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[quote=Anonymous]Vassar is communicating very well, I think. They're good at keeping us posted even about things that might happen. But they are not inundating us with stuff either. It's a good balance. They offfered to send laptops and crucial IDs left in any dorm rooms to students' homes so students would have those things sooner rather than later. We are getting room and board credited toward the future.

They set up a good process for clearing out dorm rooms, having students sign up online for a three-hour slot sometime during a week-long period to clear dorms. They showed real concern that students and parents not be violating social distancing by trying to move out. I had e-mailed the dean about that issue just before the process was set up, and he actually personally e-mailed me back in less than a day - I had not expected any response because I know they are swamped. I won't forget that he took the time to respond.

Unfortunately, the same day that students signed up for the move out slots, the state of NY announced the "essential only" orders statewide, and the college rightly interpreted that as shutting down their move-out plan. So stuff is still in rooms. NY state as well as NYC are hard hit with cases, so I'm fine with not going to pick up things. It's not the college's fault the kids can't (and shouldn't) be returning to get possessions.

Even though it's only a distant "if" right now, the college communicated a heads-up that the state and county may ask colleges for facilities to house mild and recovering covid cases. The president detailed for us what they'll do if Vassar is called on to help in that way (field house and alumnae house will be first locations used as neither houses students). It may never happen but it's good to know what the plan is if it does happen. [/quote]

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