{"id":1446,"date":"2020-04-24T13:31:51","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T20:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/?p=1446"},"modified":"2020-04-24T13:38:11","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T20:38:11","slug":"recast-spring-quarter-week-4-provost-note","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/2020\/04\/recast-spring-quarter-week-4-provost-note\/","title":{"rendered":"RECAST | Spring Quarter Week 4 Provost Note"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From:<\/strong> Drake, Jennifer <drakej@evergreen.edu<\/a>>
Sent:<\/strong> Friday, April 24, 2020 8:24 AM

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Hi\nall, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\ncontinue to be blown away by the thoughtful and responsive work I see happening\nacross the Student and Academic Life division and the College.  I see\nstaff and faculty quickly acquiring the technology skills required to teach and\nlearn remotely.  So many of you are leading from the middle, in\ncollaboration with colleagues from across the College, to develop\nteaching, student engagement, and business processes that we need in this\nmoment.  This creative energy and spirit of community care is Evergreen at\nits best. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\ncould not be making this transition without an incredibly high level of\nperformance from both staff and faculty, including working long hours. \nThis is a time that calls on all of us to have generosity with ourselves and\nour staff and faculty colleagues.  Thank you for your continued hard work\non behalf of our students.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve\nnoted before the cognitive dissonance we face as we prepare to grow through the big bets\nprocess while also addressing continued shortfalls.  The pandemic deepens\nthis discord and adds to the urgency of attending to both. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Academic Dire<\/strong>ctions: Big Bets<\/strong> \u2013 Members of the Big Bets coordinating group presented our current\nthinking and modeling at this week\u2019s faculty meeting.  This was followed\nby small group work.  I understand there were robust conversations taking\nplace and the coordinating group will have much feedback to use as we move the\nmodeling forward.  In the next couple of weeks, we will share the\nmodeling and receive feedback from the GSU, Campus Leadership Group, and a\nvariety of other groups, including Student and Academic Life staff.  The\nimpact of the pandemic on the College and our regional community deepens\nthe urgency of this work.  We anticipate making high-level decisions\nabout the new model before the end of this academic year so that further\ncurriculum development and implementation planning can occur this\nsummer.  More to come. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Budget<\/strong>\n<\/strong>\u2013 The COVID-19 situation\ncomplicates the budget picture the college was facing. There is some loss of\nrevenue, particularly in auxiliaries, but also savings in some areas due\nto remote instruction.  The enrollment picture is also mixed, with\nspring enrollment roughly in line with projections, and uncertainty about the\nimpacts of the pandemic on enrollment for fall. To mitigate the risks\nassociated with COVID-19 uncertainty, the Core Budget Team is advising that we\naddress known budget deficits as fully as possible in this annual budget\nprocess. We are working with budget managers to develop for reductions\nscenarios of about 10% and will have recommendations for review by the\nResource Allocation Advisory Committee and Senior Leadership in the next few\nweeks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 A few reminders\/updates: <\/p>\n\n\n\n