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Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students,

This is a reminder that we will begin phasing out Zoom starting August 1, ending support for Zoom on August 15. After August 15, Microsoft Teams will be our primary videoconferencing tool.

There are several training sessions being offered by ITS, so please avail of those if time allows. We can also provide some dedicated training for you or your team around your use cases, so please feel free to reach out if you prefer that. Please click on this BOOKINGS CALENDAR and reserve a spot for yourself or your team.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Thanks,
Ravi

Ravi Agarwal, Ph.D. | Chief Information Officer
Lake Forest College

Posted 8/1/22.

Dear students, faculty, and staff,

The Lake Forest College community has admirably navigated the pandemic over the last two years. Our COVID protocols, which followed the recommendations of the CDC and local health agencies, have served us well in allowing us to teach and learn together in community. Our country’s scientific and medical leaders have made clear that we are preparing to move into the “endemic” phase of this pandemic, which means that we will soon be learning how to live with COVID-19 as we do with influenza or other illnesses. This fall semester plan, like the plans before it, is designed to continue to protect the health and safety of everyone on campus while allowing for the return of our vibrant in-person campus community. It is imperative that all community members remain flexible and prepared to pivot again or make other changes in the event we are forced to do so.

Please see the attached plan for Fall 2022 COVID Precautions.

The College will continue our preparations in the weeks ahead, as virus developments may require, and communicate any updates or changes with students and their families, faculty, and staff via campus email. We know that many of you are not checking email as closely over the summer, so we will resend this memo around August 1, with additional instructions for student move-in and COVID testing upon arrival.

We send you our best wishes and look forward to seeing you on campus again for the fall semester.

Jill M. Baren, President
Ravi Agarwal, Chief Information Officer
Andrea Conner, Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students
Chris Ellertson, Vice President for Enrollment
DeJuran Richardson, Volwiler Professor and Senior Advisor to the President
Davis Schneiderman, Krebs Provost and Dean of the Faculty
Jackie Slaats, Vice President for Career Advancement and Athletics
Lori Sundberg, Vice President for Finance and Planning; Treasurer
Shawn Vogen, Vice President for Advancement; Secretary

Posted 7/11/22.