Hello Cardinals,
This newsletter is where all valuable COVID-19-related and move-in information is located. Please encourage your peers to read this newsletter. New students are busy moving into their residence halls. It’s wonderful to once again hear the sound of laughter on campus. It’s also reassuring to see everyone is adjusting to and adhering to our social distancing guidelines.
As a university, we are ready. We implemented guidelines, planned, planned even more, educated our community, rearranged our classrooms and meeting spaces, and purchased precautionary items — all in accordance to guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). You are now in the driver’s seat; it is up to you to adhere to these guidelines to keep our community safe and to keep everyone on campus. Your actions during these first couple of weeks (but really all semester) could mean the difference between staying in Winona or needing to switch to online learning. We are depending on your partnership.
We’ve been monitoring situations at other colleges and universities that have needed to pivot to online learning within two weeks of having students on campus. Let’s break this trend. I know we can be better, and I have faith in you. We know the value of an in-person education, and we know your desire to be on campus.
Let’s make this a great semester.
Tim Gossen, Ed.D.
Vice President for Student Affairs
