{"id":24402,"date":"2021-09-16T13:45:40","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T20:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/provost\/?p=24402"},"modified":"2024-09-24T15:44:01","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T22:44:01","slug":"fall-kickoff-2021-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/provost\/newsletters\/fall-kickoff-2021-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall Kickoff 2021 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_id=&#8221;top&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(53,53,53,0.53)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/wou.edu\/provost\/files\/2021\/01\/WOU-campus-from-above.jpg&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;overlay&#8221; min_height=&#8221;300px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px|16px|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(0,0,0,0)&#8221; positioning=&#8221;absolute&#8221; position_origin_a=&#8221;bottom_center&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1200px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px|8px|0px|false|true&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;width: 100% !important;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Trebuchet|600|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Trebuchet|600|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||8px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"font-size: 3em;text-transform: uppercase;letter-spacing: 3px;color: #ffffff;line-height: 1;padding: 0\">Academic Affairs<\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 2em;text-transform: uppercase;letter-spacing: 2px;color: #ffffff;line-height: 1;padding: 0\">Fall Kickoff 2021<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; divider_weight=&#8221;7px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; min_height=&#8221;1px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Trebuchet|600||on|||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_letter_spacing=&#8221;2px&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Trebuchet|600||on|||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_letter_spacing=&#8221;2px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Trebuchet|600||on|||||&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_2_letter_spacing=&#8221;2px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.5em;color: #fff\">Student Success\u00a0 \u00b7\u00a0 Academic Excellence<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_id=&#8221;provostmsg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;16px||16px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;32px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text module_id=&#8221;in-this-issue&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||11px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Special Edition for Fall Kickoff<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_3_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>This is a special &#8220;Fall Kickoff&#8221; edition of the Academic Affairs newsletter, to help get everyone up to speed after (another) unusual summer! 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Join us on Sept 21 to learn about this new option:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;New Option for PRC Binders: Google Drive&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;%%158%%&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; icon_font_size=&#8221;48px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|10%||10%|false|true&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;16px||||false|false&#8221; animation=&#8221;off&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|6px|6px|6px|6px&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;3px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tuesday, September 21, 2021<\/li>\n<li>1:00pm\u20132:00pm<\/li>\n<li><span>This session will provide an overview of how the system works, how to request and use your submission folder, and provide some tips and tricks for crafting your submission. There will be an opportunity for questions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Via Zoom:<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wou-edu.zoom.us\/j\/81734595536?pwd=dVhtSWJhazdLaGRHUW5Mb3d2bXhCQT09\" style=\"color: #fff\">https:\/\/wou-edu.zoom.us\/j\/81734595536?pwd=dVhtSWJhazdLaGRHUW5Mb3d2bXhCQT09<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>More information about this new option will be available online soon, via the <a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/provost\/prc-process\/\" style=\"color:#fff\">Evaluation, Tenure, and Promotion webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>(Faculty may still choose to submit via Tk20 or paper binders, if they wish.)<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_id=&#8221;circlein&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;50px||50px||false|false&#8221; border_width_top=&#8221;5px&#8221; border_color_top=&#8221;#db0a29&#8243; border_width_bottom=&#8221;5px&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#DB0A29&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;37px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|16px|0px|16px|true|true&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;5px&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#c4c6c8&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_3_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_4_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; min_height=&#8221;50px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|12px|0px|false|false&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#db0a29&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px\">CircleIn Update:<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px\">Pilot concluded; not implementing for Fall 2021<\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;8px|32px||32px|false|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>After evaluating the CircleIn pilot and reviewing the evaluation surveys submitted by students and faculty in Spring 2021, Academic Affairs will not be implementing CircleIn for Fall Term.\u00a0<\/span><span><\/span><span>In summary, the surveys indicated that CircleIn wasn&#8217;t fulfilling it&#8217;s academic purpose in the way we had hoped it would. Continuing CircleIn for Fall 2021 would incur an administrative cost to re-implement the tool, and continuing to subscribe to CircleIn would mean committing to a new ongoing cost for WOU. With the return to predominantly onsite learning at WOU, Academic Affairs has decided to close down the pilot and cease our contract with CircleIn.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>For more details, please see the IC-FYI email sent by Chelle Batchelor on September 14th.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_id=&#8221;staff&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.7&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#C4C6C8&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;16px||16px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||22px|||&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#DB0A29&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||2px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.7&#8243; header_2_font=&#8221;Montserrat|600|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_3_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; min_height=&#8221;44px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||7px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Staff Change in the Provost Office<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>The Provost&#8217;s Office was sad to say goodbye to our Administrative Coordinator, Jay Thompson, in August. Jay&#8217;s partner, Jesse, finished law school in spring and accepted a public defense position in Baker City. This was a bittersweet change for Jay and Jesse as well: both are WOU grads who met at WOU and got engaged under the giant sequoia. We will miss Jay, and wish them all the best of luck in this next chapter!<\/p>\n<p>While we are sad to lose Jay, we&#8217;re happy to announce that we have a new Administrative Coordinator starting soon. 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