An update on our staffing plan and the status of our longer-range planning for the future of work at Nazareth:
- We will continue our current staffing plan, following the current state guidelines. We plan to update the campus again on May 21. Any changes will be phased in to allow for planning, schedule shifting, and a necessary transition period.
- We will shift to summer hours beginning the week of May 24. Human Resources will follow up with more details.
- The 2021-2022 academic calendar has been set and we will announce the yearly College holiday schedule by April 30.
- Academic Affairs is developing course delivery guidelines.
As we move to longer-range planning and again consider our emergence and making the transition to a post-pandemic campus, I invite you to participate in thinking about what the future of work means for moving our community forward. Our future of work will continue to center around student learning and the student experience. We strive for a community that supports faculty and staff purpose, fulfillment, and well-being and prioritizes our values of equity and empathy.
Deb Winslow-Schaber, interim associate vice president for human resources, has been meeting with students, faculty, and staff to gather ideas and input as we develop our plan. As we shared last month, our foundational questions for this planning include:
Deb Winslow-Schaber, interim associate vice president for human resources, has been meeting with students, faculty, and staff to gather ideas and input as we develop our plan. As we shared last month, our foundational questions for this planning include:
- As you reflect on the past year and the many ways in which we adapted our work, what adaptations worked better than pre-pandemic approaches in educating and supporting our students and should be continued? What adaptations were less effective for our students’ learning experience and therefore should be discontinued?
- What adaptations worked better than pre-pandemic approaches in facilitating your work and well-being? What adaptations were less effective in facilitating your work and well-being?
- How do we live our value of equity as we define our emergence, ensuring that all members in our community are supported for optimal success?
- How do we continue to build our relationships and community? How do we continue to develop a culture that people want to be a part of and participate in?
- How do we best meet the needs of our students and continue to offer valued flexibility to our employees?
- How do we empower supervisors and managers with the right tools to lead this transition?
Community meetings will continue through April, and faculty and staff will receive a survey link to provide feedback and ideas. I urge you to participate in listening sessions and in the survey as it is important that we hear all voices.
As we begin to catch glimpses of the end of the semester and as we know that even in typical years, April can be a grueling month, I want to extend my understanding and support for the burdens you are carrying during this overwhelming time. I think of you every day as, personally and professionally, challenge and change are pushing us beyond limits. The ups and downs and unknowns of managing the pandemic are dizzying. Bias-motivated attacks, systemic racism, social and political polarization, and continued alienation from the pursuit of truth are all deeply troubling.
I respect that each of us has both shared and individual experiences of this time. My hope is that the Nazareth community is a source of care and support for each of us.
As we begin to catch glimpses of the end of the semester and as we know that even in typical years, April can be a grueling month, I want to extend my understanding and support for the burdens you are carrying during this overwhelming time. I think of you every day as, personally and professionally, challenge and change are pushing us beyond limits. The ups and downs and unknowns of managing the pandemic are dizzying. Bias-motivated attacks, systemic racism, social and political polarization, and continued alienation from the pursuit of truth are all deeply troubling.
I respect that each of us has both shared and individual experiences of this time. My hope is that the Nazareth community is a source of care and support for each of us.
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