Having problems with access to the internet or technology to finish the school year? You can borrow a laptop from ITS. Contact your professor if you’re experiencing connectivity issues. 

• Concerned about distance learning, making time for class, juggling childcare or family? Contact your instructor with any issues immediately.  
• Here are more tips for managing distance learning. 

• Concerned about hunger? Any student experiencing food insecurity may come to Mines Market for a meal, regardless of your meal plan status or ability to pay. 
• Concerned about homelessness? Email housing@mines.edu and fill out this form to petition to remain on campus. 

• The Student Wellness Center at Mines has resources for students. 
• The Recreation Center has ideas to keep you active. Subscribe to their newsletter.

If you need help with any issues relating to COVID-19, contact the Student Life Office. 

• Preparing for distance teaching? Trefny has everything you need.  
• Here is Trefny’s Top 10.  
• A free webinar recording and presentation for online learning from Innovative Educators. 
• Check-in with all your students and be flexible with deadlines and attendance.  
• Put students’ health and wellness first. Check on your students with disabilities; their needs may have changed. Submit any concerns to CARE. 

• The Colorado State Employee Assistance Program has resources for Mines Faculty and Staff. 
• For subsidized family care, see Bright Horizons Care Advantage. 

Concerned about how COVID-19 will impact your annual evaluation or P&T? Join the discussion here. 

• Promote flexible and understanding work environments. Not everyone has the same experience and abilities to work remotely. Individuals may be juggling full-time family care with full-time work.  
• Check in with your employees and staff to make an individualized work plan based on their circumstances. Contact DI&A in Teams with concerns about working environments.  
• Check out this Working from Home and Managing Childcare blog. 

• This Google doc from Professor Jason Oliver Chang at the University of Connecticut provides a working list of resources to combat DI&A issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.  
• From Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers: “To prevent stigma and discrimination in the workplace, use only the guidance described below to determine risk of COVID-19. Do not make determinations of risk based on race or country of origin, and be sure to maintain confidentiality of people with confirmed COVID-19. There is much more to learn about the transmissibility, severity, and other features of COVID-19 and investigations are ongoing.”  
• Social inclusion and health equity for vulnerable groups: Social exclusion = consisting of dynamic, multidimensional processes driven by unequal power relationships interacting across four main dimensions – economic, political, social and cultural – and at different levels including individual, household, group, community, country and global.

30 minute meditation via Zoom led by Roel Snieder, Science & Spiritually professor at Colorado School of Mines.

Tuesdays
Thursdays
Fridays
Sundays

8:00-8:30 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada) 

Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://mines.zoom.us/j/947607571

Or iPhone one-tap:  16699006833,947607571# or 13462487799,947607571#
Or Telephone:
    Dial: +1 669 900 6833 (US Toll) or +1 346 248 7799 (US Toll)
    888 788 0099 (US Toll Free)
    877 853 5247 (US Toll Free)
    Meeting ID: 947 607 571
    International numbers available: https://mines.zoom.us/u/adnNVwz6mf

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30 minute meditation via Zoom led by the Wellness Center.

Mondays

3:00-3:30 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada) 

Calm and re-center your mind. Whether you’re brand new to meditation and  mindfulness or already have an established practice, we’d love to have you! All Mines students, faculty and staff are welcome – come as you are!  

Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://mines.zoom.us/j/7734970667 

Or Telephone: +1 669 900 6833 (US Toll) or +1 346 248 7799 (US Toll) 
Meeting ID: 773 497 0667 

These workshops are offered free of charge. Registration and seating is limited.

Level 1: This workshop describes key LGBTQ+ terms and concepts, explores LGBTQ+ identity development and the coming out process, and offers simple strategies for being an ally and building an inclusive environment. Register now!

Date and Time: March 31, 9 AM – 11:30 AM
Facilitators: Tony Butterfield, Bryce Hughes

Level 2: This workshop describes the concepts and implications of privilege and bias, discusses the climate for LGBTQ+ individuals in STEM, and explores techniques for creating inclusive classroom environments. Register now!

Date and Time: April 2,  10 AM – 11:30 AM
Facilitators: Robyn Sandekian, Alisha Sarang-Sieminski

• Wednesdays with WISEM: Join each Wednesday at Noon to meet up with friends and colleagues. This will be an opportunity to touch base, provide support, and stave off isolation.