{"id":1439,"date":"2020-04-22T10:01:03","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T17:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/?p=1439"},"modified":"2020-04-22T10:01:10","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T17:01:10","slug":"recast-what-will-your-graduating-seniors-remember-about-spring-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/2020\/04\/recast-what-will-your-graduating-seniors-remember-about-spring-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"RECAST | What will your graduating seniors remember about Spring 2020?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>From:<\/strong>\nAcademic Deans &lt;<a href=\"mailto:deans@evergreen.edu\">deans@evergreen.edu<\/a>&gt;<br><strong>Date:<\/strong> Apr 20, 2020, 2:20 PM -0700\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear\ncolleagues,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forgive\nme for asking a provocative question whose answer is weighty and complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\ndo so because I want to encourage us to think about our students\u2019 futures,\nincluding their lives after graduation. We cannot buffer them from all of the\nhardships they are experiencing right now, but we can help them create the best\npossible memories of their Evergreen experience by supporting them in writing a\nstrong Academic Statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As\nyou all know, a well-written Academic Statement is a tribute to the student\u2019s\nlearning; a hastily written one can overshadow all the wonderful things you\nwrite about them in your evaluations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With\nthat in mind, the deans encourage you to dedicate some extra attention this\nquarter to your graduating seniors. The deadline for their Academic Statements\nhas been extended to June 30, but many students will still be feeling\noverwhelmed about the prospect of trying to complete this important document\nunder the current conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\ncan help by: &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Dedicating time to Academic Statements in your 5<sup>th<\/sup> week conferences<\/li><li>Sending students to the <strong>Writing Center webinar<\/strong>, which will be held this <strong>Wednesday, 4\/22, 1:30-3:30 (flier attached<\/strong>) &#8212; all are welcome but registration is required. <a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.com%2FTB9D2FF&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7Cf3489bb950254c0c85e008d7e5592673%7C22adcff7c06f49a68f2050711c40ddaa%7C0%7C0%7C637230043372662840&amp;sdata=GaqqyVbEOl4JhE1PzTir%2FOVd1qAUZwLQ0q%2B%2BNVbssOg%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Sign up via: tinyurl.com\/TB9D2FF<\/a>\u00a0<\/li><li>Encouraging them to make appointments at the Writing Center by contacting <a href=\"mailto:schedule.evergreenwritingcenter@gmail.com\">schedule.evergreenwritingcenter@gmail.com<\/a><\/li><li>Sending students to <a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.evergreen.edu%2Fadvising&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7Cf3489bb950254c0c85e008d7e5592673%7C22adcff7c06f49a68f2050711c40ddaa%7C0%7C0%7C637230043372672794&amp;sdata=vbShoc9mX%2BW3rUsCyKx%2BsKhMTQ2nsDoB42K6PU8k%2FQA%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Academic and Career Advising<\/a> to talk about how they might frame their work at Evergreen. Luis Apolaya Torres (<a href=\"mailto:Luis.Apolaya_Torres@evergreen.edu)\">Luis.Apolaya_Torres@evergreen.edu)<\/a> has particular interest and expertise in this topic<\/li><li>Offering students in-class opportunities to reflect on their academic choices and experiences\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There\nare great resources for organizing your support of students\u2019 Academic Statement\nwriting on the <a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcanvas.evergreen.edu%2Fcourses%2F1113&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7Cf3489bb950254c0c85e008d7e5592673%7C22adcff7c06f49a68f2050711c40ddaa%7C0%7C0%7C637230043372672794&amp;sdata=irzsEt7Dya%2FExrt4GUOdD5%2B%2FzEf1xwMv%2F9A3F0%2FGO5Q%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Mentoring\nand Academic Statement Canvas site<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank\nyou for everything you do for our students!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\n&nbsp; Elizabeth (on behalf of the Academic Deans)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"616\" height=\"801\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/440\/2020\/04\/1.jpg\" alt=\"cid:image001.jpg@01D6171E.A2D25780\" class=\"wp-image-1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/440\/2020\/04\/1.jpg 616w, https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/440\/2020\/04\/1-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/440\/2020\/04\/1-600x780.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Evergreen State College is&nbsp;open. We are\nmodifying&nbsp;operations to reduce the&nbsp;spread of the\nnovel&nbsp;coronavirus.<br>\n<br>\nThe Academic Deans Office deans&nbsp;and staff are working remotely\nin&nbsp;order to slow the spread of the&nbsp;novel coronavirus (COVID-19).\nWe&nbsp;are checking email daily and phone&nbsp;messages regularly; however,\ndue to&nbsp;the high volume, there may be a&nbsp;delay in answering your\nquestions.&nbsp;Please know we will do our best to&nbsp;answer you in a timely\nmanner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please check the college homepage\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.evergreen.edu%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7Cf3489bb950254c0c85e008d7e5592673%7C22adcff7c06f49a68f2050711c40ddaa%7C0%7C0%7C637230043372682747&amp;sdata=7urYl9xcjBaufeZLbaWgT95zwN8DEuv0MZXDoy%2Fogw8%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">www.evergreen.edu<\/a>\u00a0for the latest\u00a0information on college operations\u00a0and spring quarter instruction.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From: Academic Deans &lt;deans@evergreen.edu&gt;Date: Apr 20, 2020, 2:20 PM -0700 Dear colleagues, Forgive me for asking a provocative question whose&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7172,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[28],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1439"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7172"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1439\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}