Reopening College Campuses: Strategic Outlook for Higher Education Under COVID-19 Constraints
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Reopening College Campuses: Strategic Outlook for Higher Education Under COVID-19 Constraints G a r n e t t S . S t o k e s , P r e s i d e n t L e g i s l a t i v e F i n a n c e C o m m i t t e e , T h u r s d a y , J u l y 1 6 , 2 0
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¡ UNM ranks among the Top 100
¡ The report uses data from the U.S.
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§ Oversees the LIBROS consortium (15% reduction in cost for
library management software)
§ 5 four-year colleges, 6 branch campuses, UNM Law, 3
community colleges, 1 tribal college, and 1 non-profit research institute
§ New Mexico Consortium of Academic Libraries (NMCAL)
procures shared academic databases for state universities and develops shared funding for these resources
§ Allows students & faculty from other universities borrowing
privileges
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§ Founded by UNM Division of Equity and Inclusion § Shared expenses among institutions ¡
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§ Shared procurement consortium – ask procurement
specialists from research universities to meet and explore shared purchasing:
▪ Regular office materials ▪ Chemical reagents and research supplies § Shared research infrastructure – opportunities might include: ▪ Shared research compliance infrastructure ▪ Shared risk management ▪ Shared contracts for hazardous waste disposal ▪ Note: differences in university missions and capacities, as well as legal liability, make these more complex to share, but these could be explored ¡
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Increase in number of A+ and A grades as compared to past Spring semesters
Increase in number of CR-NC Decrease in number of W
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2.95 3 3.05 3.1 3.15 3.2 3.25 3.3 3.35 3.4 sp17 sp18 sp19 sp20
GPA
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3 3.05 3.1 3.15 3.2 3.25 3.3 3.35 3.4 3.45 sp17 sp18 sp19 sp20
Lowest 1/3 Middle 1/3 Top 1/3
GPA
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¡ Students who started the semester in a standard
§ Usually ~100 students in the past semesters (129 in SP19
§ For Spring 2020, 2839 students
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2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000 20,000 Fall 2019 Fall 2020
Point in Time Comparison 6 Weeks Prior to Term
Returning Re-Admit New Beginning Freshmen New Beginning Other UG NM Transfers UG NON-NM Transfers New Non-Degree New Graduate New 1st Professional
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18,741 1,173 2,878
5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 Fall 2019
UNM Residency Composition
Resident International Non-Resident
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§ Current predicted peak: 1200 students at noon on Tuesdays § Students will receive daily self-screening survey § Masks and distancing required § Classroom cleaning schedule developed ¡
§ Space available for up to 2000 students with private rooms
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Limit but do not eliminate face-to-face instruction
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Support essential in-person instruction, especially in specialized facilities
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Provide students with access to important resources – study space, internet, safe housing
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Classrooms will be set to allow 6-foot separation between
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Testing capacity remains limited and rationed (~ 6000/day in NM), so health protocols prioritized testing into essential, intermediate, and lower priority based on availability of supplies and capacity
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UNM will provide resources to NMDOH to support contact tracing
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All summer classes remote
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Almost all fall classes will be remote with the possibility of study groups less than 5 meeting
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Setting up classrooms with social distancing and low volume if they MUST
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Clinical labs are primarily conducted remotely with simulation, followed by physically distanced work with manikins, and limited physical contact
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Students began a phased return to clinical environments in mid-June, being very closely monitored
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Initially engaged with telemedicine, followed by careful engagement to ensure appropriate PPE and training standards were met
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Learners are not treating known COVID + patients
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5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Mar 09 - Mar 15 2019 Mar 16 - Mar 22 2020 Mar 23 - Mar 29 2020 Mar 30 - Apr 5 2020 Apr 06 - Apr 12 2020 Apr 13 - Apr 19 2020 Apr 20 - Apr 26 2020 Apr 27 - May 03 2020 May 04 - May 10 2020 May 11 - May 17 2020 May 18 - May 24 2020 May 25 - May 31 2020 Jun 01 - Jun 07 2020 Jun 08 - June 14 2020 June 15 - Jun 21 2020 Jun 22 - Jun 28 2020 Jun 29 - Jul 05 2020 Jul 06 - Jul 12 2021
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