<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-f187a513-7fff-ddda-7aa9-73cece40b515"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hello Colleagues,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">It is that time of the winter break’s winding down where we all begin to look ahead to the spring.  It’s been a welcome time of quiet here on campus with many fewer phone calls and student problems that require an immediate response.  We’ve all been getting a lot done.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I have a few things that I’d like to update you on and/or request, so here goes:</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Mental Health Supports</b></span></p><br><ol style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As you may be aware, I’ve been working this fall to help better support faculty and staff who work with students with mental health challenges.  As shared previously, the University has contracted with an outside service, Student Assistance Program, for 24/7 telecounseling support, free of charge and year round, for students who seek additional support.</span></p></li></ol><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">My request of teaching faculty: Please consider putting a note on your syllabi that reminds our students of this service.  We’re working on getting posters in every classroom that will include the QR code for easy scanning, but for your syllabi, you can include this contact information:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">1-800-327-2251 or access <a href="http://portal.BHSonline.com">portal.BHSonline.com</a>, ID SUNYPLATTSBURGH</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">**Earlier, we put out a call to all of Academic Affairs to request referral cards that were provided to us for distribution to faculty/advisors/staff.  A new batch of cards has just arrived, and Sue Bartlett has already sent out an email offering more cards.  Please write Sue, if you haven’t already contacted her, and would like more cards: <a href="mailto:sbart001@plattsburgh.edu">sbart001@plattsburgh.edu</a></span></p><br><ol style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" start="2"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">On a similar note, Christy Minck, one of our Health Center Counselors and a point person for this contract, has asked if teaching faculty would consider *reminding* students of our Telecounseling service during the first week of classes when they are introducing their courses.  Faculty are the most influential in making referrals to counseling, and our data tracking student usage of the service has shown that faculty have been critical.  THANK YOU, all!</span></p></li></ol><br><ol style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" start="3"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Perhaps you’ve been following the news and educator upset about ChatGPT and how artificial intelligence will impact classroom instruction–now and moving forward.  Jessamyn Neuhaus, our Center for Teaching Excellence Director, has planned a session <b>tomorrow at noon</b> on this very topic that I think many of you will find interesting.  There’s a lot of journalistic coverage of the questions swirling around educators, but if you haven’t been following them, here’s a quick read to update you: </span></p></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/19/tech/chatgpt-teachers-adjusting/index.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/19/tech/chatgpt-teachers-adjusting/index.html</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>"Creating Writing Assignments for Authentic Student Learning or How to Vanquish ChatGTP and Plagiarism"</b> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Tuesday, January 24, 12 p.m. via Zoom, Special Workshop, no registration required.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Co-facilitated by Regan Levitte, Assistant Director of the Learning Center and Writing Specialist, and Jessamyn Neuhaus, CTE Director</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Zoom Meeting Link: </span><a href="https://plattsburgh.zoom.us/j/95233551808?pwd=Y1ZET1pneThhN3VxdnNwcmQ3OG90dz09" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://plattsburgh.zoom.us/j/95233551808?pwd=Y1ZET1pneThhN3VxdnNwcmQ3OG90dz09</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Zoom Passcode: WritingWks</span></p><br><ol style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" start="4"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">At our May retreat, we talked about creating a North Country Scholars summer academy to bring promising students (High school? Middle school?) to our campus with potential future recruitment possibilities.  Also, I’ve spoken with faculty with young children who would be very interested in rejuvenating the Summer Safari program that was once very popular on our campus.  My question to everyone: Are you interested in helping to build a North Country Scholars program–maybe a STEAM program?  Alternately, are you interested in helping rejuvenate the Summer Safari program?  If you are interested in either–or both–please send a note to Sue Bartlett, who will collect names to gauge interest.  This morning, President Enyedi and I met with the CEO of CVPH, who is very interested in finding ways to encourage health careers in as many ways as possible.  She has ideas and excitement about how her team might collaborate with us on a summer program.</span></p></li></ol><br><ol style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" start="5"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please consider attending and encouraging your students to submit to the SUNY Undergraduate Research Conference, hosted this year by Maritime College:  “The SUNY Undergraduate Research Conference (SURC) is a multidisciplinary spring semester event. SURC brings together undergraduate students and faculty mentors from across the SUNY system for a full day of activities, including sessions devoted to student presentations (oral, performance, artistic displays, and poster), luncheon, keynote speakers, a SUNY Graduate School and Career Fair, and professional development workshops for students and faculty. SURC is supported by the Offices of the Chancellor, Provost, and Research Foundation, as well as SUNY student and faculty governance organizations. All undergraduate students engaged in research and their mentors across SUNY are invited to attend.”  <u>Abstracts are due in February</u>, so there is still time to submit!  Encouraging student research experiences is a High Impact Practice that will support our retention and graduation rates.  For further info: <a href="http://sunycpd.eventsair.com/surc-2023">sunycpd.eventsair.com/surc-2023</a></span></p></li></ol><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Space Utilization update: Before she left SUNY Plattsburgh, Josee Larochelle had contracted a consultant to conduct a Space Utilization study on our campus. This individual looked at every academic department, classroom building, and the Library to assess our current space usage and needs.  As a result, President Enyedi’s Cabinet has begun discussing the opportunity we have to take some of our classrooms offline.  This will save on electricity and cleaning, but even more importantly, IT can reduce its costs of tech support in classrooms by reducing the number that need supporting (while making sure the classrooms we *will* continue to use have the best tech support we can provide).  Tyson Moulton (Assistant VP of Facilities, Maintenance, and Operations), TJ Myers, our CIO, the Deans and my Cabinet have begun to have initial discussions. More information to follow.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I hope that this week is a good one for you with any final plans (fun or work-related) that you have planned.  And for those of you in Academic Affairs who have not been on break, take  some deep breaths as we get ready for another semester of providing excellent support to our students!  It will be good to everyone back on campus again.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Best,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Anne</span></p><br><br><br><br></span></div></div>