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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">WSSSC: see message below, sent to your PIOs this morning. Please distribute as needed on your campus, for example those who oversee student housing. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">SBCTC Vision:<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">“Leading with racial equity, our colleges maximize student potential and transform lives within a culture of belonging that advances racial, social, and economic
justice in service to our diverse communities.” <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Laura McDowell <lmcdowell@sbctc.edu>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 12, 2020 10:27 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Joe Holliday <jholliday@sbctc.edu>; Carli Schiffner <cschiffner@sbctc.edu>; Jan Yoshiwara <jyoshiwara@sbctc.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Fw: DRAFT COVID-19 safety message for the holidays<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Laura McDowell<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 12, 2020 10:26 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Public Information Commission (PIC) <<a href="mailto:pio@lists.ctc.edu">pio@lists.ctc.edu</a>>;
<a href="mailto:ssem@lists.ctc.edu">ssem@lists.ctc.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:ssem@lists.ctc.edu">ssem@lists.ctc.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> DRAFT COVID-19 safety message for the holidays</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin-left:1.0in;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;font-weight:normal">Good morning PIOs and SSEMC,</span></strong><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Below is a draft message to your campus community about staying COVID-safe during the holidays. Please feel free to personalize/edit as you see fit. As you are aware, cases are surging
and the Governor's Office is stressing the importance of getting the word out to students.</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">This message is based on the Department of Public Health's 11/10/20 media briefing: <a href="https://www.tvw.org/watch/?eventID=2020111030">https://www.tvw.org/watch/?eventID=2020111030</a></span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Hopefully, the formatting will carry through on this email. </span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Also, Gov Inslee is holding a news conference at 5:30 p.m. tonight. We'll forward you more information as soon as it becomes available.</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:1.0in;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;font-weight:normal">Dear college community,</span></strong><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:1.0in;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;font-weight:normal">As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Washington, we’re reaching out today to provide guidance about holiday
gatherings to keep you, your loved ones, and our college community safe. </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Gathering in groups—even with people you know—may spread COVID-19. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">You
may feel well and not have any symptoms, but you can still spread COVID-19 to others. </span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:1.0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">This holiday season,
<a href="https://www.tvw.org/watch/?clientID=9375922947&eventID=2020111030&startStreamAt=862&stopStreamAt=1000&autoStartStream=true" title="https://www.tvw.org/watch/?clientID=9375922947&eventID=2020111030&startStreamAt=862&stopStreamAt=1000&autoStartStream=true">
public health experts are urging all of us to “stay put”</a> — to celebrate only with the people we already live with, </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow">whether that means staying at home or
in a residence hall.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">This is especially important if, over the past two
weeks, </span><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333;font-weight:normal">you have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 or you have had </span></strong><span style="color:#201F1E"><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fabout%2Fsymptoms.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#954F72">symptoms</span></a></span><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333;font-weight:normal"> such
as a fever, cough or shortness of breath.</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333"> </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">The Department of
Health’s </span><span style="color:#201F1E"><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDEwMTQuMjg2ODEwMzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLndhLmdvdi9pbmZvcm1hdGlvbi1mb3IveW91LWFuZC15b3VyLWZhbWlseS9zYWZlci1nYXRoZXJpbmdzIn0.5s0OFDzyteZ8JuS76hOMJ0DE9DWOXBJWVgEAMCKp4Yo/s/1122068805/br/86810224272-l" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1D5782">Safe
Gatherings webpage</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"> offers helpful ideas on ways to celebrate safely and how to have conversations with friends and family about social events.</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:1.0in;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333;font-weight:normal">If you decide to host a Thanksgiving celebration, public health experts are asking that you celebrate outdoors,
limit the guest list to no more than five people outside your household, and keep social interactions as short as possible. <span style="background:white">Whether you are a host or a guest, you should also consider quarantining from now to the celebration
date,</span> which means leaving your residence only for essential things like groceries, prescriptions or a brief walk around the neighborhood. Everyone should wear a mask, stay six feet apart, and wash their hands regularly. It also makes sense to take
your temperature before socializing with others.</span></strong><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:1.0in;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333;font-weight:normal">If you have been around groups of people who may not have worn masks, health experts recommend </span></strong><span style="color:#201F1E"><a href="https://www.doh.wa.gov/Emergencies/COVID19/TestingforCOVID19" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#954F72">getting
a COVID-19</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"> test. Take into account that it can take a few days to receive test results.</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:1.0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#70AD47"> [YOU MIGHT ALSO WANT TO INCLUDE A PARAGRAPH SUCH AS…. “We know this can be a stressful time of year, and even more so with a pandemic.
If you are feeling sad, lonely or anxious, please feel free to reach out to our ……..” BELOW IS A SAMPLE MESSAGE FROM DOH.]</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Thank you for being so resilient and caring during these disruptive times. We wish you and your loved ones a happy and healthy holiday season.</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:1.0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0C882A;background:yellow">Phrase highlighted in yellow can be used by colleges w/ residence halls.</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><img border="0" width="90" height="169" style="width:.9375in;height:1.7638in" id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:a95b0e15-da54-4d84-90b3-957a6ea9b31c"></span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#003764">Laura
McDowell</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="line-height:10.55pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#003764">Director of Communications</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="line-height:10.55pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764">Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><a href="mailto:lmcdowell@sbctc.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">lmcdowell@sbctc.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003561"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764">•
o: 360-704-4310 • f: 360-704-4415 • c: 360-280-0670</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><a href="https://www.sbctc.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">sbctc.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003561"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764">•
Twitter: </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><a href="https://twitter.com/SBCTCWashington" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">@SBCTCWashington</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764"> •
Facebook: </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/wasbctc/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">@WASBCTC</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">From a Department of Health bulletin:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xxpage-header" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Coping While Apart.</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"> During
normal times, the fall and winter months are wonderful times to gather. So, limiting and changing the way in which we gather with family and friends isn’t easy. It may cause feelings of stress, anxiety or depression. This time of year, it’s important that
we practice self-care and support others who may be feeling lonely or isolated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">If you are experiencing stress due to COVID-19 call the Washington Listens line at 833-681-0211 for support and resources.</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">If you know someone who is struggling, reach out. Reassure them that you are there for them. Some ideas for how to show support while maintaining physical distance:</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">· Set a regular day or time for a check in call or video chat.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">· Mail them a letter offering words of encouragement and love.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">· Drop off a homemade treat, takeout from their favorite restaurant, or a favorite book.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">· Listen without judgment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">· Reassure them that it is ok to feel sad, anxious, and lonely during this time, and that this is not forever. Also remind them there is help available to them if they need
it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">· If possible, arrange for both of you to get tested, then self-quarantine for two weeks. Then you can plan a long visit to help give them the support and comfort they may need
this time of year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">For more information and tips on safer gatherings this fall, visit </span><span style="color:#201F1E"><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDgsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDEwMjEuMjkwODQ3MDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLndhLmdvdi9nYXRoZXJpbmdzIn0.uN92-m1bsGhKKfjBauYZG3yK_j2XawV5EDOga4EGuYs/s/1122068805/br/87168882254-l" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1D5782">coronavirus.wa.gov/gatherings</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">.</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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