GOOD MORNING, WELCOME TO OUR VIRTUAL TOWN HALL MEETING TODAY.
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I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR CONTINUING TO DO OUTSTANDING WORK AND SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS, OUR EMPLOYERS AND OUR COMMUNITY.OF COURSE, EACH OTHER AS WELL.
YOU KNOW, LAST TIME WE GOT TOGETHER MORE THAN 1,300 OF YOU JOINED US FOR OUR LAST MEETING, BACK IN APRIL.
WE DISCUSSED THE DISTRICT'S ONGOING RESPONSE AND ANSWERED QUESTIONS AS IT RELATES TO HOW WE'RE DEALING WITH RETURNING TO CAMPUS HERE IN THE SHORT PERIOD OF TIME IN THE FUTURE, AS WELL AS OUR PROGRESS TOWARD BECOMING ONE COLLEGE.
SO, THE FEEDBACK WAS POSITIVE THAT MANY OF YOU LIKED THE FORMAT.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH THAT FORMAT THIS WEEK AND WE'LL BE PERHAPS DOING A FEW THINGS DIFFERENTLY IN THE FUTURE AS WE WANT THESE TO CONTINUE.
JOINING US TODAY ARE DR. JUSTIN LONIN, OUR EXECUTIVE VICE CHANCELLOR WHO WILL HELP GUIDE OUR CONVERSATION AGAIN AS WELL AS THE PRESIDENT OF BROOKE HAVEN PROGRAM AND OUR INTERIM PROVOST.
SHERRY INRIGHT AS WELL AS DR. PIPER WILLIAMS. DR. JOE SEABROOKS, PRESIDENT OF CEDAR COLLEGE AND OUR INTERIM VICE CHANCE TO BE AND PATTY, OUR CHIEF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER.
AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENCE AND LOOK FORWARD TO A PRODUCTIVE HOUR WITH YOU AND TO YOUR CONTINUED FEEDBACK AND INPUT AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH BOTH ADJUSTING TO THE COVID19 ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH WE'RE OPERATING AS WELL AS MOVING TO ONE COLLEGE.
I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY BEING HERE WITH US AGAIN TODAY.
LIKE ALWAYS, WE'VE GOT A SERIES OF QUESTIONS AND WE APPRECIATE THAT YOU'VE SENT THOSE IN.
SO, WE'LL START DR. MAY, WITH YOU.
AS WE STARTED EACH ONE OF THESE.
WE KNOW THINGS CHANGE FROM DAYTODAY.
THE LANDSCAPE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING CHANGES DRASTICALLY AND KNOW THAT YOU ARE IN CONSTANT CONVERSATION WITH LOCAL STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS.
SO, YOU KNOW, CAN YOU KIND OF JUST START BY SAYING YOUR PERSPECTIVE OF WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW WITH THE COVID19 CRISIS.
CHANCELLOR J MAY WELL, THANK YOU.
I REALLY APPRECIATE RIGHT NOW, AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD, THERE'S NOT ALWAYS CLARITY ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON AT THE STATE LEVEL WITH SOME OF THE DIRECTIVES COMING DOWN AND WHAT IS HAPPENING NATIONALLY AS WELL AS WHAT IS HAPPENING LOCALLY.
HOW DOES ALL THAT ALIGN WITH THE HELP INFORMATION THAT WE'RE RECEIVING.
SO, THE LANDSCAPE CONTINUES TO LOOK DIFFERENT.
EVERYDAY IS DIFFERENT THAN THE DAY BEFORE.
AS WE KNOW, THERE'S BEEN COMMUNICATION EXPRESSED BY GOVERNOR ABBOTT THAT WANT TO BEGIN OPENING AGAIN.
YET, WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THE IMPACT THAT THAT'S GOING TO HAVE ON OUR RESIDENTS OR OUR ECONOMY.
EVEN THOUGH BARBERSHOPS ARE OPEN, NOT ALL OF US HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
WE'RE CONTINUING TO SEE THINGS HAPPENING AND YET IT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S HAPPENING EVERYWHERE.
WE'VE GOT RESTAURANTS OPENING TO 25% CAPACITY AND YET OFFICE SPACE ARE NEARLY EMPTY, EVEN THOUGH THEY CAN ALSO BE AT 25%.
THERE ARE STILL FEWER CARS ON THE ROAD ALTHOUGH CLEARLY MORE PEOPLE ARE GETTING OUT AND ABOUT.
AS WE TALK ABOUT THE IDEA OF, OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME DEBATE AMONG COLLEAGUES ABOUTÂ IS IT REALLY REOPENING BECAUSE IN FACT WE CONTINUE TO SERVE STUDENTS, WE'VE CONTINUED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY, WE'VE CONTINUED TO VOLUNTEER EVEN IN THIS NEW FORMAT TO MEET THE NEEDS.
REGARDLESS OF WHAT WE CALL IT, IT'S REALLY HOW DO WE CONTINUE TO BE PREPARED BUT ALSO JUST PRAGMATIC.
AND HOW WE'RE ABLE TO ENGAGE STUDENTS, WORK TOGETHER COLLECTIVELY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY KEEP ALL OF US REMAINING SAFE AS WE LOOK TO BOTH THE SHORTTERM AND LONGTERM FUTURE.
YOU KNOW, I THINK THE INFORMATION WE GET IS OFTEN CONFUSING BECAUSE THE MEDIA CERTAINLY WANTS TO HIGHLIGHT THINGS RETURNING TO NORMAL AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE ALL KNOW THAT THE RISK OF CATCHING AND SPREADING THE CORONAVIRUS IS AS GREAT AS IF NOT GREATER THAN EVER.
WE WANT TO MINIMIZE THE RISK OF OUR EMPLOYEES, STUDENTS AND EVERYONE THAT WE SERVE.
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WE ALSO KNOW THAT AT LEAST 44% OF ALL INFECTIONS COME FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE ASYMPTOMATIC.THAT REALLY CREATES CONCERN ON MY PART THAT IF THERE ARE NO SIGNS, HOW DO WE KNOW IN TERMS OF WAITING UNTIL SOMEONE SHOWS SIGNS OF THE DISEASE BEFORE WE TAKE ACTION THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT WE CONTINUE TO SOCIAL DISTANCE, ENGAGE IN HANDWASHING AND SANITIZING AND WE'RE DOING THAT WITHIN OUR FACILITIES AS WELL.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT EVEN AS WE BEGAN OVER TIME TO EASE UP AND BEGIN TO LET SOME FOLKS BACK IN, WHICH WE'RE STARTING AND WE'LL BE GETTING INFORMATION OUT ON THAT, AS NEEDED AND ON A PRIORITY BASIS.
KEEPING IN MIND, WE'RE GOING TO REALLY LIMIT THAT ACCESS HONORING THE COMMITMENT THAT HAS BEEN MADE TO SOCIAL DISTANCING AND NEVER HAVING LARGE NUMBERS BACK IN PLACE AGAIN.
AS WE CONTINUE FORWARD, AND I'LL TALK ABOUT FALL AND SOME OF THE THINGS WE'RE DOING LATER ON TODAY AND I KNOW THERE ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT AS WELL.
OBVIOUSLY WE'VE BEEN TRYING DIFFERENT MECHANISMS TO ENGAGE EMPLOYEES AND ONE DAY IS DOING THESE TOWN HALLS.
AT THE END OF EACH OF THESE TOWN HALLS, THERE'S BEEN SURVEYS AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS.
SO, CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH THE RESULTS OF THE LAST SURVEY AND PROVIDE ANY INSIGHTS ON HOW EMPLOYEES ARE FEELING SURE, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO.
FIRST I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE SURVEYS OR HAVE PARTICIPATED.
WE APPRECIATE THOSE INSIGHTS AND WE ARE USING THOSE AS WE CONTINUE TO RESPOND TO THE PANDEMIC.
SO IT IS VERY HELPFUL FOR US TO HAVE YOUR FEEDBACK ON THESE.
WE HAD A 60% RESPONSE RATE TO THE LAST SURVEY, WHICH IS FANTASTIC.
ONE OF THE FIRST QUESTIONS THAT WE ASKED WAS JUST A GENERAL OVER ALL QUESTION, HOW WORRIED WERE YOU ABOUT THE IMPACT OF COVID19 IN OUR ORGANIZATION THE RESULTS WERE VERY INTERESTING.
50% OF YOU WERE SMACKDAB IN THE MIDDLE AND SOME WERE WORRIED WITH THE REMAINING SPLIT, VERY DISTRIBUTED OVER THE VERY WORRIED OR NOT VERY WORRIED SECTOR.
SO, THAT GAVE US SOME INTERESTING INSIGHTS.
WE ALSO ASKED ABOUT THE FREQUENCY OF THE COMMUNICATIONS.
THESE TOWN HALLS OR EMAILS AND THE MAJORITY OF YOU FELT THAT ABOUT ONCE A WEEK OR ON AN ASNEEDED BASIS WAS SUFFICIENT.
ONE OF THE RESULTS I THINK THAT WE CAN ALL BE VERY PROUD OF IS THAT AN OVERWHELMING 80% WHO RESPONDED SAID YOU FELT EXTREMELY OR VERY CONFIDENT THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT WORK RESOURCES AND BENEFITS TO SUPPORT YOU DURING THESE TIMES.
WITH RESPECT TO WHAT YOU DID NEED TO BE MORE SUCCESSFUL AND WORKING FROM HOME, IT WAS A CLARITY AROUND EXPECTATIONS.
IF YOU ARE A SUPERVISOR, LET'S BE SURE YOU SET THOSE EXPECTATIONS.
EMPLOYEES, BE SURE YOU ARE ASKING YOUR SUPERVISORS WHAT HIS OR HER EXPECTATIONS ARE.
SO, THAT WAS A GOOD IN SIGHT AS WELL THAT WE ARE UTILIZING AND MOVING FORWARD ON.
AS DR. MAY MENTIONED, AS WE ARE THINKING ABOUT RETURNING TO WORK, WE ASKED YOU WHAT SOME OF YOUR CONCERNS WERE.
THE HIGHEST PRIORITY OF ITEMS THAT YOU MENTIONED WERE RELATED TO SAFETY.
SO PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, CLEANING PROTOCOLS, SANITIZERS AND HAND WIPES, THOSE THINGS.
I WILL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THOSE PLANS LATER TODAY BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS AROUND THAT.
THANK YOU, AGAIN, TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED.
I DID WANT TO ADD, I KNOW SOME OF YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU ARE NOT RECEIVING THE LINK.
WE THINK THIS MAY BE AVOIDED IF INSTEAD OF EXITING OUT AT END OF THE SURVEY, JUST HIT THE LEAVE MEETING BUTTON AND THEN IT WILL POP UP.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AND WE'RE WORKING ON THAT LINK ISSUE FOR FUTURE MEETINGS.
DR. MAY, I'M GOING TO TURN BACK TO YOU BECAUSE IT WAS JUST LAST WEEK THAT WE HAD A MARATHON BOARD MEETING AND ONE OF THE BIG ISSUES LEADING UP TO THAT AND A LOT
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OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE HAD RECEIVED LEADING UP TO THAT WAS AROUND CONTINUING TO PAY EMPLOYEES AND SO THE BOARD TOOK YOUR RECOMMENDATION TO DO SO THROUGH AUGUSTÂ 31ST.CAN YOU SHARE US WITH, IF YOU WILL, HOW WE REACHED THAT WILL DECISION AND WHAT GOT US TO THAT POINT CHANCELLOR J MAY SURE.
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PANDEMIC DISCUSSION AND ALL THE ACTION THAT'S WE'VE TAKEN, OUR TOP PRIORITY IS REALLY OUR PEOPLE AND MAKING SURE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE PEOPLE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS AND TO CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.
WE REALLY TRIED TO TAKE EVERY STEP POSSIBLE, ALONG THE WAY, TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL EMPLOYEES FEEL SAFE, HEALTHY, AND SECURE.
EVEN BACK ON MARCHÂ 16TH, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I TOLD THE BOARD IS AS WE WERE ENTERING INTO THIS, I SAID, I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THIS IS GOING TO LAST.
IT IS CLEAR WE NEED TO MOVE ONLINE AND WE NEED TO DO THAT VERY QUICKLY IN ORDER TO ENSURE SAFETY AND HELP EVERYONE.
I SAID I ALSO DON'T KNOW OF HOW MANY EMPLOYEES ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO WORK.
WHETHER THEY'RE FULLTIME, PARTTIME OR WORK STUDY.
I SAID AT THE TIME, I'M ASKING THE BOARD FOR THE EMERGENCY AUTHORIZATION TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DID THAT.
AND INFORM THEM WE WOULD COME BACK TO THE BOARD AT A FUTURE DATE.
WE DID THAT AT THE MOST RECENT MEETING, WHERE I SUBMITTED A RESOLUTION TO THE BOARD ASKING THAT WE CONTINUE TO PAY ALL EMPLOYEES, ACCORDING TO DISTRICT POLICY, WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE SCHEDULED TO WORK OR TEACH TO CONTINUE TO BE PAID THROUGH THE FISCAL YEARENDING AUGUSTÂ 31 AND OBVIOUSLY THAT'S WHERE ALL OF US GO THROUGH THAT RENEWAL PROCESS EACH YEAR SO IT'S NOT AN END DATE BUT IT MEANS WE HAVE THAT GUARANTEE, WHICH AS YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT HEADLINES OF PAPERS, UNFORTUNATELY A LOT OF EMPLOYERS, A LOT OF OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES ARE NOT ABLE TO DO THAT.
I'M PROUD OF OUR BOARD AND OUR DISTRICT OF BEING ABLE TO SUPPORT EMPLOYEES DURING WHAT I KNOW IS A DIFFICULT TIME FOR THEM AND OFTEN ONE THAT CREATES ANXIETY IF YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT YOUR PATIENT.
ALONG THOSE LINES, I KNOW WE RECEIVED MESSAGES FROM EMPLOYEES THAT ARE APPRECIATIVE OF THAT ACTION THAT THE BOARD TOOK AND YOUR RECOMMENDATION TO THEM.
HOWEVER, QUESTIONS HAVE STILL COME IN THAT HAS PEOPLE READ SOME OF THOSE HEADLINES ABOUT WHAT OTHER INSTITUTIONS MAY HAVE TO DO IN THE WAY OF FURLOUGHS OR LAYOFFS SO WE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT DO WE FORESEE HAVING TO OR LAYOFFS IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
DR. MAY AND JUST LET ME REITERATE AGAIN, AS I JUST MENTION, WE'VE GOT GREAT SUPPORT, UNANIMOUS SUPPORT FROM THE BOARD TO SUPPORT OUR EMPLOYEES AND AGAIN MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THEM.
YOU KNOW, THAT CAN'T BE JUST TAKEN FOR GRANTED.
THAT WAS A BIG COMMITMENT ON THE PART OF THE BOARD.
IT WAS FRANKLY A BIG COST ITEM TO CONTINUE THAT AND WITH EVERYONE UNDERSTANDING WHY THAT WAS IMPORTANT AND I BELIEVE THAT BECAUSE OF THOSE SHARED VALUES BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND THE BOARD WERE ABLE TO DO THAT.
I'M JUST GRATEFUL FOR THE WILLINGNESS TO SUPPORT MY RECOMMENDATION, IN THIS CASE, TO ALLOW PEOPLE, EVEN WHEN THEY'RE NOT FULLY WORK REMOTELY TO CONTINUE TO GET PAID.
AND TO SOMEWHAT DEGREE, I WOULD BE SURPRISED IF IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHETHER IT'S IN THIS FISCAL START OF THE NEW YEAR, NO WAY TO KNOW, BUT, FOR THE TIME BEING, THERE'S NO PLANS OR EVEN DISCUSSIONS OF FURLOUGHS, LAYOFFS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.
COULD THIS CHANGE IN THE FUTURE OF COURSE, I CAN'T PREDICT THE FUTURE.
IF THAT CHANGES, WE'LL COMMUNICATE WITH EVERYONE.
WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHAT THE STATE IS DOING WITH THE BUDGET.
WHAT WE SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH LOCAL PROPERTY TAX.
IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO, FOR MANY OF THE CHANGES THAT CAN'T DO THEIR EXISTING JOBS, WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT HELPING FOLKS BE REASSIGNED TO OTHER AREAS SO THAT WE CAN IN FACT, BE ABLE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS GOING FORWARD.
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DON'T HESITATE TO RAISE THAT BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU, AS SOON AS WE SEE ANYTHING CHANGE, WE'LL LET YOU NOW.IN THE MEANTIME, REST ASSURED THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO THE BOARD ALSO.
SHERRY, LET ME TURN IT BACK TO YOU, ANOTHER ITEM THAT WAS DISCUSSED LAST WEEK AT THE BOARD MEETING WAS A PHASED APPROACH TO RETURNING TO WORK AND I KNOW YOU ARE LEADING THE TEAM, ALONG WITH OTHERS, LOOKING AT THAT AND SO CAN YOU TALK US THROUGH THE PLAN, AT LEAST AT THIS POINT, AND WHAT IT COULD MEAN FOR EMPLOYEES.
AND AS WE HAVE STRESSED, ALL OF OUR THINKING AROUND RETURN TO WORK IS GUIDED BY SAFETY PROTOCOLS FOR THE WORKFORCE AND OUR STUDENTS.
OUR CAMPUSES ARE LIKELY TO LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT AS WE RETURN AND REINVENT THE TRIPLE CD.
WE WILL BE, AS JUSTIN MENTIONED, RETURNING TO WORK IN A VERY METHODICAL, MEASURED WAY.
PHASE ONE WILL CONSIST MAINLY OF THOSE ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN ON OUR CAMPUSES AND ALREADY AT LOCATIONS PERFORMING SOME FUNCTION.
WE HAVE ALREADY IMPLEMENTED SEVERAL PROTOCOLS, SAFETYRELATED PROTOCOLS AND WE WILL BE IMPLEMENTING ADDITIONAL PROTOCOLS SUCH AS HEALTH SCREEN BEING, QUESTIONNAIRES AND TEMPERATURE CHECKS AS WE RETURN MORE FOLKS TO WORK.
WORE LOOKING AT HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN HELP US AND ASSIST US WITH THESE PRIORITIES THROUGH APPS OR THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
THEN MOVING FORWARD INTO PHASE 2, WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT ADDING ONLY THOSE EMPLOYEES PREPARING STAGING AREAS AND TRAFFIC FLOWS, SIGNAGE AND ENSURING SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES THAT WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED.
THEN, AS WE TEST THAT, THEY WOULD FOCUS ON THOSE EMPLOYEES CRITICAL TO SERVING OUR CONSTITUENTS.
AND WE'RE EXPLORING WHAT THOSE ROLES MAY BE.
WE DON'T HAVE A DEFINITE YESTERDAY BUT TRANSCRIPTS AND CASHIERS AND AS WE BRING LIMITED NUMBERS BACK TO OUR PHYSICAL LOCATIONS, WE WILL THEN CONTINUE TO IDENTIFY LIMITED, SMALLER GROUPS TO BRING BACK BASED ON NEEDS AND POSITION.
DR. MAY, LET ME TURN BACK TO YOU.
ONE OF THE BIG NEWS ITEMS LAST WEEK WAS RELATED TO OUR INTENT FOR THE FALL AND RELATE TODAY OUR ONLINE INSTRUCTION AND SO CAN YOU SHARE THE REASONING BEHIND THE DECISION TO REMAIN ONLINE IN THE FALL.
I WOULD HAVE BEEN SURPRISED IF IT WASN'T ON PEOPLE'S MIND AS TO WHY WE DID THAT.
CERTAINLY IT'S BEEN ON A LOT OF PEOPLE'S MINDS AROUND THE COUNTRY AS I'VE BEEN IN MEETINGS, EXPLAINING THAT ON PEOPLE ON BOTH COASTS AS WELL AS IN AUSTIN AND ELSEWHERE, WHAT LED US TO THIS DECISION.
A LOT OF PEOPLE'S MINDS, FAIRLY EARLY, AND THE PROCESS, AND TRUTHFULLY, IT'S BASICALLY MATH AND SCIENCE AS WE LOOK AT MEETING THE NEEDS.
WE HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM.
NOT JUST IN HEALTH SCIENCE BUT A LOT OF DIFFERENT AREAS FROM AUTO MOTIVE TO MANUFACTURING, HVAC AND OTHERS.
MOST OF THOSE IT'S GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR US NOT TO HOLD CLASSES IN THE FACETOFACE MANNER.
WE'LL DO THAT AS SAFELY AS POSSIBLE.
MEANING THAT WE'LL PROBABLY NEED A LOT MORE SPACE TO SPREAD OUT SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS IN THE PAST AND WE MAY NEED TO STAGGER THE HOURS AND WORK DIFFERENTLY.
AS WE BRING PEOPLE BACK ON CAMPUS, WE ALSO HAVE TO SCREEN AND ASSURE EVERYONE'S HEALTHY AND SAFE AS THEY COME BA IN.
THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO REALLY DO THAT, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN ON THE NEWS COMPANIES THAT ARE MEETING PEOPLE IN THE PARKING LOT, THEY'VE GOT SEPARATE BUILDINGS.
THEY'RE BRINGING THEM IN AND TAKING THEIR TEMPERATURE.
THEY'RE ASKING THEM A SERIES OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR HEALTH RELATED TO HEADACHES AND COUGHING AND THAT SORT OF THING.
WE HAVE 40,000 PEOPLE ON CAMPUS AT ANY GIVEN DAY.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO SCREEN AND ENSURE OF THE SAFETY OF EVERYBODY COMING
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ON CAMPUS.SO, TO DO THAT FACETOFACE, WITH 40,000 IS JUST NOT DOABLE, FROM A MATHEMATICS POINT OF VIEW, IT'S NOT ACHIEVABLE.
SO, WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW DO WE ENSURE WE GET THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PEOPLE BACK AND WE ENSURE THAT WE CAN TAKE CARE AND ACCOMMODATE THAT POPULATION, EVEN A SIZABLE POPULATION THERE.
IT MEANT WE NEEDED TO MOVE EVERY SINGLE OTHER COURSE PROGRAM TO ONLINE IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COULD ACCOMMODATE THAT.
BY GOING THAT ROUTE, WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THE REMAINING, THOSE POPULATIONS COMING ON CAMPUS, INCLUDING EMPLOYEES, IS A SELFASSESSMENT EVERYDAY WHERE THEY'RE TAKING THEIR OWN TEMPERATURE, THEY'RE REPORTING BACK TO US SO THAT WE HAVE A RECORD OF THAT AND CHECKING OFF THAT THEY'RE NOT COUGHING OR HAVE A FEVER OR SOME OF THE OTHER SYMPTOMS THAT EXIST, AND THEN ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS MATCH THAT UP WITH PEOPLE AS THEY COME ON SITE.
WE THINK IT'S DOABLE WITH A SMALLER NUMBER BUT NOT DOABLE AT THE SCALE THAT WAS THERE.
SO IN MANY WAYS, IT WASN'T A DIFFICULT DECISION TO DECIDE TO GO ONLINE PRIMARILY FOR THE FALL BUT IT WAS REALLY IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT EVERYTHING THAT NEEDED TO BE HANDLED FACETOFACE COULD DO SO.
OF COURSE, AS WE LEARN AND FIGURE THIS OUT, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO REALLY DETERMINE RIGHT NOW WILL WE HAVE UNUSED SPACE AS A RESULT OF THIS.
WILL SOME PROGRAMS NEED FOUR TIMES THE SPACE THAT THEY HAVE NOW IN ORDER TO ENSURE SOCIAL DISTANCING.
WHAT ABOUT LABS FOR THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE INTERNET ACCESS CAN THEY COME AND HOW DO WE SET THAT UP.
AS WE GOT INTO IT, IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE BEST DECISION ONLINE FACETOFACE WAS C.T.E.
AND LET'S EVALUATE HOW WE GO FORWARD.
IT WAS MADE EASIER WHEN WE SURVEYED OUR STUDENTS AND WE HAD 5,000 OF THOSE RESPOND TO THAT SURVEY THAT REALLY INDICATED THAT THEIR PREFERENCES HAD SHIFTED FROM ABOUT 27% BEING PRETTY MUCH OK WITH ONLINE TO 54% NOW, AND A BIG JUMP AND THE PERCENTAGE THAT WOULD BE WILLING TO TAKE THEIR DEGREES ONLINE UP TO 49%.
SO CLEARLY, THERE'S BEEN AN ATTITUDE SHIFT AMONG OUR STUDENTS DURING THIS CRISIS AS WELL.
LET ME GO BACK TO YOU, AS DR. MAY TALKED ABOUT THE SAFETY ASPECT AS YOU DID AS WELL AND WE'VE HAD SOME QUESTIONS FROM EMPLOYEES THAT MAYBE VULNERABLE POPULATIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT RETURNS SO CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
AND AS WE'VE ALL BEEN STRESSING, SAFETY IS OUR MOST IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION.
FOR THOSE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE IN A VULNERABLE POPULATION AS DEFINED BY THE CDC, WE ARE LOOKING AT WHAT OPTION WE SEE DO HAVE, INCLUDING, MOST LIKELY, THE POSSIBILITY OF CONTINUED REMOTE WORKING FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME.
AND STILL TRYING TO FLUSH OUT WHAT THAT MAY LOOK LOOK AND HOW THAT MAY OCCUR.
CERTAINLY WANT TO TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT AND CONTINUE REMOTE WORKING FOR THOSE FOLKS IN THOSE POPULATIONS AS LONG AS REASONABLY POSSIBLE.
LET ME TURN TO YOU AS DR. MAY WAS TALKING ABOUT.
WE KNOW THAT WE CERTAINLY HAVE PROGRAMS AND COURSES THAT ARE SPECIALIZED THAT IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO MOVE TO JUST AN ONLINEONLY FORMAT.
SO, CAN YOU OFFER SOME IN SIGHT ON WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH SOME OF THOSE PROGRAMS, WELDING AND NURSING AND THOSE THAT COME TO MIND.
WELL, YES, WE HAVE PROGRAMS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE HANDS' ON FACETOFACE TIME.
STUDENTS WITH FACULTY TO MEET INDUSTRY STANDARDS SUCH AS NURSING AND WELDING AS YOU MENTIONED.
AND SO, WE'RE WORKING ON A PRETTY AGGRESSIVE PLAN TO GET THE STUDENTS FINISHED UP FROM THE SPRING SEMESTER, WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO COME TO CAMPUS YET AND FINISH UP THOSE EXPERIENCES.
BUT THAT WILL INFORM WHAT WE DO OVER THE SUMMER AND INTO THE FALL.
WE ARE WORKING ON ADDITIONAL CRITERIA WE WILL USE F.
THERE ARE OTHER DISCIPLINES THAT FEEL THERE IS A NEED TO HAVE FACETOFACE TIME WITH STUDENTS.
WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO REVIEW THOSE AND CONSIDER IF IT'S AN INDUSTRYBASED STANDARD OR IF IT'S SORT OF JUST A PREFERENCE AND SO WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO DISTINGUISHED AMONG THOSE DIFFERENT REQUESTS.
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SO, WE HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE BRINGING STUDENTS TO CAMPUS FAIRLY SOON TO FINISH UP THIS THE SPRING SEMESTER.I KNOW DR. MAY HAS SAID, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S A QUESTION, SAFETY WINS.
I KNOW THERE ARE CERTAINLY TEAMS OF FOLKS THINKING THROUGH THOSE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS ALL ALONG THE WAY AND DR. MAY, LET ME GO BACK TO YOU IF I COULD, YOU WERE REFERENCES I KNOW AND YOU HAVE BEEN ENGAGING WITH OTHER COLLEGE AND PRESIDENT AND LEADERS WHO ARE ONLINE INSTITUTIONS AND SO YOU KNOW, JUST KIND OF SHARE WITH US A LITTLE BIT, WHAT DO YOU THINK THE FUTURE OF ONLINE LOOKS LIKE, EVEN BEYOND THIS FALL CHANCELLOR J MAY THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
REALLY IT'S A CHANGING ABOUT HOW FOLKS ARE LOOKING AT THE WORLD.
WE CAN MAKE THIS AVAILABLE TO YOU BUT THERE'S BEEN A SERIES OF SURVEYS FOR QUITE A LONG TIME, RELATE TODAY HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE WORLD OF WORK AND THEY RELEASED ONE LAST WEEK WHERE THEY'RE DOING A THOUSAND INDIVIDUALS A WEEK AND REALLY LOOKED AT, DURING THIS ENVIRONMENT, WHAT IS THE PREFERENCE OF THE PEOPLE AND IN TERMS OF EDUCATION TRAINING SKILLS AND WHAT THEY NEED.
REALLY INTERESTING INFORMATION THAT ABOUT 60% OF THE POPULATION INDICATE THEY WANT SKILLS BUT NOT A DEGREE, MEANING THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR SPECIFIC CERTIFICATIONS THAT WILL HELP THEM TAKE ADVANTAGE OF JOBS AVAILABLE IN THE ECONOMY AND WHAT BLEW ME AWAY WAS THAT OVERWHELMINGLY 21 THEY'RE PREPARING ONLINE AS THE APPROACH FOR DELIVERY SO THIS IS BEYOND JUST OUR AREA BUT IT ALLIES WITH WHAT YOU'RE STUDENTS ARE TELLING US RIGHT NOW.
YOU ARE GOING TO BE HEARING, IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD THIS, FROM INSTITUTIONS HERE LIKE SMU AND MAYBE UNT AND OTHERS THAT INDICATE THEY'LL GO BACK FACETOFACE.
THE TRUTH IS THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE MUCH OF AN OPTION.
I MEAN, FOR SMU STUDENTS AND THE PRICE RANGE THEY CHARGE YOU ARE REALLY GETTING THAT CAMPUS EXPERIENCE AND IF YOU ARE NOT GETTING THAT CAMPUS EXPERIENCE, THEY KNOW THAT THEIR STUDENTS WILL NOT BE COMING TO SMU IF IT'S GOING TO BE ONLINE, THEY'RE COMING TO US.
SO AS WE REALIZE THAT, WE DO EXPECT THIS WILL CAUSE STUDENTS TO SHIFT ENROLLMENT AND WE'LL PICK UP STUDENTS AS A RESULT OF THIS.
IT'S NOT THE REASON WE'RE DOING IT.
CERTAINLY IT GIVES MORE STUDENTS MORE OPTIONS AT THIS POINT.
AS I LOOK TO THE FUTURE, I DON'T THINK WE'LL REVERSE COURSE.
WE'VE ALREADY SEEN THIS WITH THE GROWTH OF THE MEGA INSTITUTIONS LIKE WESTERN GOVERNOR, SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE, OTHERS THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT WHEN THEY START SHIFTING ONLINE, WHAT THEY FOUND WAS THAT THERE'S A HUGE PART OF THE POPULATION THAT THAT IS THE ONLY WAY THEY WANT TO GET THEIR DEGREE AND COMPANIES HAVE ALREADY FIGURED THAT OUT LIKE STARBUCKS, WALMART, DISNEY, UBER AND OTHERS THAT THEIR EMPLOYEES WANT THE SAME THING AND THEY ONLY WANT THE DEGREES ONLINE.
I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A BIG PART OF THE FUTURE AS WE LOOK FORWARD.
DR. SEABROOKS, LET ME TURN TO YOU, YOU AND YOUR INTERIM VICE CHANCELLOR ROLE AND THE TEAM YOU'VE BEEN LEADING TO FOCUS ON OUR STUDENTS SUCCESS EFFORTS HAVE JUST DONE SOME AMAZING THINGS TO MOVE TO AN ONLINE FORMAT.
IT'S SHIFTED REGISTRATION AND ADVISING.
WE HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS AROUND BEYOND THE FALL SEMESTER, ARE THERE PLANS TO CONTINUE TO OFFER THESE WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES AND AN ONLINE FORMAT.
THANK YOU, JUSTIN AND ABSOLUTELY.
IN FACT, IT'S GOING TO BE CRITICAL FOR US BEING ABLE TO MEET THE CHALLENGE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
HAS BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY TO HELP US STAND UP OVER 200 VIRTUAL PHONES TO ALLOW OUR ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS TO EFFECTIVELY ENGAGE STUDENTS AND WHAT HAS BEEN AMAZING IS THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CONTACT OVER 72,000 STUDENTS AND WE
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WEREN'T PREPARED TO DO THAT BUT NOW WAIT UNTIL WHEN WE GET THE RIGHT TOOLS IN PLAY, I GUARANTEE YOU IT'S GOING TO BE A GAME CHANGER FOR THIS COMMUNITY.ALSO TOO, WE HAVE A TEAM RIGHT NOW PHOTOGRAPHICKING ON A PROPOSAL TO PRESENT TO THE CHANCELLOR AND HIS TEAM IN A PHASED APPROACH TO ENGAGE ONLINE LEARNERS THROUGHOUT THEIR ENTIRE DALLAS COLLEGE EXPERIENCE.
SO, THIS PROPOSAL WILL GIVE A RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERNAL PROFESSIONALS TO OFFER SUPERIOR EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS IN OUR VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT AND SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT MOVING FORWARD.
CHANCELLOR MAY WAS TALKING ABOUT ENROLLMENT AND I'M SURE YOU ARE PAYING A LOT OF ATTENTION TO.
CAN YOU GIVE US AN UPDATE ON ENROLLMENT AND WHAT YOU ARE SEEING IN THE WAY OF TRENDS AS IT RELATES TO THE SUMMER AND FALL SEMESTER.
RIGHT NOW SUMMER WE'RE UP BIG.
WE'RE ABOVE 7% IN HEAD COUNT ABOVE OUR BUDGET TO GO.
WE'RE ABOVE 10% IN CONTACT HOURS AND SO WE FEEL GOOD ABOUT THAT.
THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS, FOR THE FALL, RIGHT NOW FALL IS THE WILDCARD.
RIGHT NOW THE NUMBERS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY DOWN, PRIMARILY BECAUSE THE DUEL ENROLLMENT HAS NOT COME IN YET BUT AS A CHANCELLOR JUSTÂ WE HAVE A HUGE OPPORTUNITY TO STAND IN THE GAP FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
I MEAN, RIGHT NOW, HERE IS THE DEAL, THERE'S UNPRECEDENTED UNEMPLOYMENT, THERE'S PEOPLE WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT GOING BACK TO CAMPUSES BECAUSE OF SAFETY.
WE HAVE A TON OF INDIVIDUALS, AS THE CHANCELLOR JUST MENTIONED, CANNOT AFFORD TO STAY AT A FOURYEAR INSTITUTION AND OF COURSE OUR CURRENT STUDENTS.
HERE IS THE DEAL, WE'RE NOT THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN.
EVERY TIME WE ARE SLOW AT RETURNING AN EMAIL, OR SLOW AT ANSWERING PHONE CALLS, WE MISS AN OPPORTUNITY.
SO IT'S TIME FOR US TO STEP UP BIG AND THAT'S WHY OUR TEAM HAS PUT TOGETHER A VIRTUAL RECRUITMENT PLAN THAT CAPTURES ALL THOSE AUDIENCES AND THAT IS WHY IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE STAND UP THISÂ TO MEET THOSE CHALLENGES.
THANK YOU T LET ME TURN TO PATTY AND ASK, JUST, YOU KNOW JUST TO TAG ON TO THAT A LITTLE BIT, AS THE FOCUS TURNS TO FALL, WHAT ARE WE DOING IN THE WAY TO PROMOTE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE IN THIS FORMAT THANK YOU, JUSTIN.
WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING OUT THERE WORKING WITH DR. SEABROOKIES TEAM TO REALLY PROMOTE THE FALL.
WE'VE GOT THE VIRTUAL RECRUITMENT PLAN HE IS TALKING ABOUT THAT WE'RE WORKING IN TANDEM.
WE'VE GOT PROMOTIONS STARTING IN JUNE OR JULY.
WE HAVE SOME RUNNING ALREADY NOW.
WHEN WE HIT COLLEGE, WE'RE TALK ABOUT BRANDING IN A LITTLE BIT.
STARTING IN JULY, WE'RE REALLY GOING TO START PUSHING OUT THE DALLAS COLLEGE BRAND AND DOING A LOT OF PROMOTIONS FOR FALL.
WE'RE REALLY FOCUSED ONLINELEARNING AND ONLINE DEGREES.
THERE'S JUST A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY THERE.
I THINK WE'VE GOT A LOT COMING AND TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY THAT EVERYONE HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT.
WE'VE HAD A FEW QUESTIONS COME IN THAT ARE ASKING, YOU KNOW, WITH CLASSES BEING OFFERED ONLINE PRIMARILY IN THE FALL, WHAT ARE WE FORESEEING IN THE WAY OF ANY CHANGES RELATED TO WORKSTUDY PROGRAMS WELL, WE DO HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY RIGHT NOW WITH THOSE FUNDS, WHICH IS REALLY GREAT.
SO, IF WE HAVE ANY KIND OF WORK FOR THEM, STUDENTS WILL BE ALLOWED TO WORK AS LONG AS WE FOLLOW THE CDC GUIDELINES.
AND WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO PUT THEM TO WORK IN THINGS THAT THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE DONE BEFORE, YOU KNOW, HANDING OUT FOOD OR WHATEVER IT HAPPENS TO BE.
LET ME TURN TO YOU, USUALLY THIS TIME OF YEAR EVERYBODY'S GETTING EXCITED AND HAVE GOT THEIR CAPS AND GOWNS READY TO GO.
ONE OF THE MOST REWARDING PARTS OF THE WORK THAT WE DO IS SEEING PEOPLE COME ACROSS THAT STAGE DURING COMMENCEMENT.
SO, SHARE WITH US A LITTLE BIT OF HOW WE'VE DECIDED TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE OUR
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GRADUATES THIS YEAR.CHANCELLOR J MAY I KNOW THAT QUESTION HAS BEEN ON FOLKS' MINDS ALL THE WAY BACK TO MARCHÂ 16TH.
AND FRANKLY, WE DELAYED AS LONG AS WE COULD, BEING EVERY THE OPTIMIST, I WAS REALLY HOPING WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THOSE FACETOFACE AND TO JOIN WITH THE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES THAT JUST LOVE IT.
I MEAN TO HEAR THE EXCITEMENT AND ANTICIPATION.
FOR SOME OF THEM, THE ANTICIPATION HAS BEEN FOR QUITE A WHILE.
THEY BRING EVERYONE TOGETHER TO JOIN IN AND TO TO CELEBRATE A LIFE MILESTONE FOR THEM.
AS WE LOOK AT THIS AND REALLY LOOKING AT BOTH THE CELEBRATION AND HOW TO KEEP STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES SAFE, ASK DR. KEILLOR TO COME UP WITH A PLAN FOR US FOR A VIRTUAL GRADUATION THAT INCLUDES RECOGNITION FROM OUR BOARD, OUR COLLEGE PRESIDENTS, AND ENSURE THAT WE DO CELEBRATE THIS ACHIEVEMENT.
SO WE'RE FINALIZING THE DETAILS RIGHT NOW.
THIS WILL TAKE PLACE ON JUNEÂ 13TH, THAT'S JUNEÂ 13TH.
WE'LL GET OUT THE DETAILS ON THAT AND PLEASE JUST SHARE THIS IS NEWS ANNOUNCING THIS HERE THAT WE'VE SECURED A GREAT KEYNOTE SPEAKER.
I KNOW MOST OF YOU KNOW THIS INDIVIDUAL AND WOULD WANT TO HEAR HIM, THAT'S MARK CUBAN, ENTREPRENEUR.
OF COURSE INVESTOR, OWNER OF THE DALLAS MAVERICKS AND HE HAS AGREED TO DELIVER INSPIRING WORDS TO OUR GRADUATES ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
IT WOULD BE A GREAT EVENT AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS TO ENGAGE MORE DETAILS WILL BE COMING OUT SOON BUT I HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US AT THAT EVENT.
IT'S OBVIOUSLY HUGE AND VERY EXCITING THAT WE'VE FIGURED OUT HOW TO DO THIS AND MARK CUBAN WILL PARTICIPATE.
HE IS WELLKNOWN FOR THE DALLAS MAVS, SHARK TANK, GUEST STARRING ON STARK NATO BUT IT'S GREAT HE IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO NOW ADD THE DCCCD TO HIS ACCOMPLISHMENT AS WELL.
CHANCELLOR J MAY I THINK IT WILL BE GREAT.
DR. WILKINS, LET ME TURN TO YOU.
WE'VE HAD SEVERAL QUESTIONS THAT PEOPLE REALLY WANT TO HELP SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS.
I KNOW YOU TOUCHED ON THE CARES ACT.
CAN YOU GIVE US A RECAP, NOT UPDATE ON THAT AND EXPLAIN WAYS THE FOUNDATION IS ALSO HELPING TO SUPPORT STUDENTS.
SURE, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION AND I APPRECIATE OUR EMPLOYEES THAT ARE ALWAYS GENEROUS AND CARING SO TO HEAR THAT QUESTION COME NOW WHEN EVERYBODY IS STRUGGLING WITH HOW TO GET BY AND WHAT IS GOING ON AND IN OUR NEW WORLD, SO IT'S REALLY HEART WARM TO GO KNOW OUR EMPLOYEES ARE OUT THERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO CONTINUE TO HELP OUR STUDENTS.
WE DO HAVE AN EMERGENCY AID FUND AND WE'VE HAD IT SINCE OCTOBER.
THE CARES ACT, THAT YOU'VE ALL READ ABOUT AND HEARD ABOUT, IS GIVING US AROUND NINE MILLION DOLLARS FOR THAT EMERGENCY FUND.
YOU KNOW, IT'S A BLESSING AND A CURSE.
THE RESOURCES ARE TREMENDOUS AND IT'S GOING TO ALLOW US TO HELP THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS PUT STRICT GUIDELINES ON THE USE OF THOSE FUNDS AND WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THOSE FUNDS.
WE ARE WORKING ON THE PROCESS AND HOPE TO HAVE IT UP AND RUNNING BY JUNEÂ 1STÂ SO THE STUDENTS CAN APPLY FOR THOSE CARES FUND SO THEY MUST BE IN ORDER TO ACTUALLY RECEIVE THAT FUNDING AND IT'S OUR FOUNDATION BOARD HAS BEEN VERY GENEROUS AND REALLOCATING SOME DOLLARS AND WE HAVEÂ WE ARE GOING TO HELP EVERYBODY THAT WE CAN HELP.
AND BACK TO YOUR ORIGINAL QUESTION ABOUT EMPLOYEES THAT WANT TO HELP, WE STILL NEED EMERGENCY FUNDS FOR THOSE STUDENTS THAT ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE CARES ACT FUNDING GREAT, THANK YOU.
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DR. MAY, OBVIOUSLY ONE OF THE OTHER BIG INITIATIVES THAT WE'RE UNDERTAKING IS THE MOVE TO ONE COLLEGE, TO DALLAS COLLEGE, AND WE STILL HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT MOVING TO SINGLE ACCREDITATIONS SO JUST ANY UPDATES THAT YOU MATE WANT TO SHARE ON THAT FRONT WELL, ONE.OBVIOUSLY A PROGRESS IS CONTINUING TO BE MADE AND EVEN AMONG ALL THE UNCERTAINTY, THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE CLARITY AROUND THIS ONE ITEM THAT AS WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GO AHEAD AND IMPLEMENT SOME OF THE ONECOLLEGE STRUCTURES IT HAS ALLOWED US TO BE MORE RESILIENT, RESPOND FASTER AND BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS, EMPLOYEES AND A MUCH QUICKER TIME THAN WE WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE.
AS I MENTIONED, AND THE LAST TOWN HALL MEETING WE'RE RIGHT ON TRACK WITH SAC COC.
THEY RECEIVED ALL THE DOCUMENTATION THAT THEY NEEDED AND THEY'VE AGREED TO TAKE THIS UP IN JUNE.
LITERALLY, WEEKS AWAY BEFORE WE GET THAT FINAL ACTION AND OUR BOARD IS GOING TO HAVE AND HAVE INSTRUCTED ME TO MOVE QUICKLY, EVEN MORE RAPIDLY THAN WE PLANNED THAN SOME OF THE TRANSITIONS AND MOVE TO ONE COLLEGE.
AS ALL THESE COME TOGETHER, WE'LL BE MOVING VERY, VERY QUICKLY.
NOW, NOT EVERYTHING WILL CHANGE IMMEDIATELY AS WE DO THAT.
WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED IN THAT PROCESS AS SACKS ACTS SHOULD HOPEFULLY BE OFFICIAL HERE IN A FEW WEEKS AND THEN WE'LL BE MOVING FROM THERE.
GREAT, ONLY ASK YOU, DR. BRATTY, WE'VE HAD QUESTIONS THAT PEOPLE ARE ASKING ABOUT THE SCHOOLS' STRUCTURE AND THEIR CAMPUS DESIGNATIONS.
CAN YOU GIVE US A LITTLE UPDATE WHERE WE ARE ON THA YES.
WE ARE WORKING TO FINALIZE THE ALIGNMENT OF PROGRAMS WITHIN EACH SCHOOL AND SO THAT WILL BE FOURTH COMING.
REGARDING CAMPUS DESIGNATIONS, THERE WILL BE NO CAMPUS DESIGNATIONS.
WE WILL NOT BE ASSIGNING A SCHOOL TO EACH CAMPUS.
WE HAVE SEVEN SCHOOLS, SEVEN CAMPUSES AND THAT'S NOT HOW THIS WILL WORK.
EACH SCHOOL WILL SPAN ALL THE CAMPUSES AT WHICH THERE ARE PROGRAMS WITHIN THAT SCHOOL.
IT MAY BE THE CASE THAT YOU KNOW, EACH VICE PROVOST WILL HAVE AN OFFICE SOMEWHERE IN THE DISTRICT PROBABLY AT ONE OF THE CAMPUSES.
BUT THAT SHOULD NOT BE MISCONSTRUED AS THAT CAMPUS HAS THAT SCHOOL.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE VICE PROVOST FOR THE SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES HAPPENS TO HAVE THEIR OFFICE AT BROOKE HAVEN IT DOESN'T MEAN BROOKE HAVEN HAS THE HEALTH SCIENCES SCHOOL.
THE SCHOOL IS SPANNING ALL THE CAMPUS THAT'S HEALTH SCIENCES PROGRAM.
SO NO CAMPUS DESIGNATIONS, THEY'RE SPANNING ACROSS THE ENTIRE DISTRICT.
ALSO, AND IT'S A LONG QUESTION SO BEAR WITH ME BECAUSE WE'VE HAD SEVERAL QUESTIONS ALONG THIS LINE FROM FACULTY, SPECIFICALLY ABOUT SOME OF THESE TRANSITIONS REGARDING FACULTY PAY.
CAN YOU PLEASE PROVIDE MORE CLARITY ON PAY FOR FULLTIME FACULTY TEACHING, A SUMMER EXTRA SERVICE CLASS THAT MEETS THE SIZE REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICALLY WHILE THEY RECEIVE FACULTY PREMIUM PAY OR ADJUNCT FACULTY RATES AND THERE'S CONFUSION AROUND THE GUIDELINES AND IT SAYS THEY REMAIN FACULTY FOR PREMIUM PAY WITH OTHER CONTRACTS AND LANGUAGE.
THERE'S QUESTIONS OF WHICH IS CORRECT AND SO CAN YOU HELP ADD SOME CLARITY YES.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT THEY'RE BOTH CORRECT.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THOSE OF YOU WHO BROUGHT THIS UP.
THE FACT IS, WE KNOW THAT THERE IS INEQUITY ACROSS OUR DISTRICT IN A NUMBER OF AREAS, INCLUDING THE WAYS IN WHICH WE COMPENSATE FACULTY.
THAT'S WHY WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO ADDRESS THIS FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS WITH EXTERNAL CONSULTANTS AND WITH THE POLICY INITIATIVE TASK FORCE.
WE WANT TO BE SURE WE UNDERSTAND THE DEPTH AND THE BREADTH.
THIS IS MORE OBVIOUS WITH ALL OF OUR FACULTY TEACHING ONLINE.
EQUITY IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE MAJOR BENEFITS OF THE ONECOLLEGE STRUCTURE, WHICH IS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT I LOVE IT SO MUCH.
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SO FOR NOW, YOU EACH FACULTY MEMBER JUST NEEDS TO CONSULT WITH THEIR DEAN REGARDING HOW YOUR CAMPUS HANDLES THIS.BUT EVENTUALLY, IT WILL ALL BE DONE THE SAME WAY.
HOPEFULLY SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.
WE HAVE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE COME IN ABOUT THE MOVE TO ONE COLLEGE.
THE QUESTIONS ARE AROUND, WELL, AS IT RELATES TO STUDENT SERVICES, WILL ALL CAMPUSES HAVE THE SAME PROGRAMS OR WILL THEY VARY FROM CAMPUS TO CAMPUS AS THEY SOMETIMES DO NOW WELL, YOU KNOW, THE FOCUS MUST BE ASSURING THAT STUDENTS HAVE TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES CONSISTENTLY ACROSS OUR CAMPUSES AND ONLINE.
ABSOLUTELY WE'LL HAVE PRESENCE AND PROGRAMS ON THE CAMPUSES BUT CONSISTENCY AND QUALITY ARE ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL.
NOW, THE CHALLENGE THAT TIVE PRESENTED TO ALL OF FOLKS WHO ARE UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF STUDENTS' SUCCESS, ALTHOUGH CUSTOMER SERVICE IS CRITICAL IN THE WORK THAT WE DO, ALL OF US ARE MUCH MORE THAN SERVICE PROVIDERS.
UNTIL FACT, WE ARE ALL EDUCATORS.
THEREFORE, EVERY OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE TO ENGAGE STUDENTS OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM, WHETHER IT'S STUDENT LIFE, FINANCIAL AID, REGISTRATION, IT'S A TEACHABLE MOMENT.
THEREFORE, WE MUST BE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING CO CURRICULAR EXPERIENCES THAT REINFORCE OUR LEARNING OUTCOMES, THE THINGS THAT ARE CRITICAL IN THE CLASSROOM.
SO, AGAIN, THERE WILL BE ABSOLUTELY PRESENCE AND PROGRAMMING ON THE CAMPUSES BUT IT'S ABOUT HOW IT'S DELIVERED AND OUR MIND SET MAKING SURE WE TOUCH STUDENTS IN A POWERFUL WAY AND NOT TAKE A SINGLE INTERACTION FOR GRANTED.
THERE'S ALSO BEEN QUESTIONS THAT HAVE COME UP WHERE WE HAVE UNIFIED SOME FUNCTIONAL AREAS INCLUDING H.R.
AND MARKETING AND OTHERS AND SO THE QUESTION IS CAN WE EXPECT THAT OTHER DEPARTMENTS ALSO MIGHT BE UNIFIED THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT ABSOLUTELY.
AND THANK YOU, SORRY, I LOST CONTROL OF MY VIDEO THERE FOR A MOMENT.
[LAUGHTER] IF COVID19 HAS TAUGHT US ANYTHING, AS WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT TODAY, IT IS THAT THAT ONE COLLEGE MODEL HAS BEEN ESSENTIAL TO OUR RAPID RESPONSE AND THE HANDLING OF OPERATIONS DURING THIS PANDEMIC.
SO, I BELIEVE THIS IS GOING TO BE TRUE AS WE MOVE FORWARD AS WELL.
THE UNIFICATION OF OPERATIONAL AREAS HAS BEEN A KEY TO OUR SUCCESS BECAUSE WE'RE ABLE TO SPEAK WITH A COMMON VOICE.
START TO LOOK AT CONSISTENT PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES, OBVIOUSLY TRYING TO GET THAT IN LINE AND THEN OUR DELIVERY OF SERVICES.
I BELIEVE THE SAME WILL BE TRUE AS WE LOOK TO ALIGN ALL ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES UNDER THE PROVOST AND ALIGN ALL STUDENTS, ACTIVITIES UNDER THE VICE CHANCELLOR OF STUDENT SUCCESS AND SIMILARLY AS ASSIGNED WORKFORCE AND ADVANCEMENT ACTIVITIES UNDER THE VOICE CHANCELLOR WORKFORCE AND ADVANCEMENT SO I DEFINITELY SEE SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR A LOT OF THAT UNIFICATION TO DRIVE AT THE PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT COMES OUT OF THAT IS THE CONCERN ABOUT WHERE WE TALK ABOUT MOVING FROM SEVEN TO ONE.
DOES THAT MEAN THAT SOME POSITIONS WILL BE ELIMINATED IF SO, WILL THEY BE REASSIGNED TO OTHER ROLES YEAH, AND YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY AS WE LOOK AT THE NEEDS OF THE ONE COLLEGE STRUCTURE MOVING FORWARD, THERE WILL BE SOME ROLES THAT MAY NOT BE NECESSARY.
ADDITIONAL ROLES THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN IN OUR PRIOR STRUCTURES WILL BE CREATED.
SO WHILE THERE MAY BE POTENTIALLY SOME REASSIGNMENTS AND IN RELATION TO THAT, I'M HOPEFUL THAT EMPLOYEES WILL SEEK SOME OF THESE NEW OPPORTUNITIES AS THEIR QUALIFICATIONS AND CENTERS ALLOW.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON ARE THE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AND SO CAN YOU GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THOSE LEADERSHIP SEARCHES THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY SURE, THANKS.
AND WHEN WE LAY THIS OUT IN ADVANCE FOR THE COVID19 SITUATION UNDER THOSE
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VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS.WE OPEN THOSE UP AND WHAT WE REFER TO AS LEVELS TWO AND THREE AND I'M LEVEL ONE.
TO THE INTERNAL CONSIDERATION.
WE HAVE OVER 60 SOME ODD PEOPLE EXPRESS INTEREST IN THOSE FOR THE AVAILABLE POSITIONS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
INTERVIEWS ARE GOING ON NOW AS WE SPEAK AND I'M REALLY OPTIMISTIC THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO FILL MOST OF THOSE POSITIONS WITH INDIVIDUALS INTERNALLY.
I CONTINUE TO BE BLOWN AWAY BY THE TALENT, THE KNOWLEDGE, THE COMMITMENT, THE EXPERTISE.
WE'RE JUST BLESSED TO HAVE SOME AMAZING PEOPLE WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND I'M JUST ENJOYING THE ENGAGEMENT WITH THEM AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE WHO IS EXPRESSED INTEREST.
I APPRECIATE EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND I HOPE THAT WE'LL, AS WE GAIN THE ONECOLLEGE DESIGNATION, AS DALLAS COLLEGE, THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO MOVE VERY QUICKLY TO PUT THIS IN PLACE.
WELL, ALONG THOSE LINES, PATTY, LET ME TURN BACK TO YOU.
YOU REFERENCED THE DALLAS COLLEGE LOGO AND WHAT YOU SHARED WITH THE BOARD LAST WEEK.
SO NOW THAT THAT IS SETTLED SON, WHEN CAN WE EXPECT TO SEE THAT ROLL OUT SO, THE ACTUAL ROLL SOUGHT WILL BE JULYÂ 1ST.
SO AS WE ALL KNOW, WE'RE WAITING ON SACKS APPROVAL, WHICH SHOULD HAPPEN IN JUNE AND WE CAN USE IT INTERNALLY AND WE'LL GO OUT WITH A NEWMARKETTING CAMPAIGN AND NEW WEBSITE WILL ROLL OUT WITH THAT AS WELL.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT PARTICIPATED IN HELPING US WITH THAT.
WE HAD 300 PEOPLE RESPOND TO A SURVEY TO HELP US IDENTIFY WHAT THE LOGO WOULD BE AND WE REALLY DID TRY TO CAPTURE THE SPIRIT OF THE EXISTING LOGO AND KEEP THE ICONIC STARKS THE COLOR, SIMILAR COLOR PALLET AND REALLY KIND OF TRANSITION US TO DALLAS COLLEGE WHERE WE CAN REALLY KIND OF OWN THE D IN DALLAS COLLEGE AND GET THAT OUT THERE.
THE PEOPLE WHO RESPONDED, THERE WERE OVER 200 EMPLOYEES WHO RESPONDED TO THE SURVEY AND THEY, LIKE US, RESOUNDEDLY CHOSE THE D THAT WE ENDED UP WITH.
THERE WILL BE A NEWS LETTER ARTICLE ON FRIDAY IN THE PLOY EYES NEWS LETTER WITH MORE DETAILS ABOUT THAT AND WITH THE Q&A SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO CHECK THAT OUT AND BECAUSE I'M SURE THERE'S PROBABLY MORE QUESTIONS AND PEOPLE WANT TO GET ANOTHER PEEK AT IT.
IT WILL BE THERE FOR Y'ALL TO SEE.
THEY CAN GET THEIR HOODIES AND THEIR TSHIRTS AND FACE MASKS, WHATEVER IT IS.
KIND OF SHARE WITH US A LITTLE BIT YOUR THOUGHTS ON WHEN WE MIGHT GET THAT MERCHANDISE.
YEAH, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TOO.
WE'VE ALREADY BEEN MEETING WITH THOSE WHO SUPPLY THE BOOK STORES WITH ALL THE MERCHANDISE.
THEY ARE HOPING TO GET MERCHANDISE IN, WE'RE ON TRACK TO GET IT IN BEFORE THE SEMESTER STARTS.
SO BY THE START OF THE FALL SEMESTER.
SO, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT OTHER TYPES OF MERCHANDISE THAT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO FOLKS FROM, WE'VE GOTTEN REQUESTS FROM THE PRESIDENTS FOR EXECUTIVETYPE MATERIALS SO WE'RE WORKING A LOT CLOSELY WITH THEM.
THAT'S ONE OF THE BENEFITS BY BEING ONE COLLEGE WE CAN GO IN AND TALK TO THEM AND TELL THEM ABOUT OUR NEEDS AND CONCERNS AND ALL OF THAT.
WE'RE DEFINITELY MOVING FORWARD ON ALL THAT.
SINCE WE'RE STAYING IN THIS FORMAT, I HOPE BUSINESS SHORTS ARE ONE OF THOSE THINGS AS WELL [LAUGHTER] YES, IN DEED.
PIPER, LET ME TURN IT BACK TO YOU.
AGAIN, WE'VE HAD SO MANY PEOPLE WANTING TO HELP OUT IN OUR COMMUNITY AND YOU KNOW, AS WE'VE SEEN IN THE NEWS, FOOD PANTRIES HAVE BEEN EMPTYING THEIR SHELVES.
AND OUR CAMPUS FOOD PANTRIES DID THE SAME AND DONATED NEARLY SIX TONS OF FOOD TO PEOPLE IN NEED WHICH SAY GREAT TESTAMENT TO OUR FOLKS AND OUR COMMITMENT AND SOME ARE YOUR RARING TO GO, WANTING TO KNOW WHEN WE CAN GET BACK AND RESTOCK AND HELP SUPPORT STUDENTS THROUGH THAT AND SO I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH
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THE FOOD BANK AND OTHERS SO CAN YOU SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT SURE.WE'RE, AGAIN, WE HAVE SUCH GENEROUS EMPLOYEES AND FOOD PANTRIES ARE AMAZING AND THE FACT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DONATE AND USE THAT FOOD TO HELP OTHERS IS SO IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW AS WELL.
WE WILL RESTOCK THOSE PANTRIES AS SOON AS WE WERE ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK IN A SOMEWHAT MOREÂ I WON'T SAY NORMAL BUT THE NEW FASHION AND HAVE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF STUDENTS ON CAMPUS.
IN THE MEANTIME, WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK AND WE WILL HAVE A NEW SCHEDULE ROLLING OUT IN A COUPLE OF DAYS BUT THEY WILL BE GOING AND USING ALL OF OUR LOCATION PARKING LOTS FOR FOOD DISTRIBUTION.
THEY'VE DONE IT SO FAR AT NORTH LAKE AND THEY'RE DOING IT AT MOUNTAIN VIEW THIS WEEK BUT THEY'RE GOING TO ALL OF THEIR LOCATIONS INCLUDING SOME OF OUR SATELLITE CAMPUSES THAT YOU'VE SEEN ON THE LINES OF CARS OF PEOPLE NEEDED FOOD SO WE ARE THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT LOCATION IN OUR COMMUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND OTHERS.
DR. MAY, I'LL TURN TO YOU TO ASK THIS QUESTION BECAUSE WE HAVE SEVERAL FOLKS THAT HAVE HIGHLIGHTED AND POINTED OUT SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT MAYBE ARE EVEN UNEXPECTED IN THE WAY THAT WE HAVE FIGURED OUT NEW WAYS OF DOING THINGS IN THIS REMOTE ENVIRONMENT.
AS WE CONTINUE TO BE IN THE BARRIERBUSTING BUSINESS ON BEHALF OF STUDENTS.
EVEN IN THIS STRANGE TIME, SO SOME OF THOSE ARE SHORT TERM AND LONGTERM POSITIVES AND SO CAN YOU JUST SHARE SOME, FROM WHERE YOU PERSPECTIVE, SOME OF THE POSITIVE THINGS YOU THINK HAVE COME OUT OF THIS SITUATION.
CHANCELLOR J MAY WELL, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF COMMENTS FROM STUDENTS, FROM FACULTY, FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND OTHERS WHO ARE REALLY GRATEFUL AND INCREDIBLY APPRECIATIVE OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO.
YOU KNOW, IT'S A DEVASTATING SITUATION AND IN THE COURSE OF A TRAGEDY, WE TEND TO START ALL OF OUR MEETINGS ABOUT FOCUSING ON THE NEGATIVE.
WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS, WHAT DO WE NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO, HOW DO WE NEED TO GET THIS DONE MANY OF AND IT'S REALLY EASY TO COME AWAY FEELING THERE'S JUST ONE PROBLEM AFTER THE OTHER.
AS JUST MENTIONED, WITH THE WORK AND WITH THE FOOD PANTRIES DELIVERING FOOD TO FOLKS WHO ARE EXCITED AND ENGAGING IN THAT.
TRANSPORTATION, YOU KNOW, WE WORKED HARD TO ELIMINATE AND SOME STUDENTS HAD DISCOVERED ONLINE LEARNING ACTUALLY SAW THAT TRANSPORTATION ISSUES AND REALIZING THIS IS A BENEFIT GOING FORWARD.
ALSO, THEY HADN'T FIGURED OUT HOW TO USE THE TECHNOLOGY AND ARE NOW SAYING THIS IS REALLY A REAL ASSET TO THEM AND THEY CAN GET A LOT MORE OUT OF IT THEN THEY REALLY REALIZE.
WE'VE HELPED WITH THAT OF COURSE AND WE'VE BEEN HANDING OUT A THOUSAND WIFI TO STUDENTS.
WE HAVE MORE AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK AND HOW WE CAN ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS.
ON ONE HAND, PROBLEM HERE AND PROBLEM SOLVES, STUDENTS BENEFIT AND WE'RE ABLE TO REALLY HELP THEM ACHIEVE THEIR COLLEGE GOALS AND THEIR LIFE GOALS AS WELL.
I WOULD SAY, IT WAS TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, THE RESPONSE ON THE VIRTUAL HELP CENTER HAS BEEN JUST AMAZING AND WITH STUDENTS GOING, I LIKE THIS AND I LIKE THIS BETTER IN SOME CASES THAN WHAT WE HAD BEFORE.
I CAN ACCESS THESE RESOURCES ANY TIME I WANT TO.
NOW I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET PEOPLE ACCESSIBLE TO ME AT 200 IN THE MORNING AND THAT WILL BE GREAT.
OVER ALL, I'M JUST ABSOLUTELY CONTINUING TO BE BLOWN AWAY AND AMAZED AT THE TENACITY, THE PERSEVERANCE OF BOTH STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES AS THE TALENT THAT WE HAVE ON THE OVER ALL TEAM WITHIN THE DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT HAS REALLY SHOWN GROVE DURING THIS TIME AND THE EFFECTS ON THIS CRISIS ARE NOT GOING TO END SOON, UNFORTUNATELY, BUT I WOULD SAY THAT DESPITE THE STRANGE ON PERSONAL LIVES, DESPITE HAVING TO BALANCE NOW THE NOT ONLY THE WORKDAY PROBLEMS BUT MANY PEOPLE JUST DAY PROBLEMS, WITH FAMILIES AND OTHER CHALLENGES, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PUT STUDENTS AT THE FOREFRONT AND THAT IS JUST REMARKABLE AND A REAL CREDIT TO EVERYONE WITHIN THE DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY DREDGE COLLECT.
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LET ME REAL QUICKLY, KIND OF MENTION, PLEASE KEEP SENDING YOUR QUESTIONS TO TOWN HALL.WE'LL BE POSTING RESPONSE TO SOME OF THE QUESTIONS.
WE'RE CONTINUE UPDATING OUR COVID19 AND FAQS ON SHARE POINTS SO, PLEASE, CONTINUE TO VISIT THOSE SITES.
I APPRECIATE YOU SHARING YOUR THOUGHTS AND CONCERNS WITH US AS WE GO FORWARD.
AND, I WANT TO, AGAIN, JUSTIN, THANK YOU FOR LEADING TODAY'S CONVERSATION.
YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND THE LATEST COVID19 INFORMATION AT OUR SHARE POINT SITE BUT A REAL SPECIAL TREAT ON JUNEÂ THIRD.
I'VE INVITED DR. PHILIP WONG.
WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW AS FACULTY STAFF AS WE WORK WITH STUDENTS AND ALL ABOUT WHEN WE CAN RETURN TO WORK.
SO, THINK OF THE QUESTIONS FOR DR. WONG AND LOOK FORWARD TO ENGAGING HIM AND GET ANSWERS TO THOSE THINGS ON YOUR MIND AS HE SHARES HIS PERSPECTIVE, WHICH YOU KNOW, A FRONTROW SEAT OF ONE OF THE IN HISTORY, I GUESS ONE OF THE FEW GLOBAL CRISIS THAT WE'VE DEALT WITH AND HOW HE HAS LED THAT EFFORT LOCALLY.
AND SO, PLEASE, LOOK OUT FOR ANOTHER SURVEY AT THE END OF THIS.
REALLY, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO COMPLETE THAT AND IT'S VERY HELPFUL FOR US PLANNING GOING FORWARD AND FINALLY, JUST I THANK ALL OF YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO AND FOR SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS AND EACH OTHER.
I'M MORE CONFIDENT NOW THAN A FEW WEEKS AGO, THAT WE'RE GETTING THROUGH THIS TOGETHER AND WE'LL BE A BETTER INSTITUTION FOR IT AND OUR STUDENTS ARE GOING TO BENEFIT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AND HAVE A GREAT DAY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.