Majority of Emeritus Institute Classes
to Resume Meeting Online/Remotely by 3/30

Update from March 22, 2020
FROM:
Dan Predoehl, M.Ed
Assistant Dean: Extended Learning
Director: Emeritus Institute


Dear Saddleback College Emeritus Institute Students:

Due to the unprecedented situation in which we all find ourselves, it is my absolute hope each of you takes all necessary precautions to maintain social distance and to keep our community safe.

As of March 13th, all Emeritus Institute courses have stopped meeting in person, until at least May 1st.

The majority of Emeritus Institute courses will now be held online/remotely starting on or before March 30, 2020.

You may have already received emails from your faculty members indicating their courses are starting online earlier than the 30th. This has been approved. For all other courses, we anticipate the majority of courses ready to start online, at a minimal capacity, by 3/30/20.

Faculty will be utilizing a few different formats for continuing Emeritus courses online.

  1. Email - please check your Saddleback College Email and Personal email regularly for lesson plans, lectures, and helpful content associated with your classes.
  2. Zoom.com - online video conferencing. Click here to learn how to set up a zoom account.
  3. Canvas - This is the College's online learning software. You can click here to login to Canvas with your username and password.

In the interest of creating an easier transition to online education, we have included your Student ID Username and Student ID Number below. Please protect this personal information.

  • Here is your Student Username: (Student Username not listed; please email - scstudenthelp@saddleback.edu

  • Your Saddleback email address is: @saddleback.edu

  • The student email address formula is username@saddleback.edu



  • Here is your Student ID Number: (Student ID Number not listed; please email - scstudenthelp@saddleback.edu



We understand not every student will be able to participate in online classes. However, due to the constraints of not meeting in person, our goal is to meet our mission as much as possible. Our mission still is to promote lifelong learning by providing academically rigorous, mentally stimulating, socially engaging, and health improving courses for older adults throughout south Orange County.

If you know fellow students who are not able to participate online, I encourage you to call them and discuss what you are learning in class.

Finally, during this time, I ask for you to be patient with your faculty members, fellow students, and with our office. Faculty and staff are now working from home and adapting to a new way of teaching and serving students.

The best way to contact the Emeritus Institute office is through our email address: scemeritus@saddleback.edu. You may call our office number at 949-582-4835 and leave a voicemail. A staff member will return your call by the next business day.


Thank you, and please expect to hear more from your faculty members.

Dan
Precautions
We highly recommend following the CDC's precautionary steps below:

  • Stay home when you are sick.
  • Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom; before eating; and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.
  • If soap and water are not readily available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol. Always wash hands with soap and water if hands are visibly dirty.
  • Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.
  • Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, throw the tissue in the trash, then wash your hands
  • Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces using a regular household cleaning spray or wipe.
  • Follow CDC’s recommendations for using a facemask.
  • CDC does not recommend that people who are well wear a facemask to protect themselves from respiratory diseases, including COVID-19.
  • Facemasks should be used by people who show symptoms of COVID-19 to help prevent the spread of the disease to others. The use of facemasks is also crucial for health workers and people who are taking care of someone in close settings (at home or in a health care facility).

Please continue to follow precautionary measures to limit the spread of disease as it relates to COVID-19:

Additional Resources
Saddleback College Emeritus Institute

scemeritus@saddleback.edu

949-582-4835