UTSA is responding to the COVID-19 outbreak with a commitment to supporting the safety of the university community while enabling the academic progress of students. Here is your digest of university news and tips. ONLINE LEARNING & TELECOMMUTING
HONE VIRTUAL SKILLS: Faculty members, UTSA has created a Teaching Virtually resource page with an array of tools and guidance that you can use to learn more about remote teaching or further enhance your skills.
MORE WAYS TO LEARN: We’ve also added sections on the Trainings & Town Halls page for upcoming tech Q&A sessions, town hall meetings and faculty webinars—in addition to the Tech Café training sessions for Jabber, Webex and Microsoft Teams. ACTUALIZACIONES EN ESPAÑOL: Did you know that the student versions of these Coronavirus Update email digests are available in Spanish too? Learn more in this video from Veronica Salazar Mendez, chief financial officer and senior vice president for business affairs. PREPPING FOR FINALS: Faculty, please be advised that any final examinations originally planned to be conducted in person and on campus will now need to be reexamined and reformatted as part of the move to online instruction. Your colleges will work with you to provide ideas, guidance and advice regarding various choices for final exams conducted remotely. COMMUNITY NEWS
PASS/FAIL OPTION ADOPTED: UTSA is adopting an optional credit/no credit (“pass/fail”) grading system for undergraduate and graduate courses for the spring 2020 semester at the recommendation of the Faculty Senate and Academic Council and in accordance with the UT System Board of Regents’ Rules and Regulations. Other UT System institutions also are adopting similar temporary grading adjustments. Students have been advised to wait until next week—once eligible courses have been determined—before contacting their academic advisers or other areas for guidance. HOW ’RUNNERS HELP: One of the best things about Roadrunner Nation is how we all come together to help each other out. In response to many inquiries about how to offer support to current students, UTSA has created a Coronavirus Relief site with ways to help students who may be struggling. ADJUSTMENT FOR LEAVE: The Families First Coronavirus Response Act is now providing eligible employees with paid leave—either for an employee’s own health needs or to care for family members. The act is part of the federal government’s response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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