The long anticipated return to work at Southern U of New Orleans came and went today without much to report...after an initial meeting to assess the situation and update returning employees on the future...folks got right back into the routine of work. Seeing a few people who were furloughed was disconcerting...but these days are so busy...you don't have time to stop and measure another person's pain as adequately as one should. I liken it to a football game...where a player goes down...and he is replaced and play resumes...it seems cold and heartless...but it is the way the game is played.
Three students approached me about being advised...one it turns out needed to speak with an employee who was released over the break...quite a sobering moment in my day. We are all so close to being furloughed and cannot spend time worrying about it with the demand of work and the number of things that need to get done each day.
The game plan for SUNO is to hold Registraton at Sophie B Wright Middle School in New Orleans next week. To say that the trailers are 50% ready would probably be generous. So my assessment for now is that classes will probably begin in New Orleans, with some necessarily having to be offered here in Baton Rouge as well.
My greatest concern is for students seeking other options. SUNO has not addressed their responsibilty to provide students with transcripts. What is more worrisome is students seeking to register with SUNO are not able to get transcripts for advisement.
I fear the majority of returning students are graduating seniors and that once this cohort passes thru a semester or two...our enrollment will steeply fall. Moreover, I see no prospect for holding a summer session...that means i may have to face the summer without a job.
Let's hope and pray for the best
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