I plan on going to FRIAM. I will bring my own coffee just in case. Tom On Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 8:57 PM <thompnicks...@gmail.com> wrote:
> All > > > > ST johns is sending its students home for spring break with the > expectation that they will not return until the fall. > > > > March 11 | Notice to Santa Fe Students <https://www.sjc.edu/covid19> > > (Note: *This email was forwarded to parents of current students on March > 11*.) > > Dear Students, > > We’ve been hearing student concerns throughout the morning about needs for > more information and for more support from the College in helping make > difficult transitions to off-campus life. We will provide both of those > things right away. > > First, an update on where we are. As of this morning, New Mexico has > confirmed its first three cases of COVID-19, the Governor has declared a > public health emergency in New Mexico, and the World Health Organization > has declared the disease to be a pandemic. These are major developments and > now lead us to our next phase of thinking: *we ask that you all plan your > travels with the assumption that it is more likely that you will not come > back for the rest of the semester, than that you will*. Rest assured that > we will be providing remote/online classes that will keep you up to date > with the Program and your credits. > > Starting tomorrow, the Dean’s Office will be cancelling all classes except > for Thursday night seminar and senior orals. The reasons for this are > twofold. First, we want you all to have as much time as possible to plan > your departure—and we understand that the time crunch you are under already > is severe. We also want you to have one seminar before leaving campus, just > in case it is your last in-person seminar of the year—or, if you are a > senior, of your career at St. John’s College, which we know is an emotional > thing to grapple with. > > In order to help you through this transition, we will be cancelling all > non-essential duties of our staff and faculty who are not in high-risk > categories so that they can help you pack up your belongings, move boxes to > the post office, and assist as needed with unique, individual issues and > needs that are arising. Expect to see us in your halls, common areas, and > rooms starting tomorrow and Friday. > > The Student Life Office is currently purchasing all of the packing > material that you will need, at no charge to students. They have also > arranged for shuttles to be available on Friday and Saturday to bring > belongings to a local storage facility. Wagon Self-Storage is offering > special rates that will be honored through the fall. Food service hours in > the dining hall will continue until Saturday, March 14 at 10 a.m. The mail > room will have extended hours on Thursday and Friday until 6 p.m., and will > now be open on Saturday from 10 a.m.–3 p.m. to assist with shipping needs. > Student Life will be in touch with additional updates. > > We are happy to share that we will continue paying work-study students > while you are away, as we know how critical these funds are to your > education and experience here at St. John’s. Please be in touch with your > supervisors regarding remote working options. For those of you who are paid > through non work-study funds, we will be able to pay you if we can find > remote work for you to do. We are asking all of our staff who supervise and > mentor you to try and find this remote work for you if you want and need it. > > We will also ensure that senior orals, don rags, and other academic or > celebratory events will happen online and some, like commencement, will > require special consideration, conversation, and thought. We ask that the > entire community begin to think creatively about how these approaches can > sustain our characteristic ways of communicating, sharing, and learning. > The Dean’s Office and the faculty are working through those details now, > and will provide a comprehensive update by March 20. > > We will do everything we can to preserve our sense of being a small, > supportive, and celebratory community of learning. During the next two > months, we do not plan to let that sense of community go. It is who we are. > We hope to find creative ways through video, social media, and > e-communications to keep our bonds strong; to celebrate your > accomplishments; and to learn from one another. We hope you will help us by > vibrantly participating. > > Every one of your situations is unique, and we know that we have not been > able to imagine and address all of them. If you are in a situation with > special challenges, please reach out to Student Life and ask for > assistance. Student Life will continue to share your concerns with the > President’s Office and Dean’s Office so that we are aware of your > challenges and can begin working on solutions for you. We do not want any > students to be stranded or in dire situations during this challenging time, > and we will continue to work to ameliorate this for those of you with > special needs. > > And in case it bears repeating: over the next couple months, as COVID-19 > is likely to continue, please do your best to self-isolate if you exhibit > symptoms that align with COVID-19 (fever and respiratory issues); wash your > hands for 20 seconds on a regular basis; stay away from large gatherings as > much as possible; and be extra vigilant if you will be in contact with > those who are above the age of 60 or are immunocompromised. > > Which brings us to our final point: we realize that we failed to > communicate yesterday some of our main reasons for our decision to have you > all leave campus as soon as possible. In short, we believed that COVID-19 > would hit New Mexico imminently, and would likely grow in significance > while you were on spring break. Had we waited until you were gone to ask > you to not come back to campus, it would have increased your hardship in > significant ways. We also had come to realize that, if we had allowed you > to all come back, our lack of truly isolated units with personal bathrooms > and kitchens might be more threatening to your health than your own home. > > We know this is very short notice. We know that many of you are in > challenging circumstances. And we will do all that we can to support you > over the next few days, and over the next two months as we work together to > maintain our community, the Program, and our individual and collective > well-being. > > President Mark Roosevelt > Dean Walter Sterling > > > > > > Nicholas Thompson > > Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology > > Clark University > > thompnicks...@gmail.com > > https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ > > > > > > *From:* Frank Wimberly <wimber...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, March 12, 2020 8:34 PM > *To:* Nicholas Thompson <thompnicks...@gmail.com> > *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now - Tomas Pueyo - > Medium > > > > Sounds like some kind of paradox. > > --- > Frank C. Wimberly > 505 670-9918 > Santa Fe, NM > > > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 8:32 PM <thompnicks...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Well, if nobody came I could come. > > > > n > > > > Nicholas Thompson > > Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology > > Clark University > > thompnicks...@gmail.com > > https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ > > > > > > *From:* Frank Wimberly <wimber...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, March 12, 2020 7:24 PM > *To:* Nicholas Thompson <thompnicks...@gmail.com> > *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now - Tomas Pueyo - > Medium > > > > I'll give you a report. If anyone else comes. > > --- > Frank C. Wimberly > 505 670-9918 > Santa Fe, NM > > > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 7:22 PM <thompnicks...@gmail.com> wrote: > > No. Much tho it grieves me. > > > > Nick > > > > Nicholas Thompson > > Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology > > Clark University > > thompnicks...@gmail.com > > https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ > > > > > > *From:* Frank Wimberly <wimber...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, March 12, 2020 6:25 PM > *To:* Nicholas Thompson <thompnicks...@gmail.com> > *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now - Tomas Pueyo - > Medium > > > > Shall I pick you up? > > --- > Frank C. Wimberly > 505 670-9918 > Santa Fe, NM > > > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 6:07 PM <thompnicks...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Dear Frank, > > > > I am not so much afraid of the students as I am of my colleagues. The > Ken-thing really put the fear of god in me. I am not afraid of people who > are careful. I am afraid of people who – because, say, they have REALLY > been looking forward to their vacation – have decided that the epidemic is > not a problem and therefore are not themselves being careful. > > > > Nick > > > > > > Nicholas Thompson > > Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology > > Clark University > > thompnicks...@gmail.com > > https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ > > > > > > *From:* Frank Wimberly <wimber...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, March 12, 2020 5:53 PM > *To:* Nicholas Thompson <thompnicks...@gmail.com> > *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now - Tomas Pueyo - > Medium > > > > Have you decided about what you want to do about Friam? > > > > I will go regardless if the coffee shop is open but will be very careful. > > > > F > > --- > Frank C. Wimberly > 505 670-9918 > Santa Fe, NM > > > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 1:09 PM <thompnicks...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca > > This is the best article I have read which makes clear what is going on, > and why it is important to go into lockdown mode now until testing and > masks and other equipment are universally available. I think schools and > colleges should stay on vacation for the time being with the promise of > summer sessions to make up for lost time. > > > > nick > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > archives back to 2003: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > archives back to 2003: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove >
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