Author Archives: Carolyn Holen
Email from VCSU Safety Office 6/24/20
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) & Reopening Plans As you are working on your return plans please keep in mind the PPE that will be needed to assist in protecting employees, students, and visitors when on campus. The following PPE has been identified as essential to the successful opening of campus and has been purchased, and …
Email from VCSU Safety Office 6/19/20
As employees start returning to work and offices start opening for business, we wanted to send a reminder of the following employee expectations to help reduce the risk and spread of COVID-19 on campus: Wearing a proper face covering is required in buildings based on university guidelines, e.g. When social distancing cannot or may not …
Email from VCSU Safety Office 5/29/20
COVID-19 Safe Operating Procedures UPDATE: Return to Work Process The VCSU COVID-19 Safe Operating Procedures (content no longer active) have been updated as follows (click on the link to view these updates): Return to Work Process (content no longer active) Workplace Expectations and Guidelines Mandatory training via SafeColleges Phased Staffing Staffing Options Symptom Monitoring Requirement Guidance for …
Email from VCSU Safety Office 5/18/20
Valley City State University is committed to providing a safe and healthy work environment for all members of our community. We recognize that the threat from COVID-19 is not over, and continues to affect our community in different ways, including how, when, and where many of us are able to work. Most university employees are …
Email from President LaFave 5/15/20
Video message for all students Dear students, Congratulations on completing spring semester, and for those graduating tomorrow, congratulations on completing your VCSU degree! I speak on behalf of all of my colleagues on faculty and staff when I say how proud we are of all of you. Please take a few minutes to watch my video message below; know …
Email from President LaFave 4/30/20
Virtual Commencement and live-streamed Senior Awards Program Dear students, faculty and staff, Save the dates! To honor our graduating class of 2020, Valley City State University will hold a virtual commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 16, starting at 10 a.m. Central Daylight Time. Our virtual ceremony will be played on the university’s YouTube channel, VCSUVikings (www.youtube.com/user/VCSUVikings/). The …
Email from Health Services 4/22/20
More cloth masks are available at the Info Desk! Good morning, Thanks to Kerry Gregoryk, there are more cloth face masks available for VCSU employees! You can stop by the Info Desk in the Student Center to pick one up. Also a thank-you to Rhonda Fairfield, Deb Horner and Paulette Everson for donating the first …
Email from Health Services 4/16/20
Cloth face masks available Good afternoon, VCSU has received some donated cloth face masks, if you would like to have one, stop by the Information Desk in the Student Center to pick one up. You might want to call ahead before you stop by to make sure there are still some available. Also, if you …
Email from Counseling Services 4/9/20
Greetings from VCSU Counseling Services We recognize that all of us have all been adjusting to rapidly changing personal and professional lives. We wish to acknowledge what many may be feeling. The discomfort you are feeling might possibly be grief! Once we name it, we can manage it. The world has changed, and we know …
Email from VPAA Dahlberg 4/3/20
S-U grading policy + change in last day to drop Good afternoon, students! I hope you have had a good week of classes and remain mentally and physically healthy as we work through this challenging semester. I have two items to share with you this afternoon: 1. APAC and President LaFave have approved a temporary change …