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School of Arts & Sciences Newsletter: December 2020
Message From the Dean Welcome to the winter issue of the Clarkson University School of Arts & Sciences e-newsletter. In this issue, I have chosen to highlight faculty members, staff and students who are applying their knowledge to addressing concerns in our local community and our nation. Clarkson, and its School of Arts & Sciences,
Spring 2021 Required COVID-19 Testing and Quarantine Information
Undergraduate Arrival Testing All students will be required to follow Clarkson testing protocols prior to being approved to be on-campus. Students must submit a negative test from a test specimen taken within 7-days prior to their first day of returning in person on campus. Students who are required to quarantine according to the NYS Travel
Five Hours a week to ‘Focus on Family Needs’
Clarkson recognizes the importance of maintaining balance between family needs and our professional lives while continuing to adjust to accommodate the new ‘normal’ that COVID-19 has brought upon us. The University understands that K-12 schools continue to be on different teaching plans and will continued to be altered to accommodate for contract tracing, CDC requirements and guidelines. Clarkson is extending the five (5) hour a week ‘Focus on
URGENT FACULTY RESPONSE NEEDED –Faculty Research Information Needed
URGENT FACULTY RESPONSE NEEDED Faculty Research Over Winter Break If you, your graduate students, postdocs, and/or research staff will be working on campus during the closure period (Dec. 14th – Jan 1st), please complete the campus access roster here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1n2QIXgOpvIu5mol0AqottL8EETQ9nelTRhPnCodFIaM/edit?usp=sharing This will help facilities, HR, EHS and others know who is where and what their
COVID-19 Read: Spring Calendar, 8 Break Days w/ No Classes; Tentative Commencement Plans
Clarkson Community, As we continue to prepare for the spring semester and to welcome students back to campus in the New Year, we have made some updates to the academic calendar. As in the fall, we will again be asking students to stay on campus for the duration of the semester through final exams. We
December One Card expense reports
One Card Transactions: As the upcoming holiday break approaches, the Controller’s Office requests submitting One Card expense reports for November and December One Card charges this week by Thursday in order to be approved by Friday, December 11th. Please make sure that you have reconciled all transactions in My Wallet. This includes all credits due to refunds for returned
COVID-READ: Positive Case Reported Sunday Following Quarantine/ Testing
December 6, 2020 Potsdam Campus Community, We were notified today that a member of our campus community has tested positive for COVID-19. This person has been in quarantine since last week after being notified of being in contact with a positive case and has been following all protocols. St. Lawrence County Public Health representatives
Clarkson is Committed to Climate Action – We are Still In
President Anthony Collins reaffirmed his commitment to climate action by again signing the We are Still In pledge. The initial 2017 pledge statement was signed by over 3,900 business, universities and municipalities in response to the news that the US would not abide by its commitment to the climate mitigation measures established in the Paris Climate Treaty.
Clarkson Professor Emeritus Publishes New Book on Perennial Perspectives in Agriculture and Education
Bill Vitek, Professor Emeritus at Clarkson University has published a free book with the New Perennials Project. It is called The Perennial Turn: Contemporary Essays from the Field. It is the first book in a new open-access publishing project that focuses on regenerative agriculture, ecological sustainability, and social justice. The collection of essays and art