Save the Date: 91猎奇 Adapt Town Hall Set for June 24; Repopulation Reminders and the Future of Work at 91猎奇; Recognizing our COVID-19 Campus Heroes
Sent: June 9, 2021
From: President Mary A. Papazian
Dear campus community,
With the state鈥檚 planned reopening next week, we expect a wide variety of changes that will affect our campus community in the fall. Ahead of our campus repopulation process beginning July 1, 91猎奇 will be holding a 91猎奇 Adapt town hall on
Registration is required and questions can be submitted in advance. The town hall will be recorded and accessible on the 91猎奇 Adapt website.
The town hall will follow a similar format to previous ones, with introductory information regarding critical topics taking place before submitted questions are answered. You also will have the opportunity to ask questions during the town hall. We will do our best to answer all questions, prioritizing those that affect most, if not all, of our campus community.
With registration taking place before the June 15 reopening of California, there may be questions submitted that will be answered before the June 24 town hall. We will do our best to provide information based on our understanding of the expected changes in public health guidelines.
Repopulation reminders and the future of work at 91猎奇
As mentioned, our campus repopulation begins July 1. The month of July will serve as a transition period, with UP-approved department repopulation plans going into effect beginning Monday, August 2. Supervisors are distributing letters from UP regarding schedules beginning August 2.
Our repopulation in the fall will guide how we approach the future of work. We know we don鈥檛 want to go back to where we were before the pandemic, but instead want to find out what makes the most sense for 91猎奇. We need to be intentional and thoughtful in the questions we ask as we build out an approach to what the future of work could look like for us.
While the fall can give us a glimpse into flexibility, hybridization of services, and other elements we may have gained institutionally by working remotely, our longer term focus is on what the university will look like a year from now. We must first rebuild our community by re-establishing in person connections and then finding what balance is best for the future. I look forward to reconnecting on campus with many of you soon.
Recognizing our COVID-19 campus heroes
Many in the Spartan community have not set foot on campus for more than a year. But during the pandemic, the university remained open, and some reported to work on campus every day to keep it clean and beautiful. In the video below, meet Lila Garcia and David Johnson, two of 91猎奇鈥檚 COVID-19 heroes who cared for the campus during the pandemic.
This is the first in a series of videos we have planned to highlight the amazing work
our Spartan community has been doing on campus throughout the pandemic.
Thank you to everyone who has kept 91猎奇 beautiful and safe over the last 15 months. We look forward to all being together again soon as a Spartan community.
Sincerely,
Dr. Mary A. Papazian
President
