Next week I'll be hosting two virtual coffee hour sessions with faculty and Academic Affairs staff as part of our planning process for the Fall 2021 semester (and beyond). These sessions will be focused on considering how lecture capture technology and new teaching modalities (specifically hybrid and virtual) might play a role at Northwestern in the future. These coffee hour sessions will cover the following three areas:
Do the list of Assumptions and Principles developed by the Academic Continuity Team, accurately reflect what we believe to be true and provide the foundation for decisions going forward?
What are they Key Questions, related to the Assumptions and Principles, that need to be asked to help us in our decision making process?
Are there other areas, beyond the use of lecture capture and teaching modalities, that need to be considered and addressed as we move into the fall?
Just as I am hosting these meetings with faculty and Academic Affairs staff, the P6 Team will be hosting meetings with teams from across the organization to discuss those three areas as well.
Please see your email for more details sent earlier this week on how to attend. If you are not able to attend next week's coffee hour, you are invited to share your thoughts on any of the above points by using this anonymous Qualtrics link. I am eager for these discussions and to hear from you!
Vaccine Clinic
Today was the first of two vaccine clinic days. I am so thankful that Northwestern was able to offer a vaccine clinic to our employees and students which, as I understand, is a unique opportunity for schools of our size. We had over 380 community members register to receive the vaccine. A big thanks goes to Anna Mukaria, Director of COVID Operations, for facilitating this event.
Spring Advising - Thank You
Advisors, I want to thank you for your ongoing engagement with our students, especially with Advising Day this past week. The work you do to personally support our students during their advising times is critical to their success and in helping them ultimately achieve their academic goals.