PHASE 1: May 15 - June

100% online instruction

PHASE 2: July – August

100% online instruction

PHASE 3: August – Unknown

A mixture of online and face-to-face instruction.  The number of online classes will be greatly expanded over those offered in a typical semester, but some classes will only be offered face-to-face.  Face-to-face classes will follow strict social distancing protocols and include PPE use as recommended by health authorities.  The maximum permissible face-to-face class size will be 30 students.  Limited face-to-face class size and expanded online offerings will help with social distancing and will allow students to take all their classes online if they wish.  Students participating on campus will be allowed to take as many classes as they wish online as well.  Many on-campus classes will be hybrid and include online sections using Zoom Rooms technology.  Over the summer we are greatly expanding the number of classrooms capable of such hybrid delivery.

In addition, after Thanksgiving, all instruction and testing will be strictly online.

PHASE 1: May 15 - June

Online office hours.  Most faculty use Zoom for this purpose.

PHASE 2: July – August

Online office hours.  Most faculty will use Zoom for this purpose.

PHASE 3: August – Unknown

Faculty will conduct office hours in a manner in which social distancing can be maintained.  Most faculty will probably continue to use Zoom for this purpose.

PHASE 1: May 15 - June

Faculty need training on best practices in online education. We plan to have numerous informal and formal workshops for faculty on the topic.

PHASE 2: July – August

Continued informal and formal workshops for faculty on best practices in online education.

PHASE 3: August – Unknown

Continued informal and formal workshops for faculty on best practices in online education.

PHASE 1: May 15 - June

Fall 2020 Academic Affairs Task Force assists in planning, implementation and communication and coordination with other Divisions/Units of New Mexico Tech.

Membership includes:

• Representatives  appointed by the Chair from each academic department, as well as a representative for each transdisciplinary academic program
• A representative from the Office of the Registrar
• VPAA
• AVPAA
• AA Chief Finance Administrator
• Deans of A&S and Engineering
• Graduate Dean
• A representative from ACT
• A representative from the Library (which also represents OSL)
• A representative from the Office of Admissions
• A representative from the Office of Financial Aid
• A representative from the Office of Student Life
• A representative from the Office of Research
• A representative from the Office of Finance and Administration

PHASE 2: July – August

Fall 2020 Academic Affairs Task Force continues to assist in planning, implementation,  communication and coordination with other Divisions/Units of New Mexico Tech.

PHASE 3: August – Unknown

Task Force disbanded.

PHASE 1: May 15 - June

Work to identify and help off-campus students who do not have sufficient Internet and/or computer resources.

• The Academic Center for Technology (ACT) reaches out to students in high-risk areas (e.g., Navajo reservations).
• Identify incoming students who need laptops and have Internet problems.

PHASE 2: July – August

Continue to work to identify and help off-campus students who do not have sufficient Internet and/or computer resources.

PHASE 3: August – Unknown

Continue to work to identify and help off-campus students who do not have sufficient Internet and/or computer resources.

PHASE 1: May 15 - June

Encourage academic departments and programs to develop co-curricular activities for fully online students. 

This could include informal Zoom social events, online participation in department seminars, etc.

PHASE 2: July – August

Departments and programs to develop concrete plans for co-curricular activities for fully online students.

PHASE 3: August – Unknown

Departments and programs implement plans for co-curricular activities for fully online students.

PHASE 1: May 15 - June

The Office of Student Learning (OSL) provides high-quality tutoring entirely online.

PHASE 2: July – August

Same as Phase 1.

PHASE 3: August – Unknown

The Office of Student Learning (OSL) provides high-quality tutoring entirely online. Some face-to-face tutoring may occur, but this has not been decided yet.

 

PHASE 1: May 15 - June

Faculty, staff and some students work on campus to provide essential instruction, student support, or engage in research activities as described below.  Faculty and staff work remotely whenever possible.

Only those faculty, staff and students approved as “essential on-site” workers by the VPAA are allowed to be in buildings on campus, and only then to complete those tasks that cannot be done from home.  When on campus, those “essential on-site” workers must practice social distancing and appropriate PPE use.

• Faculty (full-time and part-time) are “essential on-site” workers.
• Departmental administrative assistants are “essential on-site” workers.
• Other members of the staff generally are not “essential on-site” workers.  Only other members of the staff recommended by the department chair and approved by the VPAA may be deemed as “essential on-site” workers.
• Graduate students may be granted access to research labs in accordance with the Plan for Graduate Students to Resume On-Site Research (PDF).  This plan involves four components: 1) safety, 2) tracking, 3) reporting, and 4) accountability. Whenever possible graduate students should work remotely.
• Undergraduate students  generally are not “essential on-site” workers.  The process of requesting exemptions (i.e., approval for a student worker to be deemed "essential on-site") for an undergraduate student is for the supervisor to submit a request via a Google Form.  If approved by the VPAA, the limit in time for a student to be considered as an “essential on-site” worker is two weeks.  The limited time is to enable more students to fulfill these essential duties and limit the number of workers on campus at any given time.  

PHASE 2: July – August

Same as Phase 1. 

PHASE 3: August – Unknown

Faculty and staff will continue necessary on-site work to support academic and research activities.  Faculty and staff will continue to work remotely whenever possible.

Graduate students will continue access to research labs in accordance with the Plan for Graduate Students to Resume On-Site Research (PDF).

A plan will be developed to allow more undergraduate students to work on campus when necessary.