Dear Campus Community:
Earlier this summer, the Instructional Continuity Workgroup consulted with the Academic Senate about instructional planning for Winter quarter. At the time, the Senate recommended planning for a return to normal in-person instruction and we have since been scheduling Winter quarter classes accordingly.
Last week, I again consulted with the Senate’s Executive Council about Winter quarter instruction, and its members reaffirmed our current in-person plans. In addition, we will allow exceptions for instructors living with immunocompromised individuals or with young children who are not eligible for a vaccine and who are not attending in-person school or daycare. Instructors will be invited to submit requests for exceptions in early December, through a process similar to that which was implemented for the current Fall quarter. Staff members with similar living situations also will be eligible to request remote work in Winter quarter around the same time.
With 2-3% Senate-approved online courses and another 2-3% remote courses approved by exception, UCR expects to offer around 95% of our classes in-person in Winter quarter.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Watkins, Ph.D.
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor