{"id":2786,"date":"2021-02-23T09:24:53","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T17:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/?p=2786"},"modified":"2021-02-23T09:25:20","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T17:25:20","slug":"recast-on-our-way-to-fall-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/2021\/02\/recast-on-our-way-to-fall-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Recast | On Our Way to Fall 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From: <\/strong><\/a>Evergreen President’s Office <president@evergreen.edu>
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\u00a0 \u00a0 February 22, 2021\u00a0

Dear Campus Community,\u00a0

While today we are mostly still teaching, learning and working from home,\u00a0there\u2019s a great prospect of coming back together mostly in person for fall quarter.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>

There is a lot of work ahead to prepare for that first day of the next academic year, September 27 2021. COVID numbers will need to keep declining and health authorities will have to give us the OK in order to reach that goal. But now is the time to lay the groundwork.\u00a0\u00a0

I\u2019m writing to tell you about some recent policy decisions we\u2019ve made to enable Evergreen to offer current and prospective students the in-person experiences they are looking for this fall, while keeping our community safe.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0

1) Evergreen strongly encourages staff, students and faculty to be vaccinated when they can be.\u00a0If and when\u00a0FDA-approved vaccines are available to all who want them, we will consider requiring vaccinations for all on our campuses by fall quarter.\u00a0<\/strong> We know more vaccines are on the way, and the more of us who are vaccinated, the safer we all will be.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0

2)\u00a0Evergreen pledges to follow or exceed re-opening guidelines in the state\u2019s “Safe Back to School Plan” ordered by the Governor’s Higher Education\u00a0Proclamation 20-12-1\u00a0and the\u00a0Healthy Washington\u00a0plan, as detailed in\u00a0\u201c<\/strong>COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Higher Education Institutions.\u201d<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 We will consult Thurston and Pierce County public health officers on our college safety plans. \u00a0
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We anticipate updated guidance\u00a0for fall operations\u00a0from the Biden Administration, Governor Inslee, the Washington Council of Presidents and other\u00a0authorities as well.\u00a0


3)\u00a0For Fall \u201921 instruction,\u00a0we will significantly increase the amount of in-person\/hybrid learning while maintaining some completely remote programs and courses.\u00a0Large gatherings, such as lectures, will be held remotely; small-group activities such as seminars, lab and studio work\u00a0should\u00a0be held in-person where possible. Cohort sizes for in-person instruction\u00a0will be set to correspond with\u00a0facilities\u00a0limitations.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> This reflects our desire to offer as much in-person as possible this fall, while understanding the need to maintain some offerings remotely for students looking for that option. \u00a0\u00a0

4)\u00a0As\u00a0conditions continue to improve,\u00a0Evergreen deans and managers should prepare\u00a0for resumption of in-person teaching and student services\u00a0where possible,\u00a0developing plans with\u00a0faculty and staff\u00a0to return for fall quarter, unless they are receiving accommodation or their\u00a0request to work remotely\u00a0has been approved by\u00a0their dean or supervisor.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> We know our diverse and low-income students are best served in person, and we know that prospective students are looking for in-person experiences. We also know from experience over the past 12 months there is some work that can be done remotely, efficiently and with cost savings. This policy helps us maintain an equity focus as we set the direction for in-person for fall, while giving us options for remote operations where they meet a need.\u00a0\u00a0 These decisions are just the beginning of many we will need to make over the coming weeks. There are many more to come, and many details to be worked out.<\/strong> Members of Evergreen\u2019s senior leadership team and I are looking forward to discussing these and other topics at a March 1 employee winter update meeting and at future opportunities as well.\u00a0\u00a0

Please stay safe,\u00a0
\u00a0\u00a0
George\u00a0

George S. Bridges President The Evergreen State College \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/td><\/tr>
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