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March 13, 2020

COVID-19 Update for faculty and staff

March 13, 2020

Dear Faculty and Staff,

We know that COVID-19 has introduced much uncertainty into our everyday lives. Despite this, our community is coming together to support and care for each other in incredible ways. We especially thank each of you for your commitment to caring for our students during this difficult time. Please also see this note of thanks from the chair of our Board of Trustees, Cornelia Thornburgh.

Your safety and well-being are critically important to us. Yesterday, Governor Lamont recommended that all state and private employees consider working from home if possible. We are taking this advice seriously. We will employ social distancing practices and provide remote-work opportunities to safeguard our students and each other. Divisional leaders will engage with their teams to develop these plans by next week. If you have concerns or questions at any time, please contact Pat Hardaway in Human Resources.

As we move forward, some additional things to keep in mind:

  • We remain flexible as we try to provide the safest environment for you and our students
  • We are not reducing employee hours
  • We are providing an additional benefit (see below) to help support employees
  • The college remains open

As mentioned above, we are also providing an additional employee benefit. The college will add the equivalent of 21 days of sick time to the accrued sick time balance of all benefit-eligible employees. These are permanent days that will not expire. Human Resources will share the details. We encourage you to use the additional time to stay home if you are sick and/or to attend to other family-related emergencies or circumstances.

Please continue to refer to the college’s Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 for the most up-to-date information and resources for preventing the spread of COVID-19.

We anticipate continued change throughout the coming weeks and must do our best to remain flexible to the various needs of our community. Thank you for all you’re doing to keep our students and our community safe, including taking care of yourselves.

Sincerely,

Anita Davis
Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Dan Hitchell
Vice President for Finance and Operations