This newsletter is a daily source of major campus news, information about events, useful tips for navigating campus this fall, and updates about new and confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our community. Read more here.
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IN THIS ISSUE
- Coronavirus update: One additional off-campus student has tested positive and is in quarantine
- Governor and Chancellor launch COVID-19 dashboard for all 64 SUNY campuses
- Faculty Checklist for the fall 2020 semester
- Tomorrow: Don’t miss the 12th annual Volunteer Fair!
- Upcoming events from the Career Resource Center, including a NYS Senate Internship opportunity
- Anna the Therapy Dog checks in from Awosting Hall, our on-campus quarantine space
- FAQ of the Day: What equipment, supplies and other resources are available to facilitate remote teaching and learning?
- From our community: The New Paltz Burmese Hsaing Waing ensemble
- Events and resources
- The latest from media
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SUNY New Paltz COVID-19 Dashboard
The College's tally of active cases has expanded to include information about on-campus student testing, positivity rates and quarantine
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Students in the Awosting Hall quarantine space are provided with a refrigerator, microwave, food delivery, laundry and trash services and, maybe most importantly, regular wellness checks from support team members including Anna the Therapy Dog (pictured here catching a quick break after a long day of making new friends).
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What equipment, supplies and other resources are available to facilitate remote teaching and learning?
A number of different kinds of technologies, materials, resources and trainings are available to New Paltz students, faculty and staff to support online learning this semester.
These include:
- Laptops
- Cameras and USB adapters for remote meetings
- Temporary, on-campus study spaces
- Adobe Creative Cloud licenses
- Blackboard Collaborate Breakout Rooms and tutorials on how to use these
- WebEx auto-captioning licenses
- Knowmia, the recording and multimedia storage platform
- Other distance learning tools and training through the Library and the IT Service Desk
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The College's fall 2020 reopening plan is highly detailed and dense, and our corresponding list of FAQs runs to more than 10,000 words (and counting!). In an effort to make this very important information more digestible for campus community members, we're highlighting questions and answers in this newsletter, one per day, as the fall semester approaches.
Please note: We are working to update and add FAQs as planning continues and this situation evolves. We will prioritize sharing the most current information in this space.
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Upcoming Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion Trainings
- Tips for Better Virtual Meetings
Thursday, Sept. 10, at 3 p.m. via Webex
- Using OneDrive to organize, store and share files and folders
Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 2 p.m. via Webex
- Creating Online Forms with Adobe
Wednesday, Sept. 16, at 2 p.m. via Webex
- Best Practices for Remote Supervision
Thursday, Sept. 17, at 2 p.m. via Webex
- Building Community While Working Remotely
Thursday, Sept. 24, at 3 p.m. via Webex
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Creative energies are still flowing in the Department of Music, as the New Paltz Burmese Hsaing Waing ensemble got some time in the studio this weekend to work on their forthcoming album. Follow @sunynpmusic for more.
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Daily Digest readers: We want to hear from you!
Our team is seeking input on how this newsletter can best serve students, faculty and staff as we all adjust to new ways of teaching, learning, working and living.
We're inviting submissions* and ideas of all kinds:
- Have important news to share with the SUNY New Paltz community?
- Developed an innovative solution to improve remote teaching and learning?
- Figured out a lifehack to help yourself stay positive?
- Want to share a photograph with friends and colleagues?
Please just reply to this email or write to communication@newpaltz.edu and let us know what you would like to see in this space. Thank you!
*Note: Opinions expressed by our contributors belong solely to their authors and do not necessarily reflect the positions of SUNY New Paltz.
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