aware the following resources are available to you:
- Current updates about the investigation along with support resources are being posted to https://www.evergreen.edu/campustragedy.
- Faculty and staff have access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). These resources include 24/7support via phone at 1-877-313-4455.
- Faculty or teaching teams can request a teaching consultation with Julie Russo or JuliA Metzker via email to learningandteaching@evergreen.edu or through this form.
- Dr. Leticia Nieto is available for 1:1 coaching. For more information and to schedule, visit her calendly site.
- If you are in contact with students who are in distress, consider sending a CARE report.
We invite you to send resource offers and requests to learningandteaching@evergreen.edu. Don’t hesitate to connect with any of us individually if we can support you at this moment.
John Caraher, Academic Dean, caraherj@evergreen.edu
Cynthia Kennedy, First-Year Faculty Fellow, kennedyc@evergreen.edu
JuliA Metzker, Director for the Washington Center, metzkerj@evergreen.edu
Jaime O’Connor, Assistant Director for the Washington Center, Jaime.o_connor@evergreen.edu
Julie Russo, Faculty, Learning and Teaching Commons Faculty Scholar, russoj@evergreen.edu
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