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REMINDER: Don’t forget to schedule your COVID test and get your booster by 2/18/22

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Arrival Testing Required for Spring Semester: Schedule Now

All students, faculty, staff, and approved vendors are required to participate in arrival testing at the beginning of the spring 2022 semester.

All members of the Oberlin community who will be on campus are required to test during arrival testing days regardless of whether they have been present on campus through Winter Term.

Arrival Testing*

Friday, February 11 through Monday, February 21 in Hales Gymnasium, by appointment only

*Arrival tests are asymptomatic PCR tests with an anticipated three- to four-day return rate for results. 

Access the COVID-19 Test Appointment Scheduling task in OberView.

If you have been on campus through Winter Term, or are a faculty, staff, or approved vendor, please schedule your test as soon as possible between Friday, February 11, and Tuesday, February 15. 

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Booster Shot Deadline is February 18

The deadline to get your booster shot is fast approaching! All students, faculty, and staff are required to obtain a booster shot and upload proof of vaccination by February 18. Those who are not yet qualified for a booster because of the date of their last vaccination or recent COVID infection are expected to receive a booster when eligible. Please inform the appropriate office if this applies to you (students: inform obiesafe@oberlin.edu; employees: inform Human Resources).

How to upload your booster vaccination proof:

For more information please visit the Winter 2021-22 FAQs.

[Re-posted & Extended] IDEA Committee Survey Regarding Workplace Amenities

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Established employees at the OC Libraries know that there are a wide variety of avenues we can take to secure workplace-related amenities. It feels like over the years, we develop a “sixth sense” about what sort of things are appropriate to ask of our department heads, of CIT, of Bill Ruth, etc. However, this information is not well-documented or codified, and especially for new employees, these resources may not be altogether obvious.

The IDEA Committee would like to address this problem by creating this documentation for current and future employees. Please help us in our efforts by answering the survey locations located here.

To clarify, by “workplace amenities” we are referring to equipment, tools, software, etc. that improves your working environment. These should not rise to the level of requests that fall under ADA accommodations. These must be taken up with Human Resources, and the form for those requests can be found here.

Please complete the survey by the new updated due date of Friday, February 11th! Thank you so much for your participation.

Let’s talk about Email Etiquette @ Work

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We understand the massive amount of emails received in a day.

However, it’s important for those sending emails (especially your supervisor) to get responses back in a timely manner (same day response).

Attached are a collection of HBR articles regarding email etiquette, which includes tips on how to write a better email, how to stop email from controlling your day and more.

One has a video on YouTube here! 

TIP#1: It’s important and respectful to address the person you are sending the email to.  Otherwise the receipent may not read it (or get back in a timely way) since it’s not really addressed to them. Why wouldn’t you use their name?

TIP#2: If you wouldn’t publish/write it on the front page of the NYT don’t put it in an email.

TIP #3: There’s no need to send an email outside of business hours now that you can schedule your email to be sent when you want.  Ask Michael McFarlin if you don’t know how or look here for instructions. 

 

 

IDEA Committee Survey Regarding Workplace Amenities

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Established employees at the OC Libraries know that there are a wide variety of avenues we can take to secure workplace-related amenities. It feels like over the years, we develop a “sixth sense” about what sort of things are appropriate to ask of our department heads, of CIT, of Bill Ruth, etc. However, this information is not well-documented or codified, and especially for new employees, these resources may not be altogether obvious.

The IDEA Committee would like to address this problem by creating this documentation for current and future employees. Please help us in our efforts by answering the survey locations located here.

To clarify, by “workplace amenities” we are referring to equipment, tools, software, etc. that improves your working environment. These should not rise to the level of requests that fall under ADA accommodations. These must be taken up with Human Resources, and the form for those requests can be found here.

Please complete the survey by Friday, January 21st! Thank you so much for your participation.