For instance, this may be a great time to learn about our online training modules on mental health via SilverCloud (https://www.wm.edu/offices/wellness/ohp/general-wellness/silvercloud/). The CRT also recommends that community members limit personal travel. You are required to wear a face covering when in a classroom, lab or other instructional space. If maintained, this will allow meetings of more than 50 people to occur, so large lecture classes can meet in person (either the entire group at once or half or a third at a time). We are in wholly new territory and will learn as we go, together. All tests will be conducted at Kaplan Arena, which has ample room for testing stations, safe physical distancing and free, short-term parking for this testing in the Compton Lot. In light of those conditions and with the health and safety of our W&M community as our highest priority, in-person Family Weekend and Homecoming & Reunions Weekend will be re-imagined as opportunities for virtual gatherings. In order to donate, you must indicate your decision to do so no later than Sunday, April 5, which will provide W&M time to process the donation. If you have tested positive for COVID-19 within the 90 days prior to your return, please fill out the form at, As COVID-19 vaccine testing and deployment accelerates, the Virginia Department of Health is developing a protocol to administer inoculation across the Commonwealth. Working closely with our local and state health officials, as well as our Virginia university partners, W&M is closely monitoring all guidance related to health and safety practices and protocols. Amid pandemic, there is no place that individual choices are without consequence to the health of the William & Mary community. As this world faces our greatest shared challenge in living memory, its humbling that so many of you are asking how to help William & Mary. "Thank you teacher" | UNICEF 1,717 COVID Cases Reported Among Mass. Teachers and Students in Last Week Virginias Phase 3 of reopening began July 1. 2) They support research in . Residence Life will provide additional details and instructions about spring move-in: January 22: new students (transfer & freshmen), international students, freshmen who studied remotely in the fall, January 23-24: freshmen who lived on campus in the fall / international students. W&M will provide each student a free COVID-19 saliva test, mailed in advance of returning. Faculty have been advised to prepare classes in a way that makes it possible to switch to full remote learning on short notice, in the event Virginia public health requires this. It operates within Blackboard and Google Chrome to validate identity and monitor student exam sessions via screen and webcam recordings. Kimberley is a Creative Director at WeAreTeachers. While many employees will return to work on campus on Wednesday, Aug. 5 (pending further EMT guidance on Hurricane Isaias), the university will remain closed to the general public as we phase in operations. Meals will be delivered to students in isolation in Richmond Hall. Outdoor spaces: face coverings may be removed only when an uninterrupted 6 distance can be maintained between you and other individuals for the continuous duration of an activity. Start and end dates will remain as published on the University Registrars website. I also understand that COVID-19 has drastically hurt chances to see your friends and to get more involved; just stay positive and things will be back to normal soon. We are guided by four key goals: safeguarding the health of students, faculty and staff; ensuring students complete their classes; maintaining the universitys research and other operations; and joining in the national effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, to protect our communities, from Williamsburg to DC and beyond. Administrators were the ones most often caught in the crossfire: 42% said they experienced this behavior from parents, while 37% said they got it from students. Heres what they said: Out of the hundreds of teachers who told us what they wanted students to know, 100% started by saying they miss them. As denial moves to anger or frustration, bargaining, and depression, teaching and learning performance may dip, and both students and teachers may need guidance about how to cope with the grief and loss associated with the change and reassurance that circumstances will improve. The work ahead will continue to be challenging in unprecedented ways and uncertainty will remain high. We continue to invite your questions and comments at [email protected] as we implement the Path Forward: Fall 2020 plans. By establishing a care network, we hope to lessen the complications of navigating the university system as you work to remain well or recover. Otherwise, we will assume that you do not wish to donate at this time, and you will receive the rebate credit. What are your favorite quotes or words of encouragement that have helped you during the Covid-19 pandemic? Unfortunately, a number of students on campus this weekend were found to be in violation of those guidelines, the Student Code of Conduct, the Residence Life Housing Contract and state law. We want to try to do something," he recalled. I am confident we will be able to create a strong and supportive community. The prior message you received included incorrect information regarding the time frame for tests to be analyzed and results posted for view in your Kallaco account. Wear a high-quality mask if you must be around others at home and in public. Responses will be tallied as they come in, but not saved by individual student. Event sponsors should explore solutions that include canceling, rescheduling or moving to alternative platforms. We are so proud of this community and the way it has shown its heart from small acts of kindness to larger efforts in response to COVID-19. Great quotes make complexity simple. Im with you, I miss you and I just really wanted to finish this year out, she wrote on them. Teachers on Covid: lessons learned and advice to pass along William & Mary is partnering with the VCU Health System (VCUHS) for expanded physical and mental health services, including COVID-19 testing for students and employees. Simply browse our wellness departments' resource pages or our App and dive into something that speaks to you. The pandemic has required us to adopt new behaviors, and we share in this challenge together. I am especially grateful to the students who have been on campus for several weeks already and who are modeling the way. Prevalence testing (initial sample of 2% of the employee/contractor population) will occur at least every two weeks. Heres to you, William & Marys remarkable Class of 2020! The coronavirus pandemic and school shutdowns have forced schools to go remote, creating a whole new set of extra difficulties for teachers. We are extremely proud of our 2020 graduates, and we hope we'll be able to celebrate with you this fall. Amy SebringVice President for Finance and Technology. It's a hive of human activity and constant, emotional interaction - buzzing with movement, noise, rapid changes, ups, downs and, in many cases, actual bells to tell everyone when to stand up and go. Because we are solidifying plans and attending to critical logistics on a daily basis, you will continue to receive communications and updates from W&M between now and mid-August when the semester begins there is more to come. Remind your friends to wear their masks and keep a physical distance. Some students and faculty may elect simply to unplug and rest on these days; others will want to participate in a variety of recreational, social, wellness and service opportunities that will be announced later. These appropriate measures aim to slow spread and reduce incidence of COVID-19, which had risen at the end of this month. By diligently adhering to the practices of physical distancing, good hand and personal environment hygiene, appropriate mask wearing, daily monitoring of symptoms as well as testing, quarantine if warranted, and isolation of individuals who test positive for the coronavirus we can significantly reduce the risk of spreading the virus through on-campus activities. Last week over 160 people join our first live, remote yoga class! Every member of the William & Mary community should take pride in the way that students, faculty, and staff embraced the responsibility to protect one anothers health and support one anothers learning and work under extraordinarily difficult circumstances. Research has shown this; the challenges of learning under quarantine prove it by direct experience. We bring together exceptional people to learn and pursue knowledge at the highest levels. Symptomatic individuals awaiting test results will need to self-quarantine, rather than remain in their assigned residence halls. 10 Awe-Inspiring Quotes for Teachers and Parents Like many of you, we continue to follow closely the unprecedented outbreak of COVID-19. As a result, Gov. Im here for them. AND. Ginger Ambler____________________________Virginia M. Ambler 88, Ph.D. 06Vice President for Student AffairsWilliam & Mary. As we begin to plan for next year and ways in which we can flatten the curve of financial impact for our community, the Board and administration concurred that freezing tuition and mandatory fees for all students at the current years level was critical, as were other prudent decisions to freeze new hiring and limit other costs.What has been especially evident to us is the very thoughtful and capable manner in which the university community has responded to this emergency. At the end of the day, our students ability to sustain these commitments will determine our capacity to be together safely. Ralph Northam announced new restrictions on private and public gatherings in the Hampton Roads region and Peninsula, which includes Williamsburg. Here are two web resources that provide additional information: Connecting remotely to campus IT resources. Each person will schedule a 10-minute slot for their test. Classes will begin in Spring 2021 according to the following schedule: January 11: Online Graduate Programs (Business and Education), January 25: Full-Time MBA, Flex MBA, MAcc, MSBA, January 27: Undergraduates, Grad A&S, Marine Science, Education (residential programs), In order to phase our return to campus, all undergraduate classes will take place via remote instruction from January 27 February 9, In person and blended instruction for undergraduates begins on February 10, The graduate schools do not anticipate delaying in-person instruction but will advise their students directly if that changes. Pandemic conditions require William & Mary to adapt how we teach, learn and work in order to mitigate health risks for our community. "You are braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." A. It outlines hygiene practices and how to best navigate situations in which the people around you dont uphold our communitys standards. We make these decisions in conjunction with the advice of local health authorities, recognizing that the Peninsula Health District, in which our main campus resides, has a dense concentration of positive COVID-19 test results now including individuals on our campus. William & Mary is proud of you, and we look forward to coming together to celebrate you. Even as we benefit from sharing wisdom with peer institutions in the Commonwealth and around the country, our decisions will reflect William & Marys unique culture and educational model. Testing frequency and population percentage may vary based on campus trends and available testing methods. Our goals have been, and continue to be: to safeguard this communitys health and wellbeing, to the best of our ability so that students can continue to learn and live together and faculty and staff can continue in the work they are passionate about. I am especially grateful to Williamsburgs Mayor and City Council in joining me to affirm how deeply we value our international graduate students, undergraduates, professional students, visiting faculty and staff honored members of our community whose presence strengthens William & Mary in every way. Students Suffer. W&Ms leadership will bring our best thinking to when and how we can come together in this important ceremony of passage perhaps in summer, or fall. I hope your semester is going well and that you and your family are healthy and safe. Use these COVID classroom rules posters and cards to teach your students how to stay safe in the classroom as we head back to school after the Coronavirus. COVID-19 testing is relatively new and questions are understandable. The Exit: Teachers Leave. Thank you for your cooperation. "Thank you very much for doing that video. The best source for updated information regarding the universitys response to COVID-19 remains the online Q&A by the university at www.wm.edu/coronavirus. We track the Virginia Department of Health guidelines daily.Bringing our campus back together safely is an enormous task and also a hopeful one because it is a key step in the path forward to a post-COVID-19 William & Mary.