Archive for 2020
COVID-19 Weekly Update: December 15, 2020
TO: The Gustavus Community FROM: COVID-19 Response Leadership Team SUBJECT: COVID-19 Weekly Update DATE: December 15, 2020 Please see below for the COVID-19 weekly tip and on-campus case update. This message will be the last weekly update of Fall Semester 2020; weekly messages will resume on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. WEEKLY TIP #1: Our final mass testing event of the semester was held […]
Wrapping Up 2020 at Gustavus
President Bergman sent this message to students, faculty, and staff on Tuesday, December 8.
COVID-19 Weekly Update: December 8, 2020
TO: The Gustavus Community FROM: COVID-19 Response Leadership Team SUBJECT: COVID-19 Weekly Update DATE: December 8, 2020 Please see below for the COVID-19 weekly tip and on-campus case update. WEEKLY TIP #1: Members of the Gustavus community are encouraged to continue using the College’s self-reporting form if they receive a positive test result, experience symptoms, or have a confirmed exposure even if they […]
COVID-19 Weekly Update: December 1, 2020
TO: The Gustavus Community FROM: COVID-19 Response Leadership Team SUBJECT: COVID-19 Weekly Update DATE: December 1, 2020 Please see below for the COVID-19 weekly tip and on-campus case update. WEEKLY TIP #1: With the transition to online course delivery and fewer students and faculty on campus, Building Services hours and operations in academic buildings have been adjusted slightly. Classrooms will be cleaned […]
COVID-19 Weekly Update: November 24, 2020
TO: The Gustavus Community FROM: COVID-19 Response Leadership Team SUBJECT: COVID-19 Weekly Update DATE: November 24, 2020 Please see below for the COVID-19 weekly tip and on-campus case update. WEEKLY TIP #1: While Gustavus courses have transitioned to online delivery for the remainder of the semester and many students have left campus, case numbers in Minnesota continue to rise. All members of the […]
Gratitude, Campus Operations, and the Path Ahead
Gusties, soon we will pause for Thanksgiving break. If only for a few days, we will step away from our virtual meetings, unplug from Moodle and Zoom, and catch our breath. And though Thanksgiving will look different this year, it still calls us to take stock of all those people and things for which we […]
COVID-19 Weekly Update: November 17, 2020
TO: The Gustavus Community FROM: COVID–19 Response Leadership Team SUBJECT: COVID–19 Weekly Update and Mass Testing Results DATE: November 17, 2020 Please see below for the COVID–19 weekly tip and on-campus case update. WEEKLY TIP #1: Thank you to the 1,373 students, faculty, and staff who took part in our on-campus mass testing event on Friday, November 13. In partnership with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), […]
COVID-19 Weekly Update: November 10, 2020
TO: The Gustavus Community FROM: COVID-19 Response Leadership Team SUBJECT: COVID-19 Weekly Update DATE: November 10, 2020 Please see below for the COVID-19 weekly tip and on-campus case update. WEEKLY TIP #1: More information about this Friday’s on-campus mass testing event in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Health and Nicollet County Public Health will be sent via email this afternoon. All students, faculty, […]
Two-Week “Lay Low” Period
President Bergman sent the email below to students, faculty, and staff on Friday, November 6. A copy was also sent to parents and families.
COVID-19 Weekly Update: October 27, 2020
TO: The Gustavus Community FROM: COVID-19 Response Leadership Team SUBJECT: COVID-19 Weekly Update DATE: October 27, 2020 Please see below for the COVID-19 weekly tip and on-campus case update. WEEKLY TIP #1: The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting increased community spread of COVID-19 throughout the state. Now more than ever, it is important to follow COVID-19 safety measures such as wearing a mask, […]