Dear colleagues,

This week I’m launching an additional form of communication regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on our university.

On Thursday, August 13, I will hold two livestream updates—one for employees at 12:30 p.m. and one for students and their families at 1:30 p.m. Beginning Tuesday, August 18, a combined update will be streamed every Tuesday and Friday at 11:30 a.m.

You can access the live updates on my website.

Members of my team will join me to share the latest data for our campus, discuss recent developments, and look ahead to the coming days and weeks. You can submit questions ahead of time, and we will use them to develop content for these updates and other communications. The updates will be archived on my website.

Live updates will continue throughout the semester as we work together to navigate this pandemic with compassion, creativity, and flexibility. We are committed to being open with our campus community and will make adjustments to the format as we learn what works best.

Donde Plowman
Chancellor