Message From Our President
Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Friends,
I am pleased to present to you this Guide to our plans for the upcoming fall semester and reopening of our campuses. 无论在形式还是内容上，即将到来的这个学期都将与众不同. 我们将以不同的方式生活、工作和学习. 但正是它的不同之处在于它的巨大力量.
世界杯足彩app的使命是丰富道德, 促进每个学生的智力和精神发展, empowering them with the knowledge and abilities to become people of impact and leaders of tomorrow. Next year’s studies will be especially instrumental in shaping the course of our students’ lives. 性格是在逆境中形成和发展的. 这是世界杯足彩app的教学时刻. As such, we have developed an educational plan for next year that features a high-quality student experience and prioritizes personal growth during this Coronavirus era. 我们的学生将能够克服困难, 新冠肺炎时代带来的问题和机遇，以及我们优秀的拉比和教职员工, 以及他们在犹太学校的亲密朋友和同龄人.
To develop our plans for the fall, we have convened a Scenario Planning Task Force made up of representatives across the major areas of our campus. 他们的计划是以最新的医学信息为指导的, government directives, direct input from our rabbis, faculty and students, 以及来自全国各地行业和大学领导者的最佳实践. I am deeply thankful to our task force members and all who supported them for their tireless work in addressing the myriad details involved in bringing students back to campus and restarting our educational enterprise.
根据我们特别工作组的建议, 我今天宣布，我们的秋季学期将采用混合模式. It will allow many students to return in a careful way by incorporating online and virtual learning with on-campus classroom instruction. It also enables students who prefer to not be on campus to have a rich student experience by continuing their studies online and benefitting from a full range of online student services and extracurricular programs.
在把学生带回校园时，安全是我们的首要任务. 即将到来的这个学期，校园生活的许多方面都将发生变化. 聚会将受到限制，大型课程将完全转移到网上. 在校园里，每个人都需要遵守我们的医疗指南, including social distancing, wearing facemasks, and our testing and contact tracing policies. Due to our focus on minimizing risk, our undergraduate students will begin the first few weeks of the fall semester online and move onto the campus after the Jewish holidays. This schedule will limit the amount of back and forth travel for our students by concentrating the on-campus component of the fall semester to one consecutive segment.
在整个计划中，我们使用了调光开关的类比. 重新开放我们的校园不会是简单的二元对立, like an on/off light switch, but more like a dimmer in which we have the flexibility to scale backwards and forwards to properly respond as the health situation evolves. 一些计划很可能会改变, depending upon the progression of the virus and/or applicable state and local government guidance.
Before our semester begins, we will provide more updates reflecting our most current guidance. Please check our website, jornaledicaodegoias.com/fall2020 for regular updates. 即使阅读了本指南，我们也能理解这一点, you might have many additional questions, 因此，我们将在网上发布一个广泛的常见问题解答部分. Additionally, 我们还将为教职员工举行社区电话会议, students, 员工和家长在接下来的几个月里.
在这一刻为未来做计划当然让人感到谦卑. This Coronavirus has reminded us time and time again of the lessons from our Jewish tradition that we are not in full control of our circumstances. But our tradition also teaches us that we are in control of our response to our circumstances. 下学期将面临重大挑战和变化. There will be some compromises and minor inconveniences--not every issue has a perfect solution. But faith and fortitude, mutual cooperation and resilience are essential life lessons that are accentuated during this period. 如果我们都承诺以仁慈的态度回应, kindness, and love, 我们可以将新的校园现实转化为对未来深刻的人生教训.
Deeply rooted in our Jewish values and forward focused in preparing for the careers and competencies of the future, we journey together with you, our Yeshiva University community, through these uncharted waters. 明年将是我们学生成长的一年, and together we will rise to the moment so that our students will emerge stronger and better prepared to be leaders of the world of tomorrow.
Best Wishes,
Ari Berman
