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As a school of public health, a first priority is to protect and promote health at all levels. For the safety of our students, faculty, and staff, we have made the difficult decision to move all coursework at the CU Anschutz and UNC campuses for Fall 2020 to remote offerings, leaving open the possibility that some courses may have some optional on-campus components depending on the circumstances.
Each of our partner institutions has a unique set of circumstances to consider related to the COVID-19 pandemic and safety on campus. The program will continue to follow decisions made for their campus, and will provide information to students about details and plans for the fall semester as it becomes available.
We believe firmly that, as a school of public health, it is our responsibility in this unprecedented situation to provide leadership in protecting the health of students, staff, and faculty. We believe we can create both a safe and quality learning experience for our students using remote approaches. By making this decision now, we allow our faculty the time to plan a robust remote curriculum for Fall 2020, and allow you to make decisions about housing and living situations and, if applicable, childcare needs.
We know that many of you will have questions. Below is some important logistical information that may be helpful:
- Course fees will be assessed according to the original plans for fall instruction, so that courses originally planned as in-person will not be assessed the usual $100 online fee and courses originally planned as hybrid will continue to be assessed the $50 hybrid fee.
- Students who were planning to apply for in-state tuition, but whose residency in Colorado has been interrupted due to COVID-19, will likely be able to maintain their original plans for qualifying as Colorado residents even though they will not be physically in the state. If this applies to you, please complete this form.
- “Remote learning” is not the same as “online learning,” which is usually delivered asynchronously. Courses that were originally planned for in-person or hybrid may be delivered by a variety of modes, including real-time live zoom sessions, taped sessions, asynchronous content, online discussions, and more. You should currently plan to be available at any times that appear in the course schedule to participate in virtual class sessions. As the semester evolves and if COVID-19 conditions improve, some courses may offer optional in-person sessions.
- We know that a sense of community is a very important part of an academic program. We are hard at work developing community-building activities for students to connect with their peers and faculty. This will include virtual activities, and may include some socially-distanced in-person activities in Fall 2020. If you have ideas to share with us, please complete this form.
Please email questions to our Office of Admissions & Student Affairs at ColoradoSPH.StudentAffairs@cuanschutz.edu; please allow us 24-48 hours to respond.
Colorado State University will provide face-to-face instruction on campus this fall, beginning as scheduled on August 24. Some classes will be online-only, and CSU administrators are working to facilitate remote learning for those with health and other concerns. CSU will move to remote, online classes following Fall Break. This means that the last two weeks of classes (November 30-December 11) and finals week (December 14-18) will be delivered virtually. Read more from CSU President McConnell’s email communication.
Please email questions to our Office of Admissions & Student Affairs at ColoradoSPH.StudentAffairs@cuanschutz.edu; please allow us 24-48 hours to respond.
Please email questions to our Office of Admissions & Student Affairs at ColoradoSPH.StudentAffairs@cuanschutz.edu; please allow us 24-48 hours to respond.
Pause on all but critical hires
Among the many consequences of the COVID-19 epidemic is a pause on all but essential or critical hires, given the fiscal uncertainties consequent to the epidemic. Approval and sufficient rationale will need to be demonstrated that a position is indeed an “essential” hire.
- ColoradoSPH Hiring Guidelines during COVID-19 | May 4, 2020 (from Christine Gillen and Carolyn DiGuiseppi)
- Please review the hiring guidelines memo for more information | April 6, 2020 (HR & Faculty Affairs)
If you have any questions, please reach out to the following:
- Faculty/PRA Positions – Bettina-Martine.Warden@cuanschutz.edu & Brendan.Green@cuanschutz.edu
- University Staff – Kevin.Young@cuanschutz.edu
- Student and Temporary Employees – Thuy.2.Nguyen@cuanschutz.edu
Hiring a critical position funded in partnership with other schools
To hire a mission critical position funded in partnership with other schools, i.e., any positions that are funded through other speedtypes/schools, you must obtain written approval from that school. For the School of Medicine, the hiring authority needs to fill out an online SOM form to obtain the required approval. For other schools, the hiring authority must reach out to the respective school's Associate Dean for Finance to obtain the required approval. Once written approval has been obtained, please forward it to ColoradoSPH Faculty Affairs or Human Resources, and the request will be routed through ColoradoSPH for approval.
Requests that have received mission critical approval from all funding sources will then require an updated MOU and letter of offer signed by ALL schools.
ColoradoSPH Positions, a Microsoft Team to help employees experiencing job/FTE loss due to COVID-19
ColoradoSPH Positions, a Microsoft Team to help employees experiencing job/FTE loss due to COVID-19
The ColoradoSPH Positions Microsoft Team is now live. Its purpose is to facilitate communication between ColoradoSPH hiring authorities and current employees experiencing job/FTE loss due to COVID-19, and to assist in identifying new or equivalent positions for affected ColoradoSPH employees. An invitation to join the Microsoft Team was sent (check your Outlook clutter folder). If you already have Teams installed, you should receive the invitation through Teams.
Please invite ColoradoSPH employees who are looking for a new position to join the Microsoft Team. The benefit of using this system is that the transfer does not have to be approved under the COVID-19 approval process if the total % FTE and salary match the employee’s existing position.
The CU Anschutz Medical Campus continues to be closed to everyone except previously approved essential personnel. Those who can work at home should continue to work remotely until further notice.
Campus leadership is leading a very small, pilot phase return to campus with individuals from select research cores. As Chancellor Elliman and Vice Chancellor Flaig mentioned in recent communications, specific and formal approval must be in place before any individual is authorized to work on campus.
Before anyone steps onto campus, even if you are stopping on campus for 10 minutes to pick up office supplies, each individual is required to have:
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APPROVAL - Get direct approval from ColoradoSPH Associate Dean Christine Gillen for the specific date(s) you need to be on campus.
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TRAINING - Complete the Return to Campus training course in Skillsoft accessible through the employee portal (the training can be accessed by clicking on CU Denver | Anschutz trainings from the Skillsoft main screen).
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IDENTIFICATION - Check that your employee badge is not expired; take a moment to review the expiration date on your badge which is needed to enter the building (all buildings are locked).
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HEALTH SCREENING - Anyone on campus must also check in daily at one of the designated check-in points. You must complete the daily health questionnaire within one hour prior to arrival and have your confirmation email in-hand before arriving at the checkpoint. Information for specific checkpoint locations and hours is included in the daily health questionnaire once you sign in with your university credentials.
Please note: It is recommended that you have the health questionnaire website pulled up on your phone web browser; this form must be filled out prior to arriving at the checkpoint. The health screening form website is: https://covidcheckpoint.cuanschutz.edu/.
ColoradoSPH at CU Anschutz employees who are working remotely are required to register on our remote workforce site.
The Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center, in partnership with the Midwestern Public Health Training Center and the Region IV Public Health Training Center, has produced a series of videos to help you and your staff thrive in an online work environment. Check out the video series, Thriving in an Online Work Environment.
Topics covered include:
• Addressing Equity Issues in Virtual Environment
• Converting In-Person Trainings to Online Trainings
• Managing Stress and Productivity
• Virtual Meeting Facilitation
• Working Remotely
Zoom, a video conferencing service, is available to all ColoradoSPH employees. Additional resources can be found on your home campus website: CU Anschutz, CSU, or UNC. Use our branded Zoom virtual background templates! Download the templates. For instructions on how to set up a virtual background, check out these instructions on the Zoom website.
Fall 2020 announcement: Continuation of remote/online teaching at CU Anschutz and ColoradoSPH at UNC; CSU to resume in-person classes
Employees whose home campus is CU Anschutz can access additional resources and services, such as 1:1 consultations, to transition to remote instruction. These services are offered by the Office of Digital Education, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, and Thinq Studio. Check the remote teaching resource hub for more information and updates.Additional resources and support to move your courses online can be found on your home campus website: CU Anschutz, CSU, or UNC.
Online Webinars & Workshops for Enhanced Online/Remote Instruction
If you are teaching this fall, it is recommended:
- Schedule a 1-on-1 design consultation with Christine Mousavi, ColoradoSPH's instructional designer, as soon as possible.
- Visit this page for online webinar/workshop links and sign up today. Some classes may already be full, in which case, please look for the next available offering. Classes are filling up fast, so please don’t delay signing up!
- After you have completed the webinars, schedule a second 1-on-1 design consultation with Christine Mousavi to discuss how best to incorporate what you have learned.
If you are not teaching until spring:
- Pending decisions on how courses will be offered next spring, you may postpone individual consultations and choose a later webinar offering, from late July through December.
ColoradoSPH Faculty Senate approved the adoption of an optional Pass/No Pass Policy for Spring 2020 that aligns with a policy released recently through the Provost’s Office. After students receive their letter grades for the semester, they will have the option to switch to P+/P/NP through June 5, 2020. The P+/P/NP grades will not be calculated into the GPA. See the full policy here.
As we continue to work from home, we wanted to provide some direction on how to order office/operating supplies to continue typical working conditions, and how to request reimbursement in Concur. Due to the remote working requirement, employees may have requests for office supplies that can’t be delivered to the university but are needed for them to operate at home. Please review this document, which provides the process to order supplies and how to receive reimbursement. Please contact Peter Hahn with questions.
Have questions about benefits and coverage? Please see HR guidance specific to your home campus: CU Anschutz, CSU, and UNC. Additional information and resources for ColoradoSPH at CU Anschutz employees, such as benefits FAQs, can be found on the Employee Services website.
Work-related travel
Effective March 13, the Colorado School of Public Health suspended all work-related travel for all employees and students. This includes any travel associated with scholarly activities as a CU employee, even if travel is funded by a government grant, foundation, company, or other university.
Effective March 13, the Colorado School of Public Health suspended all work-related travel for all employees and students. This includes any travel associated with scholarly activities as a CU employee, even if travel is funded by a government grant, foundation, company, or other university.
We will not provide exemptions for conference attendance or presentations. Exceptions will be considered only in extraordinary cases. For consideration of requests for approval, the school has created the Travel Exemption Request Form that must be completed to request a review for an exception.
Personal travel
We strongly recommend that you follow the latest CDC guidelines regarding travel and limit your personal travel.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is closely monitoring the ongoing, widespread, sustained transmission of COVID-19. As has been widely reported, travelers who have been exposed to others who have COVID-19 infection are required to be in quarantine for 14 days after the exposure. Travelers who have been to areas with ongoing community or widespread transmission will be asked to stay home for 14 days.
If you are required to self-quarantine after a personal trip, be aware of how your absence affects your unit and university operations. In cases of personal travel, you may not be eligible for administrative leave if you are required to be in quarantine. Please view the latest information from the HR department of your home campus: CU Anschutz, CSU, and UNC.
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