President Hsu sent the following message to the campus community on May 22, 2020:
Dear Campus Community,
I am writing today with a few updates regarding Phase One of our return-to-work plan, which begins Tuesday, May 26, 2020.
Remember, only those employees specifically identified by their supervisors and division heads should be participating in Phase One. The vast majority of our campus will still work remotely during Phase One.
I ask that everyone read and follow the guidelines outlined in our Return to Work Plan, such as wearing a face covering in public spaces, maintaining social distancing and continuing to conduct meetings virtually. It is only through your cooperation and our collective effort that we will be able to reopen campus in this phased approach and to eventually reopen campus to our students.
I encourage supervisors who were not able to participate in the training sessions on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, to review one of the recorded sessions at the following links, which can also be found at cofc.edu/covid19:
- 10 a.m. session (you will need CofC credentials to log in)
- 1 p.m. session (you will need CofC credentials to log in)
And for those employees who were unable to participate in the Faculty & Staff Virtual Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, you may watch the recorded session here (you will need CofC credentials to log in).
As for the limited number of employees returning to campus as part of Phase One on Tuesday, May 26, you may collect the following items at the Stern Student Center lobby from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.:
- Washable cloth face covering (limit of one per employee)
- Washable cloth face covering with 250th logo (limit of one per employee)
- 8-ounce bottle of hand sanitizer (limit of one per employee)
- Disinfectant wipes (these are available for departments to pick up – limit one per department/office)
- Gloves (latex free)
For those employees who have been working on campus these past several weeks, in order to continue our social distancing practices, please come to the Stern Student Center on Wednesday (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., May 27, 2020) or send a representative from your office on that Wednesday, who can pick up supplies for several team members.
If you are in Phase One and cannot get to the Stern Student Center on Tuesday or Wednesday, please contact your division head, and there will be further communication about where items can be picked up later in the week.
Please note: if you are not already working on campus now or are not part of Phase One, you should not come to campus on Tuesday or Wednesday to pick up these supplies. For those employees in Phases Two and Three, the College will have sufficient supplies for all employees when they return to work (with those details of pick-up place/time to be shared at a later date).
A staff member will be present at the Stern Student Center to advise about which items can be picked up for your area. If you already have a face covering or mask, please wear it before entering the building. Disposal face coverings will be available outside the building for those who do not have one.
In closing, this is a Memorial Day weekend unlike any we have seen before. I hope you will use this weekend to both honor and mourn the military personnel who died while serving our country as well as take a moment for yourselves. These past 10 weeks have been filled with incredible anxiety and uncertainty – for you, for your families, for your neighbors and for our entire community. I hope we can all find a moment this weekend to stop and take a collective breath.
In the coming days and weeks, we will need your strength, your endurance, your creativity and your energy to make this all work. Things will be different in the coming months, and your optimism, your flexibility and your continued commitment to our students will be key to our success.
Enjoy the weekend. You deserve it!
Sincerely,
Andrew
Andrew T. Hsu, Ph.D.
President