{"id":956,"date":"2021-02-03T22:47:48","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T22:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reopening\/?page_id=956"},"modified":"2022-01-05T14:30:20","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T14:30:20","slug":"improving-trinity-colleges-covid-19-communications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reopening\/improving-trinity-colleges-covid-19-communications\/","title":{"rendered":"Improving Trinity College\u2019s COVID-19 Communications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>February 3, 2021<\/p>\n<p>Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff,<\/p>\n<p>On behalf of the college\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reopening\/covid-19-steering-committee\/\">COVID-19 Steering Committee<\/a>, thank you for your continued support and your dedication to helping Trinity navigate the now-yearlong coronavirus pandemic. As we gear up for the start of in-person leaning and the return of most of the student body to campus later this month, I write today to share details about some improvements the college is making to help keep everyone informed.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re grateful to all who offered feedback and ideas for improving communications. That feedback, along with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/news\/lessons-learned-from-the-fall-2020-semester\/\">lessons we learned through the fall semester<\/a>, have led us to make a number of enhancements, which are described below. We welcome your thoughts on these, as well as any other ideas you have about communications related to the college\u2019s ongoing response to the pandemic.<\/p>\n<h2>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reopening\/covid-19-dashboard\/\">COVID-19 Dashboard<\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Beginning February 22, we will update the dashboard\u2019s number of active cases each business day (Monday through Friday) and whenever the campus alert level changes. This is an increased frequency from the fall, when we updated the numbers at least twice a week. The time of day of the updates will depend on the availability of test results from the lab, which releases results individually throughout the day, not in complete batches.<\/li>\n<li>At the top of the dashboard, you\u2019ll now see not only the current alert level, but also a short list of the corresponding operational details that are most important to you (about classes, dining, the status of campus activities, etc.).<\/li>\n<li>In addition to current numbers of active cases among students, employees, and affiliates, the numbers of students who are either in isolation or quarantine are now displayed prominently.<\/li>\n<li>We\u2019ve added data showing conditions in Hartford and the state of Connecticut.<\/li>\n<li>Fuller detail about our testing program, including cumulative data on testing and testing results, is still available on the dashboard. We\u2019ve added an indicator on the turnaround time for test results, given its importance in our ability to identify and isolate cases quickly. If test results are taking longer than about 36 hours to come in, you\u2019ll see that status indicated as <em>delayed<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reopening\/campus-alert-levels\/\">Campus Alert Levels<\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>We\u2019ve made our system of color-coded alert levels more flexible to allow the college to respond with more precision to specific conditions. The modified approach sets a baseline of operations at the green alert level and outlines what additional steps could be taken at each progressive level. Whenever the alert level changes, we will inform the community and provide specific operational guidance via email.<\/li>\n<li>In addition to the now-standard color-coded alert levels (from green to red), we\u2019ve created a status for key periods of transition: <strong>Campus Transition Phase<\/strong>. These periods, when large numbers of students are arriving or departing campus, are critical in managing community health and safety and must be managed specifically. From February 18 through February 28, the college will be in one such campus transition phase, during which we will provide specific guidance on operations and activities. <strong>We will resume use of the color-coded alert levels on March 1<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>We want to be clear about the criteria used to determine an alert level; there are many factors, not a single data point, and they are considered in relation to one another. We have listed those criteria <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reopening\/campus-alert-levels\/#criteria\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>3. Where to find COVID-related information<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>On Campus: Key dashboard data is now displayed live on a digital screen in the COVID-19 testing center in Ferris Athletic Center.<\/li>\n<li>Online: The link to our COVID-19 website, where we maintain a long list of FAQs, as well as numerous resources and a collection of community messages related to the pandemic, remains prominent on the college\u2019s homepage, under Important Now. In addition, we\u2019ve added a link to the site (\u201cCOVID-19 Info\u201d) in the horizontal navigation bar at the top of the page, which persists on every page of the college\u2019s website.<\/li>\n<li>In Trinity Today: We\u2019ve added a COVID-19 Advisory to the daily <em>Trinity Today<\/em> email, which will include the college\u2019s alert level status and specific guidance for the community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We hope these changes will help keep you informed and give you the details you need to continue to make good decisions to stay healthy and safe. Please <a href=\"mailto:planstoreturn@trincoll.edu\">let us know<\/a> how you think we can do better.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Angela Paik Schaeffer<br \/>\nVice President for Communications and Marketing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 3, 2021 Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff, On behalf of the college\u2019s COVID-19 Steering Committee, thank you for your continued support and your dedication to helping Trinity navigate the now-yearlong coronavirus pandemic. 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