{"id":101941,"date":"2020-11-24T08:29:15","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T14:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=101941"},"modified":"2020-11-25T14:34:56","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T20:34:56","slug":"parameters-and-protocols-work-when-we-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/parameters-and-protocols-work-when-we-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Parameters and Protocols Work When We Work!"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the semester comes to an end, I can\u2019t help but look back on all that has been learned, experienced and practiced this past year in the work world of COVID-19.<\/p>\n

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Jekabsons<\/p><\/div>\n

Many departments embraced the established university\u2019s parameters and protocols and navigated the virus safely. The Office of Admissions, with a staff of nearly 50, layered on additional protocols and successfully hosted visitors and resumed limited travel without any COVID-19 incidents. A faculty member teaching a hybrid course shared that students attending classes in-person were compliant with the mask requirement and the classroom was safe.<\/p>\n

I would be remiss if I didn\u2019t acknowledge the entire staff of Human Resources. While most worked remotely in the early days of COVID-19, we practiced a phased-in approach starting in July and all have returned voluntarily and safely.<\/p>\n

However, consistent with numbers reported in our community, university employees are reporting increasingly positive COVID-19 test results. All have been exposed in the course of socializing outside of work or while at work and not following the parameters and protocols. Employees working remotely also have reported their confirmed cases of COVID-19.<\/p>\n

Below is a side-by-side snapshot from actual scenarios on our campus this semester showing what worked and what didn\u2019t work.<\/p>\n

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Last week, it was reported<\/a> that 900 Mayo Clinic staff members have gotten COVID-19 in the past two weeks, and 93% of those who have contracted the virus did so in the community \u2013 away from the job \u2013 and that the majority of those who contracted the virus at work did so while eating in a break room with a mask off.<\/p>\n

We get it. Some people are COVID-weary, coupled with the temptation to celebrate the end of the semester and holidays. As cases continue to increase, we need to remain committed to the established protocols.<\/p>\n

Parameter and Protocol Reminders<\/strong><\/p>\n