NENORMAL. WE TALK TH U THE CORONAVIRUS HAS THE NATION’S COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES IN FINANCIAL
CRISIS IN FACT IS THE SCHOOLS
NEED THEIR STUDENTS AND THE
STUDENTS NEED THEIR SCHOOLS.
AND ONE BIG QUESTION.
UNANSWERED IS WHAT WILL HAPPEN
COME FALL. TERRY HARTLE WITH THE AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR EDUCATION SAYS THE CORONAVIRUS
WILL DETERMINE WHEN COLLEGES
AND UNIVERSITIES
CAN REOPEN ALL COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES WANT TO OPEN
NORMALLY. NO IF
THEY CAN DOCTOR DAVID SEMANSKY IS THE PRESIDENT OF UNF AND HE JOINS ME HERE ON THE MORNING
SHOW WELCOME BACK HIS MASK, A
PRE SHE ATE
YOUR TIME. SO WANT TO START
WITH WHAT IMPACT THIS PANDEMIC
HAS HAD ON UNF.
>> YOU KNOW I THINK THE IMPACT
IS THERE’S OBVIOUSLY SOME
DISRUPTION THAT GOES ON.
BUT NOW WE HAVE PEOPLE LEARNING
NEW SKILLS, OUR FACULTY OF MONTHS NOW IN TERMS OF LEARNING HOW TO TEACH ONLINE AND OUR
SUPPORT STAFF HAS BEEN RIGHT
THERE
WITH HIM. AND NOW WE HAVE
STUDENTS WHO ARE LEARNING HOW
TO LEARN ONLINE THEM TAKING
ONLINE COURSES BEFORE AND AS
YOU KNOW IT’S FILTERED OUT
THROUGH ALL THE DIFFERENT
LEVEL SO THIS IS GOING TO
BECOME A NEW NORM FOR US AND
GIVES US HOLDER SAYS GIVES US
THE EU.
>>BRUCE HAMILTON: YEAH, WE JUST
OR JUST A LITTLE WHILE AGO
ABOUT YOU KNOW THE FACT THAT
YOU’VE MADE SOME PERTH, GOOD
PERSONAL SACRIFICES TO
MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW SOME OF
THE STUDENTS YOU KNOW HAVE WHAT
THEY NEED.
IF SOCIAL-DISTANCING REQUIRES
COLLEGES TO KEEP STUDENTS HOME
FOR
ANOTHER SEMESTER. WELL THAT FOG
FALLOUT FORCE US TO REMAKE
AMERICA’S HIGHER EDUCATION
SYSTEM.
>> YOU KNOW, I’M NOT SURE IF
IT’S GOING TO REQUIRE US TO
MAKE THE WHOLE SYSTEM I THINK
WE’RE GOING TO FIND JUST LIKE
THE REST. OTHER SECTORS
EXCUSE ME. IS GOING TO BE
IMPACTING CERTAIN PARTS.
THE COUNTRY MORE THAN OTHERS,
YOU KNOW I THINK WE’RE VERY
FORTUNATE HERE
IN JACKSONVILLE WHICH WILL HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY
CONSIDER OPENING UP IN THE
FALL, WE DON’T KNOW AT THIS
POINT I’M OBVIOUSLY YOU
DESCRIBE EVERYTHING REALLY WELL
YOU’RE IN SHOCK. BUT WE HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO THINK ABOUT
HOW WE’RE GOING TO OPEN HOW
WE’RE
GOING TO CONDUCT KLAAS IS
WHAT’S GOING TO LOOK LIKE AND
MAYBE EVEN TERMS OF THE MENU OF
OFFERINGS THAT WE OFFER FOR
STUDENTS IN TERMS OF OPTIONS OF
HOW THEY WANT TO LEARN. YOU
KNOW
THERE ARE.
>>BRUCE HAMILTON: FINANCIAL
REALITIES FOR THE SCHOOLS AND
FOR
THE STUDENTS. THERE WAS AN
ARTICLE IN USA TODAY AND
IRONICALLY THEY STARTED OFF,
QUOTING A UNF STUDENT
AND BASICALLY THE TENOR OF THE
INTERVIEW WAS LOOK I’M I’M
GROWING WEARY OF THE TOTAL
ONLINE EXPERIENCE. BUT I’M
PAYING THE SAME ONLINE TO IHSAN
AND YOU KNOW HIS SENTIMENT WAS
ECHOED. THROUGHOUT THE COURSE
OF THAT ARTICLE HOW DO YOU
RESPOND TO THE STUDENTS ABOUT
THAT.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT WE’RE DOING
AND WE’RE OBVIOUSLY PUTTING
TOGETHER MORE AND MORE FUNDS TO
HELP STUDENTS FINANCIALLY WILL
HAVE PUT TOGETHER ANOTHER
PACKAGE OF ABOUT $5 MILLION
JUST FOR THE SUMMER LONG IN
TERMS OF HOW THE FINANCES.
>> THEN WE START SAYS
EMERGENCY FUNDS. IT’S A CHANGE
FOR SOME OF THE STUDENTS, YOU
KNOW SOME STUDENTS WILL LEARN
BETTER IN THE CLASSROOM, THEN
THEY MIGHT ONLINE
AT THE SAME TIME THEY HAVE TO
TRANSITION SO WE GET REBATES
FOR
HOUSING MEALS.
>> BUT WE’RE ALSO WORKING AND
MAKING SURE THAT WE’RE REDUCING
STUDENT FEES AND EVEN THE
SUMMER WE NORMALLY CHARGE IN
THE SYSTEM CHARGE OF
ONLINE FEE BECAUSE IT IS AND
CHEAPER TO DO ONLINE WHEN
YOU’RE NOT ACADEMIC
INSTITUTION. WE WAIVE THAT FEE
FOR COURSES AND IT’S USUALLY
NOT BEEN ON THE LINE
UTTERED SOLUTION. SO WE’RE
WORKING REALLY REALLY HARD TO
REDUCE THE COST OF EDUCATION
BEING REALLY SENSITIVE TO THE
HEARTS OF THEIR STUDENTS ARE
GOING THROUGH AND THE FANS AND
MONEY ASIDE. >>BRUCE HAMILTON: WE’RE ALL DEALING WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING
AND WE’RE NOT BILL FOR THAT I’M
AT WE ARE SOCIAL CREATURES AND
THESE STUDENTS
COLLEGE STUDENTS. YOU KNOW
ELEMENTARY MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE FINDING
THERE’S A LACK MOTIVATION
BECAUSE THEY’RE NOT SURROUNDED
BY THEIR FRIENDS, THEY’RE NOT
SURROUNDED BY THEIR PEERS FOR
THE COLLEGE STUDENTS. THEY THEY
DON’T HAVE THEIR PROFESSORS AND
THEY DON’T HAVE THE SAME
MOTIVATION. WHAT KIND OF CHARGE
TO HAVE
TO THEM TO FIND THE WHEREWITHAL
THEY NEED TO GET THROUGH THIS.
>> WE HAVE VERY SUDDEN, YOU KNOW WE HAVE ALTERNATIVE SERVICES
AVAILABLE TO THEM BUT REALLY
WHAT WE’RE TRYING TO DO IS
BUILD A SENSE
OF COMMUNITY. WE HAVE A TRIVIA
THAT HAVE 1000 PEOPLE
PARTICIPATED IN AND THE OTHER
WEEK BECAUSE WE’RE TRYING TO
GET PEOPLE TO CONNECT. WE’RE
GETTING OUR STUDENT SERVICES
PEOPLE
TO CONNECT AS I’M TALKING TO
PROFESSORS PROFESSORS ARE DOING
THINGS THAT THEY HAVE DONE
BEFORE ONLINE TO ALSO CREATE
THIS IS
A COMMUNITY. SO SNOW ARE WE
TEACHING WE GO HOME KIND OF
THINK IS THERE AT HOW
BUT THEY’RE ALSO POURING THESE
OTHER COMMUNITIES IN BETWEEN
THEIR CLASS SESSION SO THAT
STUDENTS
WHO GOT SO ONE STUDENT HAS A
QUESTION EVERY STUDENT’S
ENVIRONMENT, SO WE’RE WORKING
HARD TO THINK ABOUT NEW WAYS TO
MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE
CONNECTING. WE’RE ALSO MAKING
SURE THAT WE’RE REACHING OUT TO
OUR STUDENTS TO MAKING SURE THAT THEY’RE OK AND LITERALLY IS THE QUESTIONS ARE YOU DOING
OKAY, WHAT CAN WE DO FOR
YOU SO REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT
THAT EVERYBODY WANTS TO GET
BACK TOGETHER WE’RE GOING TO
CREATE THESE VIRTUAL
COMMUNITIES AND WE’RE WORKING
REALLY HARD TO
DO THAT.
>>BRUCE HAMILTON: I THINK AS A
PARENT AND HIS TEACHER WE’VE
BEEN TELLING OUR KIDS TO SPEND
MORE TIME ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
>> HAS TO BE OPPOSITE RIGHT NOW IT’S A WELCOME DISTRACTION SO EVERYBODY NEEDS IT AS WE ARE
DOING RIGHT TODAY, SO IT’S IT’S
A NEW
WAY NEXT AND WE’RE LEARNING HOW
TO DO IT BUT WE’RE LEARNING HOW
TO BE STRANGERS ONLINE WE’RE
GOING TO DO INTERVIEWS LEARN
HOW TO TEACH LEARNING OUT OF
THAT BUSINESS ON
MARCH SO IT’S A NEW DAY, BUT
YOU KNOW WE’RE JUST GOING TO BE
A BETTER SKILL TO SET OF
INDIVIDUALS AVENUE FOR IT SO
THAT’S THE POSITIVE PART
BECOMES A POSITIVE ATTITUDE IS
A MUST THESE DAYS DOCTORS
UMANSKY UNIT PRESIDENT THANKS