IN THIS ISSUE:

• News for faculty on fall contingency planning
• How the Music Department is adapting to remote instruction
• A round-up of Earth Day activities and ideas
• WiFi hotspot opens in campus parking lot for local students and employees
• Checking in with a journalism alumna telling stories from the pandemic for NBC News...
• ...And a photography alumna using her artistic skills to thank front-line workers
• Resources and professional development opportunities
• Coronavirus updates
• The latest from media: IDMH in the SUNY Big Ideas blog

News from around campus

Fall semester academic contingency planning now
Announcing the suspension of the online/hybrid certification requirement as a prerequisite for offering online or hybrid courses through the fall

Teaching music performance in an era of social distancing
Music faculty harnessing technology to keep their students playing

Journalism alumna Casey Silvestri ’17 reports on COVID-19 for NBC News
Rising media producer bringing the latest news to viewers from her at-home work station

Celebrating the 50^th anniversary of Earth Day
A round-up of activites and good ideas from the College and the SUNY system

WiFi parking lot opens for local students, employees with limited internet access
Hotspot in Route 32 lot providing safe, reliable access to the campus network

Professional development and training opportunities

Having difficult conversations & supporting distressed students, April 23 at 12:30 p.m.
Psychological Counseling Center director and staff will lead a workshop on communicating with students when anxieties are running high

Mindfulness in a time of crisis, April 24 at 12 p.m.
SUNY SAIL Institute webinar on how focusing on the present can lead to a better future

Coronavirus updates

April 23 report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
No new reports as of 4 p.m. yesterday

Real-time list of buildings closed for cleaning
Office of Emergency Management publishing info about closures as they occur

The latest from media

Mental health matters – managing stress, anxiety, and emotions during a pandemic
Finding calm in chaos with the Institute for Disaster Mental Health
(SUNY Big Ideas Blog, 4/21/20)

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