Published March 24, 2020
Dear faculty and staff,听
网曝门鈥檚 top priority is your health and safety, and we continue to take a proactive
stance against the threat of COVID-19. Some building hours and student services have
been updated to further protect our campus community. See below for information regarding
updated building hours, student services, additional support for our students, and
communication guidelines.听 Thank you for your efforts and patience during this very trying time.听 I realize
you are being bombarded with information on this pandemic; however, I am committed
to providing you the latest information about our university鈥檚 efforts.听 I have also
urged the vice presidents and deans to do the same with their respective divisions
and colleges.听
Building Hours
鈥� 网曝门 Post Office:
- Monday - Thursday: 10:00am - 3:00pm
- Friday: 听10:00 a.m. 鈥� 11:30 a.m.
- Pick-up and delivery service is not available at this time. Please take your mail
and pick up your mail directly from the post office.听All packages will be delivered by carriers to the post office also.
鈥� University Library Computer Lab:
- Monday - Thursday: 7:30am - 5:00pm
- Friday: 7:30am - 4:30pm
- Effective Friday, March 27 at 4:30pm, the 网曝门 Library will be closed until further
notice.听
鈥� Student Success Center Computer Lab:
- Effective, Saturday, March 28, the Student Success Center computer lab will be open
daily Monday-Sunday 1:00pm - 5:00pm.
- Student Success Center Computer Lab hours are contingent upon demand.听
Student Services
网曝门 has moved most student services online.
- 网曝门 Information Technology is prepared to help with online learning and technology
resources. Visit听https://ulm.edu/it/听for more information.
- The Write Place is taking virtual appointments.听Students can听click听here听to sign up.
- 网曝门 Career Center is taking virtual appointments for career counseling.听Click here听for Career Center information.
- The Student Success Center is conducting virtual tutoring and supplemental instruction
through Zoom. Use听this link听to make a tutoring appointment. Virtual advising is available through email or Zoom.
- The 网曝门 Food Pantry is open Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 12:00pm 鈥� 3:00pm in the
Activity Center. Students can knock on the door or call 318-342-5305 to enter.
听Additional support offered to students
- Housing and meal plan reimbursement: Students will be able to check out of university
housing now through Sunday, March 29th. They will receive a 25 percent refund of housing
and听up to听 25% for meals from this Spring semester鈥檚 cost if they check out properly and
turn in their keys during this period of time.听
- Students that are currently on the first/full term payment plan will have their final
payment date extended to May 5, so they have an additional month to complete transactions.
Communication guidelines
- When searching for information, we ask that all students, faculty, staff, and others
in our community refer only to official University communications (ulm.edu/coronavirus,
the official University social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram), not
departmental social media platforms.
- We ask that campus-affiliated social media accounts share content from our University
accounts in order to spread correct听and consistent听information about our University鈥檚 response.
- The Office of Academic Affairs has been and will continue to be in touch with deans
as we discuss our response to this changing situation.
- All media inquiries should be forwarded to Kelsey Bohl (bohl@ulm.edu) and Hope Young (hyoung@ulm.edu).
- If you receive specific questions regarding novel coronavirus and the steps the University
is taking, forward those questions to听omc@ulm.edu.听听University Communications will route the question to the right听agency/person, and we will respond as quickly as we can. Do note that in these types of situations,
it may take some time to respond.听
Thanks again for your efforts.听 I am very proud of the manner our campus community
has responded to this unprecedented event.
