The Edge & Return to Campus 6 August, 2020
Photo by Jenna Schad Successes in supporting students so far Located off-campus housing for all students & student pick-up of personal effects Provided laptop computers for students who needed access Distributed financial support through the Subak Emergency and Guilford Emergency Fund and CARES Act/HEERF funds Re-advised & re-registered students Partnering with other universities & public health agencies to develop re-opening planning and guidance documents
Photo by Jenna Schad Topics covered Task Force & Re-opening Plan Activity matrix Testing, PPE, decision making under matrix Student Affairs Housing Dining services Student activities Community compact Academic Affairs Registration and modes of instruction Learning space assessment & preparation Faculty and curriculum development
Photo by Jenna Schad Task Force Chair: Jermaine Thomas, Director of Public Safety
Abby Langston, Director of Marketing
Alfred Moore, Registrar
Alisa Quick, Director of Human Resources and Payroll
Ara Serjoie, Vice President for Advancement
Barbara Lawrence, Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion/Title IX Coordinator
Ben Durant, CFO and VP of Administration
Brett Hacker, Associate Vice President of Facilities Management
Erin Brownlee Dell, Chief of Staff
Frank Boyd, former Provost and Academic Dean, current Professor of Political Science
Gloria Thornton, Interim Director of IT&S Photo by Jenna Schad Jarrett Stull, Associate Vice President for Philanthropy
Kathryn Shields, Associate Professor of Art/Associate Academic Dean
Kristie Wyatt, Assistant Director of Accessibility Resource Center
Kyle Dell, Associate Academic Dean/Associate Professor of Political Science
Michele Malotky, Professor of Biology/Director of Public Health
Roger Degerman, Vice President of Marketing and Enrollment
Shmeika King, Office Administrator
Stephanie Flamini, Assistant Athletic Director/Senior Women's Administrator
Steve Mencarini, Dean of Students
Suzanne Bartells, Director of Hege Library and Learning Technologies Task Force
Jarrett Stull, Associate Vice President for Philanthropy
Kathryn Shields, Associate Professor of Art/Associate Academic Dean
Kristie Wyatt, Assistant Director of Accessibility Resource Center
Kyle Dell, Associate Academic Dean/Associate Professor of Political Science
Michele Malotky, Professor of Biology/Director of Public Health
Roger Degerman, Vice President of Marketing and Enrollment
Shmeika King, Office Administrator
Stephanie Flamini, Assistant Athletic Director/Senior Women's Administrator
Steve Mencarini, Dean of Students
Suzanne Bartells, Director of Hege Library and Learning Technologies
Photo by Jenna Schad External Partners
Guilford County Department of Public Health
Guilford County Emergency Management
Guilford County Institutions of Higher Education Working Group (Bennett College, Greensboro College, Guilford College, High Point University, North Carolina A&T, UNCG)
Other North Carolina Independent College and Universities Vice Presidents and Deans of Students
Photo by Jenna Schad Activity Matrix in Re-opening Plan
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Photo by Jenna Schad Health and Safety Guidelines
Testing
Face Covering
Social Distancing
Contact Tracing/Hotline
Isolation/Quarantine
Photo by Jenna Schad Health and Safety Guidelines
Photo by Jenna Schad Student Return - Housing Completion of Bryan Hall update this summer
Anticipating approximately 350 students in apartment housing and 350 student in traditional corridor-style halls - currently 766 are housed
Apartment residents, 60 Bryan residents in singles All other students will be in doubles
Off-campus housing releases
Socially distant check-in process
Limitations on communal space - kitchens, lounges
Photo by Jenna Schad Student Return - Dining Services Service level depended on Phase
Dining hall - socially distant service and seating Grill & Rachel’s Rose Cottage - to go options only
Outdoor seating underneath big tent outside Founders and Hege-Cox
Encourage to go options
Service to students in isolation/quarantine
Photo by Jenna Schad Student Return - Student Activities Student organizations are allowed to meet and plan programs
Gathering size dependant on Phase level
Week of Welcome for incoming students
Student organization and activity fair
Latinx Heritage month activities
Encourage programming outside
No student organization travel
Photo by Jenna Schad Student Return - Community Compact Setting health and safety expectations related to behavior upon return to campus
Grounded in Guilford community values
Community members will need to confirm/acknowledge/attest when completing COVID-19 safety training
Topics: monitoring symptoms, face coverings, social distancing, personal hygiene, etc.
Photo by Jenna Schad Academic Affairs: Modes of Instruction
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● 109 Learning spaces ● 9 new spaces
Photo by Jenna Schad Faculty & Curriculum Development Workshops
● Review of Teaching Modalities (3 sessions) ● "Designing & Teaching Your Online Course" (2 sessions) ● Resilient Teaching Institute ● 3-Week Course Pedagogy Conversations ● Strategies for Teaching 3-Week Courses Online (2 sessions) ● MYCQ Workshop ● First-Year Workshop ● Quality Enhancement Plan - Public Speaking ● Resilient Teaching Workshop ● Collaborative Teaching Workshop ● Outdoor Teaching ● Navigating Difficult Dialogues
● 299 seats full in these sessions!
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