Campus Re-entry Report
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie announced in March 2020 the university-wide suspension of the majority of face-to-face operations, including in-person teaching and research. IU Kokomo began operating remotely mid-March.
Chancellor Susan Sciame-Giesecke and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Mark Canada co-chaired re-entry efforts for IU Kokomo. They asked for representatives from across the campus to serve as chairs for sub-committees. (A list of all committee members can be found in Appendix I.) The Chancellor then sent a campus-wide email asking for volunteers to serve on one of the following sub-committees:
- Athletics
- Budget & Finance
- Community Engagement & Advancement
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusive Efforts
- Enrollment
- Faculty Re-entry Concerns
- Health and Safety Concerns
- Labs, Clinicals, Student Teaching issues
- Hyflex Course Delivery
- Library
- Long-term Strategies
- Marketing
- Facilities and EHS
- Research & Creative Activities
- Staff Re-entry
- Student Success and Re-entry, Retention/Engagement
- UTIS
With the re-entry committee and sub-committees formed, the Chancellor gave committee chairs their charge, which included the following goals:
- Identify the issues and opportunities we will face
- Propose options for addressing those issues/opportunities
- Develop action steps
- Develop a timeline for implementation
- Outline an approximate budget
Each sub-committee was given a more specific charge and was asked to submit a preliminary report by June 5, 2020. Sub-committee reports follow this overview. We understand that this is a fluid document and will likely need to be updated once our phased return to campus begins. Recommendations will also need to be re-visited should there be a resurgence of the COVID-19 virus.