Dear Physics Community,

We are all now sheltering-in-place, some of us far from home, and perhaps wondering why doing so is necessary.  Please watch this speech about why we are doing this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHUuWq6y8F0.  This is a history-making speech and deserves attention.

Academic Continuity Meeting

Housing – yesterday’s note on graduate student housing is here.   60% of the remaining students have completed the required forms.  245 undergraduates remain in emergency housing.  Both are required to follow the same rules.

Undergraduate admissions – Pi day came and went without the usual hoopla, so I asked what happened.  Admission offers went out and a few more students than usual were offered admission.  CPW and other outreach does a good job recruiting students and, without these events, the concern is the yield will be lower.

Campus space – secure of buildings is underway and a note will go out that will provide clarity to the access policies and processes.  Normal access will end Tuesday.  After that, card access will depend on being on the Limited Access Plan (LAP).  If you are not on the LAP, you can request access through ATLAS.  The LAP will have people from four categories on it: approved critical access (from plans submitted by PIs), scheduled to record a lecture, essential, and vendors.

Not much else, the meeting ended early and there will not be a meeting tomorrow.  Its a weekend, so nothing from the Department.

Here’s a cartoon Dan Kleppner sent:

Peter