Author: Betsy Chapman Archive

At long last, it’s FDOC (First Day of Classes). Your students will now begin to settle in to the ebb and flow of a regular schedule and create a spring semester routine. President Hatch sent a welcome message to our campus community, as is […]

Campus is coming alive now that our students are back, and it feels great to know our Deacs are with us after such a long break. Lots to talk about today, so we’ll get right to it. We have a new quarantine and isolation […]

Students are back – hooray! – and some are still en route before FDOC (First Day of Classes) on the 27th. Because things are starting to rock and roll again and I knew I would be superbusy today, this is a prepost. I’ve been […]

At long last, our students will begin returning this weekend, and we are SO EXCITED to see them! Wishing all returning Deacs a safe and happy trip back home to us. Your Corona Chronicle went out yesterday to students (read it here). One of […]

Yesterday’s Daily Deac shared the message about changes for the spring semester, most notably to quarantine length and location, but also increased asymptomatic testing.  Important note for today: undergraduate students who are not in compliance with our pre-arrival requirements (COVID test, flu shot, SneezSafe, […]

In COVID news, undergraduates received a message today about what will look new for spring, and what remains the same. There are important changes to quarantine procedures, so please read the message (it was sent to undergrad families too). To give a little […]

It’s a short work week but a lot is going on as we prep for our students’ return. Today will be accordingly brief. Two news items: Residence Life and Housing sent an email to students who are moving in for the first time, or who […]

Several more updates and FYIs today: Student Health Service has some important updates on SneezSafe that might be helpful to your students. Longtime readers know I am a big believer in the Koru Mindfulness classes offered by the Chaplain’s office; having a calm mind […]

I have been in non-stop meetings and semester-opening prep, so today I am going to focus on just a couple of quick hit items. This is from Student Health related to pre-arrival testing: As students submit their pre-arrival COVID tests in the Student Health Portal, […]

Yesterday afternoon, President Hatch sent a COVID update to students, faculty, and staff; this message was also shared with families. Here is an excerpt: Our goal is to begin the spring semester on campus in late January. Given continued consultation with public health officials […]