Reflection on a Very Hot Week

发送日期:2022年9月12日

发件人:文森特·J. 德尔·卡西诺., Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

亲爱的同事们,

Last week was another challenging time for 菠菜网lol正规平台, as very hot temperatures made it difficult for some of us to work and live here in San José. 很明显， that the faculty, staff, and students of 菠菜网lol正规平台 are very adaptable. 我们设法移动 dozens of classrooms from very warm to cooler rooms last week. 一些教职员工 moved courses and activities online to minimize the impact of the heat. 

I want to thank every一个 across the campus for being so incredibly responsive to this most recent and immediate challenge. Within Academic Affairs, 萨米Monsur and Mei Chin in the 教务长办公室 worked with Chris Shay and the team in FD&与阿 our College DROs, deans, chairs, and staff to communicate classroom changes and deploy 球迷. Student Affairs responded as well, opening up temporary classrooms in the Student 联合健康中心. Thanks to VP Day and his team! Dean Meth and the MLK Library 团队也这么做了. It was an amazing effort that began on Labor Day and carried through 一个星期.

What I learned from this experience is twofold. First, we need a plan ready-to-go, as we will have to continue to respond to heat events. Second, I have to listen more 贴近我的内心. Although on the Friday before it looked like the heat would abate by Monday, I should have pulled folks together to plan anyway. 我不会犯那样的错误 再一次。! In fact, I will convene a group to discuss a campus strategy in the next few weeks while the knowledge is fresh.

As the climate continues to change, we are going to have to manage and mitigate 再一次。st heat events such as the 一个 last week. We have an aging set of facilities and nearly $900M in deferred maintenance for which we received less than $7M this year. 的差距 是真实的. 

This is an incredible institution. We need to tell our story widely so that we can raise dollars to address our physical plant while also contributing to CSU efforts to raise dollars to address our campus needs. N一个 of this will happen overnight. So, in the meantime, we have to plan, adjust, and do what we can to deliver the amazing education that every一个 expects of us. It’s sometimes tiring work, but it is work 值得一试.

Thank you, as always, for your commitment to 菠菜网lol正规平台. I am privileged to be a part of 这个社区.

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