Friday, March 20

Colleagues,

We have bombarded you with lots of information in the past week and recognize the fatigue that is setting in for all of us. Going forward, the academic and operational areas will work to send one daily email that lists in bullet form all relevant communication related to the previous 24 hours. This communication—The Gatton Daily—will live at http://gatton.uky.edu/coronavirus in chronological order starting next week. On occasion, we may need to send one off emails to the college that are time sensitive. It is our hope that this will help you to more easily know what needs your attention.

As we step into our new reality on Monday, please remember that all we can do is our best. We will most likely be nowhere near perfect, but that is okay. I look forward to seeing everyone on Thursday for Virtual Coffee Popup at 9 a.m. and hearing about your week.

Highlights from Friday 3/20/2020

Connectivity & Virtual Teaching

• Gatton IT Dept. to hold Virtual Helpdesk Weekend hours this weekend
  • Zoom Meeting room - https://uky.zoom.us/j/128399829
  • Saturday 3/21 – 1pm to 4pm
  • Sunday 3/22 – 8am to 11am
  • Same link applies if trying to reach virtual helpdesk during normal business hours (M-F 8-5)
• CELT all-day virtual office hours 1:00 to 4:00 over the weekend and 9:00 am to 9:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Any question is fair game: Canvas, Zoom, accessibility, teaching online, class community, designing lessons that work in these unusual circumstances, etc.https://uky.zoom.us/j/275350313. Faculty 1:1 consultation email at elearning@uky.edu or as a message through the CELT website.
• MiFi hotspots are available for teaching faculty with unreliable internet connections. Contact Melissa Beaven in IT melissa.beaven@uky.edu
• Message from Provost to support students’ technology needs for online instruction based on financial need (info from FAFSA) and Geographical location. For questions and concerns about tech support for students, please email coronavirus@uky.edu with “Smart Campus” as the subject line.

Faculty

• Faculty currently instructing: Please prioritize submitting midterm grades to the Registrar and updating Canvas shells with announcements, grades, and course changes. Course changes must be communicated to students no later than March 31^st per the University Senate. If you have not yet, send a note (via Canvas and emails in the class roster) to your class to let them know you are working on changes and when they can expect to hear from you again.
• Full-time faculty are asked to vote on the P/F option proposal – must submit by Sunday, March 22^nd at 4 pm.
• University Senate’s COVID-19 Academic Policies page

General

• Feeling unwell? UK HealthCare Telecare makes it easy to get expert care without leaving home using videoconferencing. Online hours: Monday- Friday, 8 a.m. – 9 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. To get started, call 1-833-739-0225
• Gatton’s COVID-19 resource page: http://gatton.uky.edu/coronavirus

Community

• Visit our collection on Flickr photos. Check out Gatton faculty and staff while they setup to Work From Home #WFH on Flickr! Also see photos from Gatton IT this week! Want to add your Photo to the album? Click to Email Keri Orso
• Keep checking Gatton’s COVID-19 resources page for latest updates

Thank you all for living our values this week through extending kind words of appreciation and being patient with one another. It is gratifying to see how everyone is pitching in to do their part in helping us to finish the semester strong.

Have a rejuvenating weekend!

Nicole