[Bgs-list] Fwd: Furman Focused Weekly Update

Fri Aug 21 18:33:58 EDT 2020

I feel like they are lowballing the numbers...

I just hope my son and wife, who goes to campus for 2 or 3 days a week for
now, don't catch COVID-19.

Charles H. Baker
864.990.1297
“Don’t be in a hurry to condemn because he doesn’t do what you do or think
as you think or as fast. There was a time when you didn’t know what you
know today.” — Malcolm X

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Date: Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 3:41 PM
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Dear Furman Families,

The below message was shared with students, faculty and staff earlier
today, and we want you to be informed as well. We are grateful that so many
students are taking the Paladin Promise
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seriously, which renews our optimism and hope for the semester ahead.
Continue to stay safe and healthy.

Sincerely,
Allison McCann Foy '05
Executive Director of Alumni and Parent Engagement

Dear Furman Community,

The first week of classes is in the books. It was different but still a
great start to another academic year. We couldn’t be prouder of our
students, faculty and staff. Out of the more than 2,330 students who are
enrolled this semester, about 11% are remote learners. And, as you know,
second- and third-year students are scheduled to return in September. We
look forward to welcoming everyone back on campus at the appropriate time.

We have many to thank for ensuring our remote-learning options deliver the
academically rich and engaging experience of a Furman education. We are so
grateful to our faculty for adjusting their teaching approach, to ITS for
installing all of the camera equipment and other technology in every
classroom, to Facilities Services for rearranging classrooms and installing
protective barriers, and to our students who are adapting to learn in new
and different ways. We will continue to seek improvements to the quality of
our education, both in person and online. Students, if you have questions
or concerns about your remote or in-person coursework, please engage with
your professors.

As we have seen around the country this week, several institutions that
started in person have quickly moved to a remote-only environment because
of outbreaks on campus or in their surrounding community. Our plan to
maintain a healthy and safe campus is sound. It now rests in the hands of
our students and employees who must commit each and every day to upholding
the Paladin Promise
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With the collective commitment to the health and wellbeing of all, November
20 will arrive before we know it.

So far, in addition to the six asymptomatic, positive student-athletes back
in July, we have had one student test positive for COVID-19 and currently
have no students in quarantine. We are putting the final touches on a
dashboard with our latest COVID-19 numbers (both on campus and in
Greenville) that will be posted on the Furman Focused website
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later next week. We plan to update that dashboard weekly.

Some important reminders that will make the differences in keeping our
numbers manageable:

   - Physically distance 6 feet from others as much as possible and
   minimize close contact to less than 15 minutes.
   - Stay in the same small groups as much as possible. Remember, who you
   spend time with will be the individuals who will also have to quarantine if
   any of you are infected or exposed.
   - *Don’t go to off-campus houses, apartments or bars.* This is the
   primary reason why other institutions have been forced to go to remote-only
   learning.
   - In fact, students should avoid leaving campus as much as possible. If
   you do have to leave campus, please practice all of the same principles
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   of the Paladin Promise.
   - Wash your hands frequently.
   - Complete your daily health screening on the LiveSafe app and follow
   the guidance.
   - Wear your face coverings always, indoors and outside (when not alone),
   except when you are drinking or eating. Wear face coverings when not alone
   in vehicles as well.
      - Exception for roommates only when inside their rooms or apartments
      without guests.
      - Exception for employees when inside their offices alone with the
      door closed.

The Furman community is holding our peers and colleagues accountable. We
have received dozens of reports of Paladin Promise violations, all of which
are being immediately investigated and addressed. We encourage you to
familiarize yourself with how we are enforcing
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the Paladin Promise and to continue reporting potential violations using
the LiveSafe app or by emailing furman.focused at furman.edu. We have already
sent students home for violations that were deemed severe enough to warrant
action to protect the community. We will continue to take swift action
against violations such as:

   - Hosting parties on campus or off campus.
   - Gatherings of students that ignore health measures such as guest
   limits, face coverings, and/or physical distancing.
   - Hosting unapproved guests. Only approved Furman students are allowed
   in campus housing.
   - Second- and third-year students coming to campus before September 11.
   - Remote learners coming to campus for any reason this semester.

Again, there are those who are skeptical about the ability of college
students to put others ahead of themselves and who doubt our ability to
have a successful in-person fall semester. We don’t feel that way. We know
that our students on campus want to remain on campus. Our sophomores and
juniors want to join them. Our seniors want to graduate in person. And our
first-year students want to remember their transition to college as an
in-person experience.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email
furman.focused at furman.edu. And, as always, continue to check the Furman
Focused website
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for updates.

We’re all in this together. Let’s prove we understand what that means.

Sincerely,

Ken Peterson, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Connie Carson, Vice President for Student Life

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