>>JACK MARTIN: GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TOTHIS TOWN HALL ON COVID-19, IT'S EFFECTS ON THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, AND HOW OURCOMMUNITY IS RESPONDING .
I AM JACK MARTIN ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT FOR COMMUNICATIONSAND I'LL BE FACILITATING TODAY'S DISCUSSION.
OVER THE LAST WEEK WE RECEIVED QUESTIONS FROMMORE THAN 200 MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
A FEW KEY TOPICS HAVE EMERGED AND WE WILLFOCUS ON THOSE TO START THE TOWN HALL.
YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL QUESTIONS DURING THE BROADCASTTO PRESOFUW@UW.
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A FULL RECORDING OF THE TOWN HALL WILL BEAVAILABLE LATER IF YOU MISS PART OF IT.
TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS WE HAVE FIVE UW LEADERSWITH US TODAY, PRESIDENT ANA MARI CAUCE, PROVOST AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADMIC AFFAIRSMARK RICHARDS.
VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT LIFE DENZIL SUITE, CHAIR OF THE FACULTY SENATE AND A MEMBER OF THE FACULTY IN THE INFORMATION SCHOOL JOSEPHJANES, AND DEAN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH HILARY GODWIN.
TO START THINGS OFF I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCEPRESIDENT CAUCE FOR SOME OPENING REMARKS.
>>PRESIDENT CAUCE: THANK YOU SO MUCH, JACKAND WELCOME TO EVERYONE WHO'S WATCHING ACROSS OUR CAMPUSES, FROM UW MEDICINE'S HOSPITALS, CLINICS, AND LABS AND TO ALL THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ACROSS WASHINGTON STATE, ACROSSOUR NATION AND ACROSS THE WORLD.
NO DOUBT THIS HAS BEEN A DIFFICULT TIME ANDMY HEART IS WITH ALL OF YOU THAT HAVE SUFFERED AND CONTINUING TO SUFFER DURING THIS TIMEOF CRISIS.
I'M PARTICULARLY THINKING ABOUT THE FRIENDSAND FAMILIES OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT WE'VE LOST TO THE VIRUS.
AT THE SAME TIME AS MY HEART IS HEAVY, I AMPROUD AND GRATEFUL FOR THE UW COMMUNITIES RESILIENCE AND DEDICATION.
YOU HAVE BEEN TRULY REMARKABLE.
I NEED TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT AND A BIG THANKYOU TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN ON THE FRONTLINE OF THIS PANDEMIC AND WHO ARE TAKING CARE OFALL OF US.
THE HEALTHCARE WORKERS, RESEARCHERS, FIRSTRESPONDERS, CUSTODIAL AND FOOD SERVICE STAFF, AND MANY OTHERS WHO ARE SERVING OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY OUR STUDENTS.
AND TO OUR FACULTY AND STAFF AND TO ALL OFYOU WHO ARE KEEPING THE UNIVERSITY MISSION MOVING FORWARD IN THIS REMOTE ENVIRONMENT, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
TO OUR STUDENTS, THANK YOU FOR COMMITTINGTO YOUR STUDIES AND FOR EXTENDING SUCH GOOD WILL TO EACH OTHER.
IT HAS BEEN LOVELY TO SEE THE COMMUNITIESTHAT ARE FORMING VIRTUAL AND OTHERWISE AND TO THE BRAND NEW HUSKIES WHO ARE JOINING USTHIS FALL, WELCOME! YOU TRULY ARE JOINING AN EXTRAORDINARY COMMUNITY.
WE ARE ON A JOURNEY, AND I'M SO GLAD YOU WILLBE PART OF IT WITH US.
AND THERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS – THE NUMBER OFCASES IN WASHINGTON IS DECREASING.
THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR STATE IS WORKING TOCREATE CONDITIONS THAT WILL MAKE IT SAFE FOR US CONTINUING TO LIFT RESTRICTIONS.
RIGHT NOW, PROBABLY THE HARDEST THING TO DEALWITH IS THE UNCERTAINTY.
I WAS READING AN ARTICLE THIS MORNING ANDTHEY TALKED ABOUT DISABLING UNCERTAINTY.
AND I HOPE WE DON'T LET IT DISABLE US.
BUT THE UNCERTAINTY IS VERY DIFFICULT.
AND WHILE RESTRICTIONS ARE EASING, WE ARESTILL IN A VERY FLUID SITUATION.
WHEN THE STAY HOME, STAY HEALTHY ORDER WILLBE LIFTED? WE ARE NOT QUITE SURE.
AND HOW ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS WILL BE EASEDDEPENDS ON MANY THINGS INCLUDING CASES CONTINUING TO DECLINE OVER THE NEXT MONTH.
WE ARE RIGHT NOW DOING EVERYTHING AND WORKINGVERY HARD PLANNING FOR AN IN-PERSON AUTUMN QUARTER BUT THE PARAMETERS OF EXACTLY WHATTHAT MEANS ARE STILL BEING DEFINED.
WE KNOW THAT'S CREATING ANXIETY AND TENSION.
IT IS THE MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION THATGOT MAILED IN.
I PROMISE I WILL GET TO IT IN A BIT.
IN ADDITION TO THE HEALTH CRISIS, THE GOVERNORHAS EMPHASIZED AGAIN YESTERDAY THAT WE ARE ALSO GOING TO HAVE SOME SERIOUS BUDGET IMPACTSAND I KNOW THAT SOME OF YOU ARE VERY WORRIED ABOUT THAT.
THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT THE BUDGET IMPACTSWILL BE SIGNIFICANT, BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT WE ARE TAKING STEPS RIGHT NOW EVEN BEFOREWE KNOW THE FULL MAGNITUDE TO MITIGATE THOSE IMPACTS.
THERE IS LITTLE DOUBT WE WILL BE DOING MOREIN THE YEAR TO COME.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WILL TACKLE AS ACOMMUNITY, PUTTING OUR VALUES FIRST AND FOREMOST RIGHT UP FRONT.
AS CHALLENGING AS THIS IS, AND THIS IS PROBABLYNO QUESTION THE MOST CHALLENGING PERIOD IN MY LIFETIME AND CERTAINLY IN MY CAREER.
IT HAS REVEALED INCREDIBLE STRENGTH AND CAPABILITYACROSS THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
WE ARE INCREDIBLY FORTUNATE, WE HAVE THE TOPMEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS IN THE COUNTRY RIGHT HERE AT UW.
THAT MEANS THAT WHEN WE ARE MAKING OUR PLANS, WE ARE GETTING THE BEST CONSULTATION AND GUIDANCE IN THE COUNTRY AND PROBABLY THE WORLD.
YOU CAN BE PROUD OF YOUR UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONAND THE IMPACT WE ARE HAVING.
THANK YOU.
I LOOK FORWARD TO QUESTIONS.
>> JACK MARTIN: THANK YOU PRESIDENT CAUCE.
I'D LIKE TO START WITH YOU HILARY AND I HOPEYOU CAN HELP US UNDERSTAND HOW PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS ARE APPROACHING THE PANDEMIC AND WHATDOES THAT MEAN FOR COMMUNITIES AND INSTITUTES LIKE THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON ON HOW ANDWHEN WE CAN START SAFELY RETURNING TO A MORE NORMAL WAY OF LIFE? WHAT FACTORS ARE KEY TO DECISION ON SOCIALDISTANCING RESTRICTIONS? >> HILARY GODWIN: THANKS JACK.
FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO ECHO PRESIDENTCAUCE'S WORDS OF CONDOLENCES TO THOSE WHO HAVE LOST LOVED ONES.
THIS PANDEMIC HAS BEEN HARD FOR EVERYBODY.
THAT BEING SAID, HERE IN WASHINGTON, WE AREINCREDIBLY PROUD TO HAVE ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO HAVE WORKED REALLY HAND-IN-HAND WITH PUBLICHEALTH AND WE HAVE MIRRORED THAT APPROACH HERE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON TO MAKEEVIDENCE-BASED DECISIONS ABOUT HOW TO PROCEED.
YOU'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT FLATTENING THE CURVEDURING THE LAST PHASE OF THE PANDEMIC.
WASHINGTONIANS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB OF DOINGTHAT.
THE QUESTION BECOMES WHAT'S NEXT FOR US.
A PHRASE THAT YOU ARE GOING TO BE HEARINGMORE AND MORE OFTEN IS THAT IT'S A DIAL AND NOT A SWITCH.
WE ARE LOOKING AT SLOWLY RELEASING SOME OFTHOSE RESTRICTIONS PUT INTO PLACE.
WE ARE MONITORING TO SEE HOW THINGS GO.
HOPEFULLY THINGS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AND WECONTINUE TO DIAL BACK THE RESTRICTIONS.
WE NEED TO REMAIN POISED AND READY TO REACTIF WE SEE A RESURGENCE OF CASES OR A NEW WAVE OF CASES IN THE FUTURE.
SO, IN ORDER TO PREPARE FOR THAT THE UNIVERSITYOF WASHINGTON HAS BEEN GOING THROUGH A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT SCENARIOS AND WE PLAN TO KEEPUPDATING THAT SCENARIO PLANNING BASED UPON GUIDANCE THAT WE RECEIVE FROM OUR GOVERNOR, GOVERNOR INSLEE AND FROM OUR LOCAL AND STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SO THAT WE ARE MAKING DECISIONSTHAT ARE GOOD FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR SURROUNDINGCOMMUNITIES.
ONE THING WE HAVE BEEN CAREFUL TO THINK ABOUTAT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN IMPORTANT CORE VALUE TORETURN TO AS WE MOVE FORWARD, IS TO BE MINDFUL OF THE IMPACTS OF THESE DECISIONS ON OUR ENTIRECOMMUNITY AND TO BE FLEXIBLE WHERE POSSIBLE WHEN RECOGNIZING DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS INOUR COMMUNITY ARE EXPERIENCING DIFFERENT LEVELS OF IMPACT AND MAKING SURE WE ARE MAKING DECISIONSTHAT ARE GOOD FOR EVERYONE.
AND ONE LAST THING BEFORE WE GO ON TO THENEXT PERSON, A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE ASKED ME WHICH RESTRICTIONS ARE GOING TO GET LIFTEDFIRST? OF COURSE, WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM GOVERNORINSLEE ABOUT THAT, BUT ONE RULE OF THUMB IS THAT WE CAN EXPECT THAT THE FIRST RESTRICTIONSTO GET LIFTED WILL LIKELY BE THE ONES THAT WERE IMPOSED LAST.
AND THOSE RESTRICTIONS THAT WERE PLACED EARLYON WHICH WERE THE ONES THAT HAD THE MOST PROTECTIONS LIKE RESTRICTIONS ON LARGE GATHERINGS AREPROBABLY GOING TO BE THE ONES THAT WE SEE LIFTED IN LATER PHASES.
OK, BACK TO YOU JACK.
>> JACK MARTIN: GREAT THANK YOU.
PRESIDENT CAUCE, AS YOU MENTIONED IN YOUROPENING REMARKS, MANY PEOPLE SUBMITTED QUESTIONS ASKING ABOUT AUTUMN QUARTER.
CAN YOU DESCRIBE TO US THE UNIVERSITY'S PLANSFOR THE FALL.
>> PRESIDENT CAUCE: ABSOLUTELY.
I KNOW THAT IS THE QUESTION ON EVERYONE'SMIND.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT THE FACTTHAT WE MONITOR WHAT IS HAPPENING IN TERMS OF COVID CONDITIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY, ACROSSTHE STATE AND THE NATION ON A DAILY BASIS.
WE GET NEW AND BETTER INFORMATION EVERY DAY, AND WE WANT TO USE THE LATEST INFORMATION AND THE BEST INFORMATION AS WE CONTINUE TOPLAN INTO THE FUTURE.
RIGHT NOW, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE ARE HARDAT WORK PLANNING TO BE BACK IN PERSON, DOING IN PERSON INSTRCUTION IN THE FALL.
BUT I DON'T THINK THAT ANY UNIVERSITY LEADERCAN SAFELY SAY IT IS GOING TO BE BUSINESS AS USUAL OR BACK TO NORMAL, AT LEAST THE NORMALOF, GOSH, IT'S ONLY BEEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS BUT SOMETIMES IT SEEMS LIKE DECADES AGO.
BY MID JUNE TO EARLY JULY, WE EXPECT TO BEABLE TO SHARE MORE DETAILS ABOUT EXACTLY WHAT FALL QUARTER WILL LOOK LIKE.
OUR PLANS ARE BEING DEVELOPED AND WE HAVETWO TASK FORCES.
ONE IS A TASK FORCE THAT IS FOCUSING ON BACKTO IN PERSON WORK.
THAT MEANS WE WILL BE ASSESSING WHEN WE CANBRING MORE OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND STAFF MEMBERS BACK TO CAMPUS.
THE OTHER TASK FORCE IS FOCUSING ON BACK TOIN PERSON SCHOOL AND PREPARING FOR HAVING STUDENTS BACK ON CAMPUS FOR AUTUMN QUARTERAND WE ARE CONSULTING WITH STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF REPRESENTATIVES AS WE DEVELOP THESEPLANS.
WHILE THESE PLANS ARE STILL BEING DEVELOPED, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A NEW NORMAL.
THAT NEW NORMAL MAY INCLUDE SOME REMOTE INSTRUCTIONOR FLIPPED CLASSROOMS.
FOR EXAMPLE, SOME OF OUR LARGEST LECTURESMAY BE ONLINE FOR THE LECTURE PART OF THE CLASS, BUT THEN WE'LL HAVE SMALLER DISCUSSIONSECTIONS HELD IN PERSON WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING.
WE EXPECT WE WILL BE DOING INCREASED TESTINGFOR COVID AND CONTACT TRACING AND LIKELY WE WILL BE DOING SCAN OR SURVEILLANCE TESTINGIN THE DORMS SO THAT WE CAN CATCH ANY POTENTIAL OUTBREAK RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING AND NIP ITIN THE BUD.
THERE IS A LOT OF FACTORS.
THE NEW NORMAL WILL LOOK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTTHAN THINGS MAY HAVE LOOKED LIKE FALL A YEAR AGO.
WE ARE USING THE VERY BEST INFORMATION WEHAVE, AND WE ARE CONSULTING WITH THE VERY BEST EXPERTS.
IT IS SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND PUBLIC HEALTHGUIDANCE THAT WILL BE INFORMING ALL OF OUR DECISIONS.
WE ARE CLOSELY COORDINATING WITH ALL OF WASHINGTON'SCOLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.
I CONTINUE TO CONSULT WITH MY COLLEAGUES ACROSSTHE COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY OTHER WEST COAST STATES.
WE ARE VERY LUCKY.
WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY IN OURTIME BECAUSE OUR QUARTER SYSTEM STARTS LATER IN SEPTEMBER, SO WE WILL HAVE BETTER INFORMATIONAND A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO PLAN.
BUT TO BE CLEAR, NO MATTER HOW WE START THEQUARTER, WE AND EVERY OTHER UNIVERSITY NEEDS TO BE PREPARED TO ADJUST.
AS HILLARY TALKED ABOUT IT, AS DEAN GODWYNTALKED ABOUT IT JUST A BIT AGO, THIS IS MORE LIKE A DIAL AND WE HAVE TO BE PREPARED TODIAL UP AND DIAL BACK THINGS LIKE SOCIAL DISTANCING, POTENTIALLY WEARING MASKS AND OTHERS AS WELEARN MORE ABOUT THE VIRUS.
IT IS A VERY FLUID SITUATION, AND IT WILLCONTINUE TO BE SO IN THE FALL.
WE PLAN ON COMING UP WITH THE GREAT FALL QUARTERAND I HOPE TO BE SEEING YOU THERE IN PERSON.
>> JACK MARTIN: GREAT.
THANK YOU PRESIDENT CAUCE.
ANOTHER TOPIC A LOT OF PEOPLE ASKED QUESTIONSABOUT WAS THE ECONOMIC CRISIS AND THE EFFECTS ON THE UNIVERSITY'S BUDGET.
PROVOST RICHARDS, AS THE UW'S CHIEF BUDGETOFFICER, WHAT IS THE OUTLOOK FOR THE UNIVERSITY'S FINANCES AND HOW DOES THE UW PLAN TO PRIORITIZEIF WE FACE SIGNIFICANT BUDGET CUTS? >> PROVOST RICHARDS: THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
I HAVE TO SAY THIS IS AN INTERESTING TIMETO BE THE CHIEF BUDGET OFFICER FOR A MAJOR UNIVERSITY.
THE OBVIOUS IS WE ARE IN A CRISIS BUT IN PARTBECAUSE THE NATURE, THE FINANCIAL NATURE OF THIS CRISIS IS DIFFERENT.
IT IS VERY UNLIKE FOR EXAMPLE AND ITS TERMSOF IMPACTS ON THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON THE 2008 AND 2009 CRISIS.
FOR EXAMPLE IN THAT PREVIOUS CRISIS THE PRIMARYHIT WAS STATE SUPPORT DUE TO A WEAK ECONOMY.
AND THERE ARE MANY ADJUSTMENTS MADE FOR THAT.
IN THIS CASE, FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE VERY LARGEOTHER IMPACTS ON AUXILIARY UNITS LIKE HOUSING, AND FOOD SERVICES, AND ATHLETICS, AND SO FORTH.
DURING THE LAST CRISIS I DON'T THINK ANYONEWAS WORRIED ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE'D BE ABLE TO HAVE FOOTBALL GAMES IN THE FALL.
ON THE STATESIDE, I SHOULD ADD TO THAT, ANENORMOUS IMPACT ON OUR MEDICAL SYSTEM WHICH IS A LARGE PART OF OUR BUDGET AT UNIVERSITYOF WASHINGTON AND WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL BE ABLETO DO TO COMPENSATE FOR THOSE LOSSES.
ON THE STATESIDE, WE HAVE GREAT UNCERTAINTY.
THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE HAVE YETTO GIVE US SIGNALS, I THINK THEY ARE NOT IN A POSITION TO TELL US WHAT IS LIKELY TO HAPPENTO THE STATE BUDGET.
BUT HERE'S WHAT WE DO KNOW, WE HAVE A 5% DOWNTURNIN THE ECONOMY IN THE FIRST QUARTER AND IT WILL BE WORSE IN THE SECOND QUARTER.
WE HAVE 20% OR GREATER UNEMPLOYMENT IN THECOUNTRY AND OVER 750, 000 PEOPLE IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON ARE NEWLY UNEMPLOYED.
THIS HAS A HUGE IMPACT ON SMALL BUSINESSESAS WELL AS LARGE CORPORATIONS THAT DEPEND ON CONSUMER ECONOMICS LIKE BOEING AND STARBUCKSAND ALASKA AIRLINES, ETC.
WE REALLY DO NOT KNOW HOW THIS IS GOING TOWASH IN THE STATE BUDGET.
WE KNOW THAT IT IS GOING TO BE BAD.
THERE ARE GOING TO BE BILLIONS OF DOLLARSLOST IN THE STATE BUDGET BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF OUR TAXATION SYSTEM IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON.
AND ADD TO THAT THE HIGHER EDUCATION REMAINSA DISCRETIONARY PART OF THE STATE BUDGET THAT LEAVES US PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE IN ANY ECONOMICCRISIS.
WE HAVE A HUGE AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY AND WHATWE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
AND BACK TO THE AUXILIARIES, THE UNITS THATARE SO CALLED SELF-SUSTAINING LIKE HOUSING AND FOOD SERVICES AND FACILITIES AND ATHLETICSAND SO FORTH, WE ALREADY KNOW THAT WE WILL BE LOOKING AT LOSSES AT A MINIMUM OF $50 MILLIONIN THE COMING YEAR AND PROBABLY EXCEEDING $100 MILLION AND THAT IS VERY DIFFERENT FROMPREVIOUS CRISES ADDED TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE STATE FUNDING.
AND THE LOSSES FOR UW MEDICINE ARE IN THEHUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WITH A GREAT DEAL OF UNCERTAINTY ABOUT WHAT COMPENSATIONMAY BE AVAILABLE WHEN THE DUST SETTLES FROM THIS CRISIS.
AND SO WE HAVE NO WAY OF GAUGING WITH ANYPRECISION WHAT THE STATE BUDGET IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
AND THEREFORE, IT IS PRUDENT FOR US TO BEEXCEEDINGLY CAUTIOUS IN HOW WE ARE BUDGETING.
WE ARE STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE ON THAT.
WE HAVE EFFECTIVELY PROHIBITED ALL NONESSENTIALHIRING AND SPENDING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOR THE NEAR FUTURE AT LEAST.
WE ARE WORKING ON A VARIETY OF SCENARIOS FORMITIGATING COSTS AND MITIGATING LOSSES IN MANY DIFFERENT UNITS.
WE DO EXPECT SOME STATE FORECAST AND NEWSFROM THE STATE BY JUNE.
HOPEFULLY, THE PICTURE WILL BECOME MORE APPARENTALTHOUGH WE ARE NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THE OUTCOME QUITE FRANKLY.
ABOUT WHAT OUR STATE BUDGET OR WHAT OUR SITUATIONMIGHT BE.
SUFFICE IT TO SAY THAT OUR PRIORITY IS THEHEALTH AND WELFARE AND WELLBEING OF OUR STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES AND THE CORE MISSION OF THETEACHING AND RESEARCH AS A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY AND EVERYTHING THAT MEANS.
WE WILL STAY TRUE TO OUR VALUES AND TRUE TOTHE PURPOSE AS A PUBLIC ENTITY.
AND SO I WISH I HAD MORE CERTAINTY TO DELIVERBUT I THINK THE ONLY CERTAINTY WE ARE GOING TO BE IN FOR A VERY DIFFICULT TIME AND WEHAVE TO PLAN AND BEHAVE ACCORDINGLY.
WE ARE HOPEFULLY GOING TO HAVE BETTER INFORMATIONWITHIN ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF ABOUT THE TRUE CONSEQUENCES IN THE CURRENT CRISIS.
>> JACK MARTIN: THANK YOU PROVOST RICHARDS.
PRESIDENT CAUCE, IN LIGHT OF THIS FINANCIALUNCERTAINTY, WE HAVE RECEIVED MANY QUESTIONS FROM FOLKS CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR JOBS.
WHAT IS UW DOING TO PROTECT EMPLOYEES JOBSAND SHOULD EMPLOYEES BE WORRIED ABOUT LAYOFFS OR FURLOUGHS? >> PRESIDENT CAUCE: OK, YES THANK YOU.
I KNOW THAT IS SOMETHING PEOPLE ARE ANXIOUSABOUT.
I WANT TO BEGING BY SAYING THAT SOMETIMESPEOPLE THINK OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AS A COLLECTION OF BUILDINGS, AND THOSE BUILDINGSREALLY ARE GORGEOUS.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE UNIVERSITY IS ACOLLECTION OF PEOPLE AND THE COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE AND HOW WE TREAT OUR PEOPLE REALLYAT THE END OF THE DAY SAYS WHAT OUR VALUES ARE ABOUT.
VERY EARLY ON, WE COMMITTED TO NO LAYOFFSOR FURLOUGHS DUE TO COVID-19 THROUGH MAY 4 WHICH WAS THE FIRST STAY HOME, STAY HEALTHYGUIDELINES.
WE DID THAT BECAUSE IN THE VERY EARLY STAGESAS PEOPLE WERE RUSHING TO GET UNEMPLOYMENT.
UNEMPLOYMENT, MEDICAL LEAVE, CHILDCARE, WHATKINDS OF FEDERAL POLICIES WE HAVE AND WHAT KIND OF STATE POLICIES WE HAVE, WE WERE ALLUP IN THE AIR, BEING DEVELOPED.
PEOPLE WERE WAITING TO BE ABLE TO FILE FORUNEMPLOYMENT.
WE THOUGHT THAT WE REALLY DID NOT WANT TOTAKE ANY ACTIONS UNTIL THE IMPORTANT SAFETY NET FUNCTIONS HAD BEEN PUT IN PLACE AND UNTILWE HAD BETTER GUIDELINES FROM THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ABOUT WHAT KINDS OF PROGRAMSMIGHT BE AVAILABLE.
OUR GOAL WAS THEN, AND CONTINUES TO BE, THATALL OF OUR EMPLOYMENT ACTIONS BE AS HUMANE AND SUPPORTIVE AS POSSIBLE.
OUR STAFF HAS BEEN SO AMAZING IN HELPING USGET THROUGH THIS CRISIS AND IT IS IMPORTANT WE TREAT THEM WELL.
OUR FIRST STEP IS ALWAYS TO LOOK FOR WAYSTO REASSIGN PEOPLE WHOSE ROLES CANNOT BE PERFORMED REMOTELY OR WHERE THE JOB HAS JUST DISAPPEAREDBECAUSE OF SOCIAL DISTANCING RESTRICTIONS.
OUR MUSEUMS ARE CLOSED.
OUR PERFORMANCES ARE CLOSED.
WE ALWAYS TRY TO FIRST AND FOREMOST REASSIGN.
SOMETIMES THAT IS JUST NOT POSSIBLE.
AS THIS CRISIS IS MOVING ON AND AS WE HAVENOT BEEN ABLE TO COME BACK YET, QUITE FRANKLY WE ARE LIKELY TO SEE SOME LIMITED AND IN SOMECASES VOLUNTARY AND OTHER CASES WHAT WE CALL STANDBY FURLOUGHS IN THE COMING MONTHS.
THE REASON WHY WE WILL BE MOVING TO AGAINA LIMITED NUMBER OF FURLOUGHS IS BECAUSE WE ARE HOPING IT WILL HELP US AVOID LAYOFFS LATER.
FURLOUGHS ARE TEMPORARY.
THEY ALLOW PEOPLE TO GET UNEMPLOYMENT ANDTO KEEP THEIR BENEFITS SO THEY RETAIN ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE.
THAT IS WHY IT IS THE MECHANISM WE LOOK TOFIRST.
I SEE THESE AS LIMITED, BUT I DO NOT WANTTO EVER LIE TO YOU.
I EXPECT THAT WE WILL BE DOING SOME LIMITEDFURLOUGHS IN THE MONTHS TO COME.
I ALSO WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT WE HAVESET UP EMERGENCY FINANCIAL SUPPORT FUND TO TAKE PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS SPECIFICALLY TOHELP STAFF THAT ARE HAVING A HARD TIME POSSIBLY BECAUSE OF FURLOUGHS OR OTHER REASONS.
WE ALSO HAVE ONE FOR STUDENTS.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT WE LOOK FORWARDTO BEING ABLE TO HELP OUR STAFF GET THROUGH THIS DIFFICULT PERIOD SO WE CAN ALL BE BACKTO WORK AND BUILD THIS AMAZING UNIVERSITY THAT WE HAVE.
>> JACK MARTIN: THANK YOU.
STAYING ON THE TOPIC OF OUR EMPLOYEES, WEDID RECEIVE A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS ABOUT PROTECTIONS FOR WORKERS AGAINST THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUSEITHER WHO ARE STILL CURRENTLY WORKING ON OUR CAMPUSES OR WHO WOULD COME BACK TO WORKAS PUBLIC HEALTH RESTRICTIONS START TO BE RELAXED.
PRESIDENT CAUCE, I WANTED TO ASK YOU, WHATGUIDELINES DOES THE UNIVERSITY HAVE IN PLACE TO PROTECT EMPLOYEES? >> PRESIDENT CAUCE: THANK YOU JACK.
I KNOW THAT THAT IS AN IMPORTANT QUESTIONAS WELL.
I WILL TAKE A MOMENT AND PROSELYTIZE MOREBROADLY AND SAY IT REALLY IS IMPORTANT WHETHER YOU ARE COMING TO CAMPUS OR STAYING AT HOMEAND GOING OUT OCCASIONALLY TO ENJOY THE SUNSHINE OR DO SOME SHOPPING.
WE ALL NEED TO BE VERY, VERY, VERY CAREFUL.
THINGS LIKE WASHING YOUR HANDS, NOT TOUCHINGYOUR FACE, THOSE ARE THINGS WE NEED TO GET USED TO PRACTICING REGARDLESS OF WHAT SETTINGWE ARE IN.
WE DO RECOGNIZE THAT FOLLOWING SAFETY PROTOCOLSCAN BE ESPECIALLY CHALLENGING FOR OUR ON-CAMPUS WORKERS WHO HAVE A LOT OF INTERACTION WITHTHE PUBLIC OR WHO WORK IN CLOSER PROXIMITY TO THE PUBLIC.
FOR EXAMPLE, OUR HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND ALSOOUR FOOD SERVICE WORKERS, THEY ARE IN A POSITION WHERE THEY HAVE TO INTERACT WITH THE PUBLICAND BEING ABLE TO FOLLOW PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDELINES IS A LITTLE BIT MORE CHALLENGING.
WE HAVE DEVELOPED WORKPLACE GUIDELINES HAND-IN-HANDUSING THE EXPERTISE OF THE FABULOUS PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS WE HAVE ON OUR CAMPUS.
WE HAVE, WE FORMED ACTUALLY A NUMBER OF YEARSAGO AND WE IMMEDIATELY ACTIVATED IT, AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES.
WE ALSO HAVE A GROUP THAT'S CALLED ENVIRONMENTALHEALTH AND SAFETY AND OF COURSE OUR UW MEDICINE INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERTS.
WE CONSULT WITH ALL OF THEM AS WE ARE DEVELOPINGGUIDELINES FOR OUR WORKERS AND FOR OUR STAFF.
AS WE BEGIN RECOVERY, WE ARE REVIEWING ANDUPDATING OUR PROTOCOLS TO ENSURE THAT OUR EMPLOYEES CAN RETURN TO WORK SAFELY.
THIS WILL LIKELY INCLUDE FOR EXAMPLE, ONEOF THE THINGS THAT I THINK AT TIMES CAN BE FRUSTRATING IS THAT THE GUIDANCE SOMETIMESCHANGE.
EARLY ON PEOPLE WERE HEARING THAT MAYBE MASKSWEREN'T A GREAT IDEA AND NOW THAT HAS CHANGED.
WE WILL ALWAYS BE LOOKING AT THE VERY LATESTINFORMATION AND WE WILL ALWAYS BE CHANGING THE WAYS TO MAKE THINGS SAFER.
AS WE BEGIN RECOVERY AGAIN WE ARE REVIEWINGAND UPDATING OUR PROTOCOLS.
THERE WILL LIKELY INCLUDE HAVING OUR STAFFMONITOR THEIR HEALTH FOR POSSIBLE COVID SYMPTOMS ON A DAILY BASIS AND THEN LETTING US KNOW.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE EMPLOYEE ATTESTATIONSSO THAT BEFORE EMPLOYEES COME TO WORK THEY HAVE TO SAY I AM FEELING GOOD AND I DON'THAVE ANY SYMPTOMS.
IT WILL INCLUDE UPDATED MASKING POLICIES ANDENHANCED CLEANING PROTOCOLS ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT ARE HIGH TOUCH LIKE GUARDRAILSAND STAIRCASES ETC.
I THINK IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT AT THE VERYPEAK OF THE CURVE WHICH WAS A FEW WEEKS AGO, WE WERE DOING TESTING OF UW MEDICINE EMPLOYEESTHAT HAD EVEN MILD SYMPTOMS AND WE FOUND THAT THEY WERE TESTING POSITIVE AT HALF THE RATEOF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.
IT SEEMS TO BE THAT WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOINGIS EFFECTIVE AND WE WILL NEED TO STAY DILIGENT THROUGHOUT OUR CAMPUS BOTH FOR OUR OWN HEALTHAND FOR THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY.
>> JACK MARTIN: GREAT, THANK YOU.
I WOULD LIKE TO TURN TO SOME QUESTIONS FROMSTUDENTS AND FAMILIES SO I WILL TURN TO YOU VICE PRESIDENT SUITE.
TODAY IS NATIONAL DECISION DAY FOR STUDENTSALL OVER THE COUNTRY INCLUDING THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN ADMITTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR NEW HUSKIES WHOWONDER ABOUT HOW THIS WILL AFFECT THE START OF THEIR ACADEMIC CAREERS? I NEED YOU TO UNMUTE.
>> DENZIL SUITE: THAT MIGHT HELP.
LET ME START BY SAYING WELCOME TO THE NEWHUSKIES.
THERE IS A LOT ON YOUR MIND AS YOU PREPARETO START YOUR HUSKY EXPERIENCE IN A TIME UNLIKE ANYTHING WE HAVE FACED.
NEVERTHELESS, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE AREREALLY EXCITED FOR YOU TO JOIN THE UW COMMUNITY AND WE'RE COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT YOU HAVEUNPARALLELED OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN AND DISCOVER.
I DO ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE YOUR NORMALPROCESS FOR PREPARING TO START COLLEGE IN THE FALL.
WE WILL HELP YOU ADJUST IF THE SITUATION CALLSFOR IT.
AS YOU HAVE HEARD, WE ARE DOING SCENARIO PLANNINGFOR VARIOUS OPTIONS TO OPERATE SAFELY IN THE FALL BUT FINAL INFORMATION ON THAT WILL BESHARED SHORTLY.
I WOULD SAY THAT REGARDLESS OF HOW THE FALLUNFOLDS, I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT YOUR UW EDUCATORS WILL BRING THEIR EXPERTISE, EXPERIENCE ANDKNOWLEDGE TO THEIR COURSES TO ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE A MEANINGFUL LEARNING EXPERIENCE.
ALSO, STUDENT FOCUSED SERVICES AND PROGRAMSARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AND WILL REMAIN SO THIS SUMMER INCLUDING ADVISING AND ORIENTATION, THE LIBRARIES, HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES AND EVEN REMOTE ACCESS TO FITNESS CLASSES.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ALL OFTHEM TO GET AND STAY CONNECTED.
YOU CAN FIND A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT PLANNINGFOR THE FALL BY VISITING THE RESPECTIVE WEBSITES FOR BOTHELL, TACOMA, AND SEATTLE AND ALL YOUHAVE TO DO IS ENTER THE WORD ORIENTATION.
YOU WILL FIND INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOURCIRCUMSTANCE, WHETHER YOU ARE AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT, TRANSFER STUDENT, IN-STATE OR OUT-OF-STATESTUDENT.
AND REMEMBER THAT FINANCIAL AID AVAILABILITYREMAINS THE SAME WHETHER THE COURSES ARE OFFERED IN PERSON OR IN A REMOTE MANNER.
I HOPE THIS INFORMATION HELPS.
>> JACK MARTIN: THANK YOU.
WE HAVE RECEIVED QUESTIONS FROM CURRENT STUDENTSABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH REMOTE LEARNING.
PROFESSOR JANES, WE ARE NOW FIVE WEEKS INTOA SPRING QUARTER BEING CONDUCTED REMOTELY.
FROM THE VIEW OF THE FACULTY AND STUDENTSTHAT YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES ARE TEACHING, HOW DO YOU THINK THAT TRANSITION HAS GONE? AND HOW ARE YOU MEASURING WHETHER IT'S BEENSUCCESSFUL? >> JOSEPH JANES: HI JACK.
YEAH, IT'S HALFTIME OF SPRING QUARTER ISN'TIT, WEEK FIVE OF A TEN WEEK QUARTER.
FROM MY PERSPECTIVE I THINK THIS IS GONE ABOUTAS WELL AS COULD BE EXPECTED.
WE'VE HEARD LOTS OF GREAT STORIES ABOUT THEWORK THAT FACULTY HAVE PUT IN TO RECONFIGURE THEIR CLASSES FOR REMOTE LEARNING ND ALL OFTHE WORK THAT STUDENTS HAVE DONE TO HELP MAKE THOSE CLASSES BE SUCCESSFUL, AND ALL OF THESUPPORT STAFF AND THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND UNITS, CENTRALLY, IN THE CENTER FOR TEACHINGAND LEARNING, THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE AND ADVISING AND STUDENT LIFE, EVERYBODY HAS JUST REALLYPULLED TOGETHER.
I HAVE HEARD FROM LOTS OF FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUESOF FACULTY HELPING EACH OTHER, COOPERATING, SHARING GREAT IDEAS AND HOW TO TEACH VARIOUSDIFFERENT KINDS OF CLASSES AND DIFFERENT SETTINGS AND WHAT TECHNIQURES ARE WORKING.
I THINK THAT IS ALL JUST TERRIFIC AND I WASPROUD OF THE FACULTY WHEN I TOOK ON THE JOB AS CHAIR AND I AM EVEN MORE PROUD NOW.
IN TERMS OF ASSESSMENT, A LOT OF FACULTY DIDMID-QUARTER EVALUATION OR ARE DOING MID-QUARTER EVALUATIONS AND I THINK WE WILL LEARN A LOTFROM THAT IN TERMS OF HELPING TO MAKE THESE CLASSES GO WELL IN ADDITION TO FUTURE USESOF REMOTE VIRTUAL TECHNOLOGIES.
THERE WILL BE END OF QUARTER EVALUATIONS TOO.
I THINK THAT WILL HELP US TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVEHOW WE ARE DOING THINGS.
AND WHILE I HAVE A MOMENT I WANT TO SPEAKTO A HANDFUL OF SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES WITH JUST A FEW WORDS.
FIRST OF ALL TO MY COLLEAGUES ON THE FACULTY, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CREATIVITY, INGENUITY, AND PERSISTENCE.
WE ALL KNOW THIS GREAT TRANSITION FROM ONEKIND OF TEACHING TO ANOTHER HAS BEEN HARD AND WITH VERY LITTLE NOTICE.
PEOPLE HAVE PULLED TOGETHER AND DONE INCREDIBLEWORK, AND THANK YOU FOR THAT.
WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ASSESSMENT, I WOULDENCOURAGE US AS FACULTY TO SPEND A MOMENT NOW TO THINK ABOUT A VARIETY OF POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND CRITERIA THAT WE USE ON A RANGE OF ISSUES AND THINK ABOUT ADAPTING THOSETO THE CURRENT SITUATION AND TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPASSION AND PROMOTE EQUITY ANDINCLUSION FOR EVERYBODY.
THERE ARE LOTS OF MECHANISMS TO DO THAT INDEPARTMENTAL MEETINGS, IN COLLECTIVE FACULTY COUNCILS.
USE THOSE MECHANISMS AND OPPORTUNITIES TOWORK TOGETHER ON THOSE KINDS OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
I ALSO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT SHARED GOVERNANCEIS CONTINUING TO FUNCTION.
WE JUST HAD A SENATE MEETING YESTERDAY.
WE WENT OVER A NUMBER OF CHANGES TO SCHOLASTICREGULATIONS.
WE AND THE SENATE LEADERSHIP HAVE BEEN ENGAGEDWITH ADMINISTRATION ON A NUMBER OF LEVELS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS THAT WE HAVEBEEN INCLUDED AND CONSULTED AND WE HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS.
A STRONG TRADITION OF SHARED GOVERNANCE CONTINUES.
ON BEHALF OF MY COLLEAGUES ON THE FACULTYI WANT TO SPEAK TO THE STUDENTS FOR JUST A SECOND.
AS DENZIL JUST SAID TO OUR NEW STUDENTS, TOOUR NEWEST HUSKIES AND YOUR FAMILIES, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING US, I WANTTO THANK YOU FOR TRUSTING US.
PLEASE KNOW THAT EVERYBODY HERE IS WORKINGSUPER HARD TO MAKE YOUR EXPERIENCE THE BEST IT CAN BE.
WE CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE YOU BE A PART OF OURCOMMUNITY THIS FALL AND WE ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU.
AND TO OUR CURRENTSTUDENTS, WE KNOW THIS IS HARD.
WE KNOW HOW HARD YOU ARE WORKING AND IN MANYCASES MANY OF YOU ARE WORKING IN CIRCUMSTANCES THAT ARE FAR FROM IDEAL, WE APPRECIATE IT.
I WAS ON CAMPUS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON FOR AWHILE AND OUR CAMPUS IS STILL BEAUTIFUL BUT NOT HALF AS BEAUTIFUL AS IT IS WITH ALL OFYOU.
PEOPLE WALKING IN AND OUT OF KANE, PEOPLESTUDYING IN THE LIBRARIES, PEOPLE SITTING AT THE TABLES IN MARY GATES, EATING AT THEHUB, TABLING ON RED SQUARE, WE MISS YOU.
WE MISS YOU DESPERATELY AND WE CAN'T WAITUNTIL WE CAN ALL BE TOGETHER AGAIN.
>> JACK MARTIN: GREAT, THANK YOU.
PROVOST RICHARDS, WE ALSO RECEIVED QUESTIONSFROM STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ABOUT TUITION.
THEY ASKED SINCE CLASSES ARE ONLINE THIS QUARTERWHY HAS TUITION NOT BEEN REDUCED FOR OUT-OF-STATE STUDENTS OR JUST IN GENERAL? >> PROVOST RICHARDS: THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
WE GET THAT QUESTION A LOT FROM BOTH PARENTSAND STUDENTS AND IT IS QUITE UNDERSTANDABLE.
THIS HITS CLOSE TO HOME.
I HAVE ONE DAUGHTER WHO WAS A SENIOR IN HIGHSCHOOL AND ONE DAUGHTER WHO IS A SENIOR IN COLLEGE BOTH OF WHOM HAVE NOT ONLY HAD TOABRUPTLY FIND THAT THEY ARE LEARNING ONLINE 100%, BUT THEY MISS THEIR FRIENDS.
WE ARE NOT CELEBRATING THEIR GRADUATIONS ANDTHEY ARE NOT GETTING TO ENJOY SENIORITIS WITH THEIR FRIENDS THAT THEY'VE GONE TO SCHOOLWITH FOR SO LONG.
IT IS VERY DISORIENTING AND DISRUPTIVE ANDA DISTURBING TIME FOR STUDENTS IN ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES IN THIS COUNTRY.
IN TERMS OF THE TRANSITION TO REMOTE LEARNING, IT IS VERY CHALLENGING.
I HAVE TO SAY THAT I AM INCREDIBLY PROUD OFTHE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FACULTY AS PROFESSOR JANES AND PRESIDENT CAUCE HAVE SAID.
I AM ALSO VERY PROUD OF OUR STUDENTS.
WE GET LOTS OF FEEDBACK ABOUT CONCERNS THATSTUDENTS HAVE ABOUT THE ACCESSIBILITY OF COURSES AND DIFFICULTIES ARE HAVING TRACKING REMOTEINSTRUCTION.
FEEDBACK AND THOSE CONCERNS I HAVE TO SAYHAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTIVE AND RESPECTFUL IN WAYS THAT FRANKLY MAKE IT EASIER FOR US TO RESPONDCONSTRUCTIVELY AND ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS.
I REALLY WANT TO SAY THAT THERE HAS BEEN ANINCREDIBLE EFFORT AND DILIGENCE TO MAKE THIS WORK.
OF THE OVER 7000 COURSES THAT WE NORMALLYTEACH IN A TYPICAL SPRING QUARTER, I THINK WE ONLY LOST ABOUT 175 OF THEM WHICH COMESTO ABOUT 2.
5% OF OUR COURSES SOME OF WHICH JUST CANNOT BE DONE REMOTELY.
THAT IS AN AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT.
I WILL NOT PRETEND THAT THE OVERALL QUALITYOF INSTRUCTION REMOTELY IS THE SAME ESPECIALLY ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE AS IT MIGHT'VE BEEN INPERSON.
BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE COST OF INSTRUCTIONHAS ACTUALLY INCREASED AND NOT DECREASED BECAUSE MANY MEASURES WE'VE HAD TO TAKE ON VERY SHORTNOTICE TO MAKE THIS ALL WORK.
WE DO HAVE TO PAY OUR FACULTY AND STAFF THESAME AS BEFORE.
AND SO THE ABILITY TO REMEDIATE TUITION WOULDBE EXTREMELY LIMITED.
THE OTHER POINT I WANT TO MAKE, THIS QUESTIONOF WHY ARE YOU STILL CHARGING OUT-OF-STATE OR NONRESIDENT STUDENTS MORE TUITION FOR REMOTEINSTRUCTION, I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE OUT-OF-STATE NONRESIDENT TUITION REPRESENTSTHE TRUE COST OF EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
RESIDENT STUDENTS ARE PAYING LOWER TUITION, THE TAXPAYERS ARE PAYING FOR THE STATE CONTRIBUTION TO THEIR EDUCATION.
THAT IS REALLY NOT RELATED IN ANYWAY DIRECTLYTO REMOTE INSTRUCTION ARE WHAT PEOPLE MIGHT THINK WOULD COME INTO PLAY.
WE HAVE REDUCED SOME FEES.
WE HAVE ELIMINATED THE UPASS, THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATIONFEE FOR STUDENTS.
WE HAVE ELIMINATED LATE TUITION PAYMENT FEEAND THE REENROLLMENT FEE FOR STUDENTS WHO TOOK OFF THE SPRING QUARTER AND PLAN TO REENROLLIN THE FALL OR WINTER.
THOSE ARE SMALL AMOUNTS ADMITTEDLY BUT HOPEFULLYTHEY WILL BE CONSIDERED IN GOOD FAITH.
>> JACK MARTIN: GREAT, THANK YOU.
WE HAVE RECEIVED A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUTCOMMENCEMENT.
AS FOLKS KNOW, THE RESTRICTIONS ON LARGE-SCALEEVENTS MEAN THAT WE WON'T HOLD COMMENCEMENT IN JUNE FOR THOUSANDS OF GRADUATES AND THEIRFAMILIES.
VICE PRESIDENT SUITE, WHY IS UW NOT PLANNINGAN IN PERSON CEREMONY FOR THIS CLASS AS SOON AS IT IS SAFE TO HOLD IT LIKE SOME OTHER UNIVERSITIESSAY THEY PLAN TO DO AS EARLY AS THIS SUMMER? >> DENZIL SUITE: I WOULD SAY POSTPONING THEIN PERSON CEREMONY IS ONE OF THE HARDEST, MOST DISAPPOINTING DECISIONS THAT WE HAVEMADE.
IF YOU ASK THE FACULTY AND STAFF ON CAMPUSTO PICK THEIR FAVORITE DAY, IT WOULD BE GRADUATION HANDS DOWN.
YET WE KNEW THAT DOING ACTUALLY TWO CEREMONIESWAS THE RIGHT COURSE OF ACTION FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS, PARENTS, GRANDPARENTSAND IN SOME CASES GREAT-GRANDPARENTS AND OTHERS WHO ATTEND OUR CEREMONY.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW BEFORE WE MADE THIS DECISIONWE DID CONSULT WITH OTHERS INCLUDING STUDENT LEADERS ON THE PROVOST ADVISORY COUNCIL, ACADEMICLEADERSHIP, REGENTS, THE OFFICE OF CEREMONIES, PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS AND OTHERS.
THEY ALL AGREED THAT WE SIMPLY COULD NOT PREDICTWHEN IT WILL BE SAFE OR FEASIBLE FOR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO GATHER IN PERSON.
YOU HEARD DEAN GODWIN NOTE EARLIER, THAT RESTRICTIONSON LARGE PUBLIC GATHERINGS WILL NOT END ANYTIME SOON.
LOGISTICS OF AN EVENT OF THIS SIZE THAT ATTRACTS50-60, 000 PEOPLE MEANS IT CANNOT BE SCHEDULED AND THEN CANCELED WITHOUT MONTHS OF PLANNINGAND NOT TO MENTION THE TRAVEL LIMITATIONS THAT MANY WILL FACE IN THE MONTHS AHEAD.
IN ADDITION TO VIRTUAL LIVE CEREMONY FOR ALLTHREE CAMPUSES WHICH I MIGHT POINT OUT WILL INCLUDE A TWITCH STREAM OPTION THAT WILL ALLOWUS TO CUT TO YOUR LOCATION AND , SEE YOU CELEBRATING WITH YOUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY IN REAL-TIME, 2020GRADUATES WILL BE FULLY RECOGNIZED IN PERSON IN 2021 WHEN IT IS SAFE TO HAVE THESE LARGEGATHERINGS ON THEIR CAMPUSES.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT IF ENOUGH GRADUATESFROM THE CLASS OF 2020 WANT TO RETURN TO THE 2021 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY, WE ARE FULLY PREPAREDTO ORGANIZE A SECOND SEPARATE CEREMONY.
WHATEVER WE DECIDE, STUDENT LEADERS WILL BEINVOLVED.
WE WILL ALSO SURVEY GRADUATING STUDENTS TOHELP US MAKE THAT DECISION, SO STAY TUNED.
IT'S ALSO POSSIBLE BETWEEN NOW AND THEN DEPARTMENTSAND SCHOOLS MAY WISH TO HONOR THEIR GRADUATES IN THEIR OWN CEREMONIES AS HAS BEEN DONE INTHE PAST.
ALL OF THIS WILL FOLLOW PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDANCE.
THE KEY TAKE AWAY IS THAT 2020 GRADUATES WILLHAVE TWO CEREMONIES AND WE HOPE EVERYONE WILL ATTEND BOTH.
>> JACK MARTIN: THANK YOU.
I WOULD LIKE TO STAY WITH YOU.
WE DID RECEIVE A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS ABOUTEMERGENCY AID FOR STUDENTS.
OBVIOUSLY THE ECONOMIC CRISIS IS AFFECTINGSTUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
I WONDER IF YOU VICE PRESIDENT SUITE COULDTALK ABOUT THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY AS WELL ASTHE C.
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>> DENZIL SUITE: SURE.
FINANCIAL AID PACKAGES INCLUDING THE HUSKYPROMISE ARE STILL IN EFFECT.
OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR STUDENTS REMAINS UNWAVERING.
WE'VE BEEN PROVIDING EMERGENCY AID TO STUDENTSFROM EXISTING AID PROGRAMS ON ALL THREE CAMPUSES.
I ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO VISIT THE DEDICATEDEMERGENCY AID SITE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
WE ALSO HAVE THE C.
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AND THIS IS ALL BASED ON THE FAMILY INCOMEREPORTED ON YOUR FAFSA.
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AND SO IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE A C.
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FINALLY, AND AS YOU HEARD, THE PRESIDENT MENTIONEDSHE HAS ASKED THAT WE ESTABLISH AN EMPLOYEE AID FUND THAT WILL BE COMING ONLINE SHORTLYAND MORE DETAILS WILL BE FORTHCOMING FROM UW HUMAN RESOURCES.
>>JACK MARTIN: GREAT, THANK YOU.
PROFESSOR JANES, IF YOU WANTED TO JUMP INHERE.
>>JOSEPH JANES: I JUST WANT TO FOLLOW UP ONDENZIL'S COMMENTS ABOUT COMMENCEMENT.
AS HE WAS SPEAKING HE SAID COMMENCEMENT WASTHE ONE DAY ON CAMPUS THAT EVERYBODY, FACULTY, STAFF THAT EVERYBODY LOOKS FORWARD TO.
AS HE WAS SAYING THAT I COULD SEE SMILES ONEVERYBODY ELSE'S FACES.
HE'S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT AND THERE'S NO BETTERDAY THAN COMMENCEMENT AND ONE OF THE SADDEST PARTS OF ALL OF THIS IS THAT WE ARE NOT GOINGTO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE KIND OF COMMENCEMENT THAT WE ALL EXPECTED TO HAVE IN HUSKY STADIUM.
IT'S AN EXTRAORDINARY DAY, I HAVE GREAT STUDENTSWHO ARE GOING TO GRADUATE AND I AM GOING TO MISS THEM AND HUG THEM FOR ALL THEIR WORKSIN HUSKY STADIUM.
WHAT I WOULD ENCOURAGE OUR STUDENTS TO DOIS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE VIRTUAL CEREMONY BUT IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFERENT LIKE EVERYTHINGIS DIFFERENT RIGHT NOW.
AND TO PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE COME BACK.
IF THERE IS ANY WAY FOR YOU TO COME BACK SOTHAT WE CAN HAVE ANOTHER CEREMONY FOR YOU NEXT YEAR, PLEASE DO IT.
THE IDEA OF HAVING TWO CEREMONIES.
IMAGINE THE OVATION YOU'LL GET WHEN WE DOANOTHER 2020 COMMENCEMENT FOR YOU.
IT'S GOING TO BE AN EXTRAORDINARY THING, PLEASE, PLEASE.
IT'S A MOMENT IN YOUR LIVES THAT YOU'LL NEVERFORGET AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT WITH YOU IN PERSON NEXT YEAR WOULD BE JUST AMAZING.
>> JACK MARTIN: PRESIDENT CAUCE DID YOU WANTTO JUMP IN.
>> PRESIDENT CAUCE: I WANTED TO TELL A PERSONALSTORY IN TERMS OF A DELAYED GRADUATION SO TO SPEAK.
I HAD ALREADY TAKEN A JOB BEFORE I TOTALLYCOMPLETED MY PHD.
I WAS ALREADY WORKING ELSEWHERE WHEN MY GRADUATIONWAS TO HAPPEN.
FOR FINANCIAL REASONS IT DID NOT MAKE SENSEFOR ME TO RETURN.
IT WAS MY FIRST YEAR AS A FACULTY MEMBER ATTHE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, ABOUT 33-34 YEARS AGO AND I GOT TO MARCH AS A MARTIAL.
MY MOTHER CAME UP WITH ME AND WE TOOK OURPICTURE AT THE FOUNTAIN AND MY GRADUATION PORTRAIT IS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
AND I CAN TELL YOU, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS 3 YEARSAFTER I GRADUATED, WALKING DOWN, HAVING MY MOM WITH ME AND TAKING A PICTURE, IT WAS REALLY, REALLY MEANINGFUL AND I HOPE THAT OUR STUDENTS, THEY WON'T BE DOING IT ALONE LIKE IT DID, THEY WILL BE DOING THAT TOGETHER WITH THEIR CLASSMATES.
AND I CAN JUST TELL YOU THAT THE ROAR OF APPLAUSETHAT THE CLASS OF 2020 WILL GET WHEN THEY WALK ACROSS IN SPRING 2021 WILL JUST BE AMAZING.
SO PLEASE, YOU ARE THE CLASS OF 2020, SO YOUHAVE TWO BUILT IN TO YOUR NAME.
YOU HAVE TWO GRADUATIONS COMING AND WE WILLBE THERE.
>> JACK MARTIN: GREAT.
THANK YOU ALL.
I WANT TO GET TO ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THATHAVE COME IN OVER THE COURSE OF THE TOWN HALL.
WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT AUTUMN QUARTER AND THERE'SA QUESTION HERE ABOUT THE B TERM OF SUMMER QUARTER.
PROVOST RICHARDS ARE YOU ABLE TO ADDRESS WHENWE WILL KNOW THE PLANS FOR B TERM OF SUMMER QUARTER WHETHER THAT WILL BE REMOTE INSTRUCTIONAS THE A TERM AND FULL TERM COURSES HAVE BEEN? >> PROVOST RICHARDS: LET ME START BY SAYINGTHERE IS ALWAYS A DECISION TIMELINE THAT WE FACE AND THOSE TIMELINES ARE DIFFICULT TODETERMINE.
WE ARE IN UNPRECEDENTED TIMES.
WE MADE THE DECISION A FEW WEEKS AGO THATTHE SUMMER SESSION WOULD HAVE TO BEGIN REMOTELY AS WELL AS, THERE ARE TWO, THERE IS A FULLSUMMER SESSION AND THEN AS SUMMER A AND A SUMMER B WHICH ARE ROUGHLY HALF THE DURATIONOF THE FULL SUMMER SESSION.
AS FAR AS SUMMER SESSION A WE HAD TO MAKEA DECISION IT WOULD BE REMOTE AND IN RETROSPECT THAT HAS PROBABLY WORKED OUT PRETTY WELL ANDWILL WORK OUT WELL.
HOWEVER, WE DID AT THE TIME MAINTAIN THATAS CONDITIONS CHANGE, THE SUMMER B SESSION MIGHT PROVIDE SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR IN PERSONINSTRUCTION, ESPECIALLY FOR SMALLER GROUPS AND SMALLER CLASSES, CLASSES THAT INVOLVELABORATORY, OR PRACTICUM OR CLINICAL EXPERIENCES AND SO FORTH.
WE ARE STICKING WITH THAT HOPE THAT WE WILLBE ABLE TO CONVENE SOME OF THOSE CLASSES IN THE SUMMER B SESSION AND PERHAPS MAKE UP FORSOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE LOST IN THE SPRING QUARTER.
AS FOR FALL QUARTER AS PRESIDENT CAUCE BEGANTHIS WHOLE Q&A, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON IN SESSION FOR THE FALL QUARTER.
WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT FRACTION OF OUR COURSESWILL BE REMOTE AND WHICH WILL BE IN PERSON.
WE ARE HOPING TO HAVE AS MANY AND PERSON ASGOOD HEALTH GUIDELINES ALLOW.
IT IS DIFFICULT TO IMAGINE CONVENING VERYLARGE LECTURE COURSES WITH THE KNOWLEDGE WE HAVE RIGHT NOW BUT WE HAVE FULL FLEXIBILITYAND SOME TIME TO MAKE THAT DECISION.
WE ARE AT SOMEWHAT OF AN ADVANTAGE AT THEUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BECAUSE OUR FALL QUARTER BEGINS LATE SEPTEMBER AND FRANKLYOTHER UNIVERSITIES WILL BE EXPERIMENTING IN ADVANCE OF US WITH HOW TO CONVENE THAT FALLQUARTER.
IN TERMS OF A DECISION TIMELINE WE HAVE SPOKENOF TRYING TO MAKE DECISIONS AS WELL AS POSSIBLE FOR FALL QUARTER BY PROBABLY THE END OF JUNEOR JULY.
THAT IS NOT FIRM, BECAUSE WE ARE LIVING INA WORLD THAT IS CHANGING AROUND US VERY RAPIDLY.
BUT SIMULTANEOUSLY, WE ARE HOPING TO CONSTRUCTBOTH SUMMER SESSION B AND THE FALL QUARTER NOT ONLY TO OFFER COURSES WE NORMALLY OFFER, BUT TO KEEP IN MIND COURSES THAT MAY HAVE FALLEN BY THE WAYSIDE IN THIS CRISIS WHERESTUDENTS NEED CERTAIN COURSE REQUIREMENTS TO GRADUATE OR MAKE GOOD PROGRESS TOWARD THEDEGREES AND FILL PREREQUISITES AND SO FORTH.
WE ARE UNDERTAKING LITERALLY AN INVENTORYOF THE THOUSANDS OF COURSES OFFERED BY THE THREE CAMPUSES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONAND BEGINNING THE PROCESS OF COURSE BY COURSE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE VARIOUS SCENARIOSARE AND WHAT WE CAN OFFER AND HOW WE CAN MAKE UP FOR LOST GROUND IN THE PROCESS.
I WOULD LIKE TO PERHAPS INVITE PROFESSOR GODWIN, OUR DEAN OF SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, TO COMMENT ON WHAT I SAID ABOUT DECISION TIMELINES.
I'M A GEOPHYSICIST AND SHE'S A PUBLIC HEALTHEXPERT.
YOU PROBABLY WILL GET MORE INFORMATION FROMHER THAN FROM ME ON WHAT I SAID ABOUT THE DECISION TIMELINE FOR FALL QUARTER.
>> HILARY GODWIN: THANK YOU, MARK.
AS YOU HAVE HEARD, WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE THEBEST DECISIONS THAT WE CAN IN A TIME OF GREAT UNCERTAINTY.
THE PATH FORWARD FOR THAT IS DOING THESE DETAILEDSCENARIO BUILDING.
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE FACT THAT WE HAVEA LONG LEAD TIME UNTIL FALL QUARTER.
WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO DOING WHAT IS BESTFOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS.
AND ACKNOWLEDGING THAT WE ARE IN A TIME OFUNCERTAINTY.
I GUESS I WOULD SAY FOR THE ANSWER TO THAT, STAY TUNED RECOGNIZING WE KNOW PEOPLE WANT TO HEAR SOMETHING SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.
>> JACK MARTIN: THANK YOU, BOTH.
PROFESSOR JANES, ANOTHER TOPIC OF INTERESTWAS AROUND STUDENTS ACADEMIC PROGRESS.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT THE UNIVERSITY ISDOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CRISIS DOES THE LEAST AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO STUDENT'S GPAS ANDTHEIR ACADEMIC CAREERS IN THE FUTURE SUCH AS GETTING INTO MAJORS, GRADUATE SCHOOLS? >> JOSEPH JANES: I HAVE A VERY HIGH TECH VISUALAID HERE TO EXPLAIN WHAT WE ARE THINKING ABOUT.
THIS IS A KIND OF STUFF YOU GET AT MOMENTSLIKE THIS.
IT'S AN ASTERISK KIND OF QUARTER IN A LOTOF DIFFERENT WAYS.
THE SHORT ANSWER IS WE ARE WORKING ON WAYS, THE FACULTY SENATE ACTUALLY YESTERDAY PASSED A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WILL CHANGE THE SCHOLASTICREGULATIONS THAT WILL MAKE LIFE EASIER ON STUDENTS IN A NUMBER OF WAYS BOTH CURRENTLYAND ONGOING.
THAT WORK IS CONTINUING, MORE IS COMING.
WE RECOGNIZE, EVERYBODY KNOWS, LET'S JUSTBE HONEST ABOUT THIS, EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS A QUARTER LIKE NO OTHER AND A TIME LIKENO OTHER IN THE CAREERS OF STUDENTS AND ALSO IN THE CAREERS OF FACULTY.
TO THE EXTENT ANY OF US CAN, AND I THINK ISPEAK FOR ALL OF US, WE WANT TO DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO HOLD EVERYONE HARMLESS THIS QUARTER.
RECOGNIZING THE KIND OF UNIQUENESS OF THESITUATION.
AND IT'S NOT UNIQUE TO US, IT'S ALL OVER THECOUNTRY AND ALL OVER THE WORLD.
WE ALL KNOW THAT EVERYBODY IS EXPERIENCINGTHESE KINDS OF OBSTACLES.
FROM THE FACULTY PERSPECTIVE, THE PROVOSTOFFICE ANNOUNCED PEOPLE APPROACHING TENURE DECISIONS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO DELAY THEIRCLOCK FOR A YEAR, THAT'S A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY, WE ARE VERY PLEASED ABOUT THAT.
I WOULD ALSO SAY TO ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES ANDTHE DEPARTMENTS AND UNITS FOR ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF PERSONNEL DECISIONS, PROMOTION DECISIONS, ETC.
THINKING NOW ABOUT THE KIND OF LANGUAGE YOUWANT TO PUT IN SOLICITATION LETTERS, FOR PROMOTIONS, WE ALL NEED A LITTLE GRACE AT THIS POINT.
I THINK THAT IS TIME WELL SPENT.
AGAIN, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS THAT WE CAN DOTO GIVE EACH OTHER A LITTLE BIT OF SPACE AND GIVE EACH OTHER SOME UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THESITUATION ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENTS AND ON BEHALF OF THE FACULTY.
THE MORE WE CAN HAVE A SENSE OF GRACE ANDCOMPASSION ABOUT ALL OF THIS, THE BETTER OFF WE ARE.
>> JACK MARTIN: PRESIDENT CAUCE.
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>> PRESIDENT CAUCE: AS PROFESSOR JANES WASSAYING, WE KNOW EACH OTHER QUITE WELL, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THERE IS SOME THINGSTHAT WE CANNOT CONTROL.
THE VIRUS, WE ARE STILL LEARNING NEW THINGSABOUT IT ALL THE TIME.
IT IS NOVEL AND WE CALL IT NOVEL FOR A REASON.
THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN CONTROL.
WE CAN CHOOSE TO BE COMPASSIONATE.
WE CAN CHOOSE TO BE KIND.
AND THAT IS WHAT THIS ORDER IS ALL ABOUT.
PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING TO FORGET 2020.
WHEN THEY ARE JUDGING YOU AND YOUR BODY OFWORK WHETHER YOU'RE A FACULTY MEMBER OR A STUDENT, I REALLY DO BELIEVE THEY WILL DOSO WITH THE ULTIMATE COMPASSION AND KINDNESS AND QUITE FRANKLY, IF THEY DON'T, YOU DO NOTWANT TO GO THERE.
>> HILARY GODWIN: JUST TO ECHO THAT, I HAVEBEEN HEARING FROM STUDENTS IN MY SCHOOL AND I AM SURE IT'S TRUE IN OTHERS, THAT THEY AREGETTING STRESSED OUT RIGHT NOW.
IT IS MIDTERMS AND IS NOT SURPRISING.
THAT'S A LOT OF ADDITIONAL STRESS ON TOP OFAN EXTRAORDINARILY STRESSFUL SITUATION.
AND I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE ALL OF THE STUDENTSIN THE AUDIENCE WHETHER YOU'RE CURRENTLY HUSKIES OR PROSPECTIVE HUSKIES TO BE COMPASSIONATETO YOURSELF AS WELL AND UNDERSTAND THAT THE REST OF US UNDERSTAND FULLY WHAT YOU'RE GOINGTHROUGH AND ARE BEING COMPASSIONATE WITH YOU.
BE KIND TO YOURSELF THE SAME WAY YOU WOULDBE KIND TO YOUR BEST FRIEND WHO IS UNQUESTIONNABLY GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING AS WELL AND TAKEGOOD CARE OF YOURSELF.
GET GOOD SLEEP.
GET OUT THERE AND ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL SUNSHINEWITH SOCIAL DISTANCING THIS WEEKEND.
ENJOY NATURE.
CONNECT WITH THE PEOPLE THAT YOU LOVE.
SUPPORT EACH OTHER BUT ALSO TAKE GOOD CAREOF YOURSELF.
THIS IS AN UNPRECEDENTED AND DIFFICULT TIME.
>> JACK MARTIN: THANK YOU.
PROFESSOR JANES YOU WANTED TO ADD SOMETHING? >> JOSEPH JANES: JUST ONE QUICK THING ON TOPOF ALL OF THAT GREAT ADVICE FROM HILARY GODWIN.
FOR CURRENT STUDENTS IN OUR CLASSES THIS QUARTER, AS I MENTIONED, PEOPLE ARE DOING MID-QUARTER EVALUATIONS.
YOU CAN HELP YOUR FACULTY TO HELP YOU BY HELPINGTHEM TO UNDERSTAND YOUR SITUATION AND CIRCUMSTANCES.
IF THERE IS SOMETHING IN YOUR CLASS WORKINGWELL, TELL YOUR FACULTY.
IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE DONE DIFFERENTLYOR BETTER THAT WOULD HELP YOU, TELL YOUR FACULTY.
THAT IS THE ONLY WAY THEY WILL KNOW THAT MAKINGA CHANGE ON A CANVAS SITE, CHANGING THE WAY THEY RECORD THEIR LECTURES, HELPING THEM, GIVING THEM IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS AND HELPING THEM TO UNDERSTAND THAT IS GOING TO ENABLETHEM TO DO A MUCH BETTER JOB ON YOUR BEHALF AND EVERYONE WILL BENEFIT SO PLEASE SHARETHAT IN A CONSTRUCTIVE AND THOUGHTFUL AND PROFESSIONAL WAY.
YOUR FACULTY WILL REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
>> JACK MARTIN: GREAT.
THANK YOU ALL.
WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE MORE QUESTION BECAUSEWE ARE COMING UP HERE ON NOON.
THIS WILL BE FOR VICE PRESIDENT SUITE.
WE HAVE HAD SOME QUESTIONS COME IN DURINGTHE BROADCAST ABOUT HOUSING.
CAN YOU PROVIDE SOME GUIDANCE TO BOTH CURRENTSTUDENTS AND INCOMING STUDENTS ABOUT WHETHER THEY SHOULD APPLY FOR CAMPUS HOUSING ON ONEOF OUR CAMPUSES FOR THE FALL? >> DENZIL SUITE: I CAN SPEAK MOSTLY TO THESEATTLE CAMPUS BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS TRUE FOR ALL THREE.
YOU SHOULD CONTINUE TO APPLY FOR HOUSING INTHE NORMAL FASHION.
WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED THE RETURNING RESIDENTPROCESS.
STUDENTS WHO CURRENTLY HAVE AGREEMENTS WITHUS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF SIGNING UP AGAIN FOR NEXT YEAR.
SHORTLY AFTER, IN THE NEXT WEEK INFORMATIONWILL BE OPENED FOR STUDENTS TO START RESERVING SPACES IN HOUSING.
WE ANTICIPATE BEING ABLE TO HOUSE STUDENTSBUT THE CONFIGURATION OF WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE IS STILL BEING DEVELOPED.
WE DO HAVE A FEW SPACES WITH SHARED BATHROOMSBUT MOST OF OUR SPACES HAVE PRIVATE BATHS FOR TWO OR THREE INDIVIDUALS.
THE BOTTOM LINE, KEEP APPLYING AND FOR THENEW STUDENTS, APPLY WHEN THE APPLICATION PROCESS OPENS AND WE WILL BE IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITHYOU THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.
>> JACK MARTIN: GREAT.
THANK YOU.
THAT IS ALL THE TIME THAT WE HAVE.
WE'RE COMING UP ON NOON.
I WANT TO REMIND FOLKS THAT IF YOU MISSEDPART OF THE BROADCAST YOU CAN WATCH A REPLAY AT WASHINGTON.
EDU/PRESIDENT/TOWNHALL.
WE ARE PLANNING ADDITIONAL TOWN HALLS INCLUDINGONE FOCUSED ON STUDENT QUESTIONS SO PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR MORE DETAILS ON THOSE.
YOU CAN FIND ANSWERS TO MANY QUESTIONS ABOUTCOVID-19 AND THE UNIVERSITY'S RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC AT UW.
EDU/CORONOVIRUS.
YOU WILL FIND LINKS TO RESOURCES FOR STUDENTSAND EMPLOYEES AND INFORMATION ON UPCOMING WEBINARS BY UW FACULTY AND DETAILS ON HOWUW EXPERTS ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE FIGHT AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS.
THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR PANELISTS AND TO EVERYONEWHO SUBMITTED A QUESTION AND TO ALL OF YOU FOR WATCHING.
STAY SAFE, AND GO HUSKIES.
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