Provost's Weekly Updates

Spring faculty development opportunities; Women’s Center: Call for proposals for Women’s Month 2021; Faculty Affairs: New reports and studies webpage; ICYMI: Thank-a-Teacher and Thank-an-Advisor programs

Employee COVID-19 testing available the week of December 7; Course Design Clinic: Designing for community, engagement; Career and Professional Development: Resources to support students preparing for careers, continuing education; ICYMI: Extension of course drop deadline for fall 2020 semester

Thank-a-Teacher and Thank-an-Advisor programs; Burruss lighting thanks, celebrates community; Reminder: COVID-19 holiday travel guidance and tips; Campus operations following Thanksgiving break; #HokieGrad: Congratulation messages from faculty and staff; College of Science: Congratulations Ron Fricker, Sally Morton

Statement: Alternative grading, extension of course drop deadline for fall 2020 semester; University Libraries: Journal package negotiations with Elsevier; Faculty Affairs: Forms for dual career and retention requests; Virtual faculty writing retreat; ICYMI: COVID-19 holiday travel guidance and tips

Course Design Clinic: Designing for community, engagement; Graduate Education Task Force: Report and recommendations; Acceptable use of video platforms; ICYMI: Campus operations following Thanksgiving break

Message from Provost Cyril Clarke: Visit with Faculty Senate and topics of discussion; COVID-19 travel guidance and tips; Faculty Affairs: Office relocation to Collegiate Square; ICYMI: Jeff Earley appointed vice provost for academic resource management

Faculty Senate: Q&A session with Provost Cyril Clarke; Human Resources: Update on spring plans, leave, and resources; Student research: Post-Thanksgiving activity; ICYMI: COVID-19 testing prior to Thanksgiving break and locations for students, employees in D.C. area

Plans for spring 2021 semester; Campus operations following Thanksgiving break; Town Halls: Info, updates on experiential learning initiatives; Faculty resource: Lecture capture for instructors

COVID-19 testing: Planning for Thanksgiving break and locations for students, employees in D.C. area; Ken Smith: New COO for Innovation Campus; Grant opportunity: CETL Instructional Grant proposals due November 1; ICYMI: Survey on balancing caregiving and work responsibilities

Resources for mid-semester course check-in; Course design and development resources; Spaces to study: Outdoor wi-fi and reserved library seating; ICYMI: Notifications of positive COVID-19 student cases

COVID-19 testing: Information for faculty and staff and students; ICYMI: Cleaning protocols for classrooms and academic spaces; Survey: Balancing caregiving and work responsibilities; Reminder: Course schedules and modalities for spring 2021

Update: Notifications of positive COVID-19 student cases; Planning for Spring 2021: Course schedules and modalities; University Libraries: Journal cancellation notice

COVID-19 testing: Who are “high contact” employees and who should get tested?; Latest COVID-19 updates and data on the Virginia Tech dashboard; Physical distancing, safety guidelines for classroom and lab spaces; From President Tim Sands: Mandatory random prevalence testing for undergraduate students

Scholarly accomplishments impacted by COVID-19; COVID-19 dashboard update: Daily data on positive tests, campus quarantine and isolation; Women’s Center: Virtual programs available for fall 2020; Virtual town hall: Results of COACHE survey

DOS Reporting Form: What to do when a student discloses a positive test for COVID-19; Should I get tested? Guidelines for employees and students; Virtual Town Hall: Results of COACHE survey; Online open office hours with TLOS and CETL

When it is safe to be around others: Ending isolation, quarantine; Guidance for department heads: Faculty with COVID-19 positive, symptomatic students; Troubleshooting your course technology: Online open office hours with TLOS and CETL; Classroom/lab space cleaning protocol

Face coverings in classrooms and indoor spaces; Pathways assessment for fall 2020; Outdoor wi-fi coverage

Preparing for the start of fall classes; Plan for reinstating undergraduate research for 2020-21; Faculty Affairs Open Office Hours: Caregiving

Progress on Caregiving Policies and Partnerships; Survey Results Reports: Spring Transition to Remote Instruction

Fall 2020 Planning: Facilities and Building Operations