ObieSafe Weekly: September 29, 2020
September 29, 2020 3:45 PM
Office of Communications
Register to vote before Oct. 5; important message about contact tracing
| New Tests | 815 |
|---|---|
| New Positives | 2 |
| % Positive | 0.25% |
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Register to vote before October 5 deadline
Oberlin’s Voter Friendly Campus Coalition, in partnership with OC Votes, is working hard to get students and staff registered before the October 5 voter registration deadline. You’ve likely seen the many voter registration stands around campus; keep an eye out for the tables set up over the next week staffed with student volunteers who can guide you through the paperwork process:
- Daily from 5:30-7:30 p.m. outside Stevenson Dining Hall, Wilder Hall, and Lord Saunders;
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (through October 1) from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. outside Wilder Hall.
Please note that ObieSafe guidelines will be followed during this important process. Physical distancing guidelines will be followed; clean, sanitized pens will be used for each person; and hand sanitizing wipes will be available.
An important request for students regarding contact tracing
When a student tests positive for or has symptoms of COVID-19, it is critical that contact tracers interview them as soon as possible to determine if any close contacts are at risk. We also reach out to the contacts to let them know of exposure. We have a few urgent requests which are not only your responsibility, but demonstrates your care for the Oberlin community:
- Please make sure that Oberlin has a correct cell phone number.
- Make sure that you can receive calls from unknown numbers as most of the contact tracers will call from their cell phone. Do not block unknown calls.
- If you have been moved to isolation, expect a call from an unknown number and answer it.
- If you know you were in close contact with a friend who tested positive, expect a call.
- Listen to your voice messages to see if a contact tracer has called you. Call them back immediately.
- Talk to the contact tracer when they call. We know that we might call you at times that are inconvenient, but we are making every effort to control the spread of the virus.
ObieSafe protocols in the classroom, lab, and practice space
Professor of Theater and Africana Studies Caroline Jackson Smith is teaching a new course tailored to the present moment titled Playwriting and Performance in the Time of Black Lives Matter. “I have been so pleasantly surprised about how well we are doing with our 6-foot-apart circle and masks—and with two students Zooming in,” says Jackson Smith.
“One of the great innovations we are using on campus is a digital tool called an "OWL," which allows the remote students to see the full classroom and all the students in a panoramic way. This has been crucial in helping us all feel as if we are in class together. Since I am in our Welch Rehearsal Hall classroom, I am fortunate to have not only the OWL, but multiple large spaces upon which to project images, as well as great sound and a beautiful space.”
Faculty are invited to share how they’re adapting to safety protocols and new technologies. Drop us a line at obiesafe@oberlin.edu.
Get in touch with the ObieSafe team
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