(1) Registration Announcement for Summer 2020 (Degree and Certificate Students)
(2) Pronouns 101 Workshop – Tuesday, March 17 (Institute Wide)
(3) MBTA Schedule Change (Institute Wide)
(4) Faculty Workshop: Fixing Online Discussions – Thursday, March 26 (Faculty)
(5) Food and Emergency Preparedness Resources (Students)
(6) Community Call: First-Hand Accounts of Racism and Coronavirus (Institute Wide)
(7) Partners in Excellence (PIE) Awards Ceremony – Postponed (Faculty & Staff)
(1) Registration Announcement for Summer 2020 (Degree and Certificate Students)
From Jim Vitagliano, Office of Enrollment Services
Registration for Summer 2020 classes opened on Monday, March 16 at 12:01 a.m. and closes on Friday, April 3 at 11:59 p.m.
All students who will continue their studies in the Summer of 2020 will need to be registered for Summer 2020 classes during these dates. Late registration carries the possibility of being assessed a late registration fee as described in our
Fee Schedule page on our website.
For instructions on completing the registration process, please open, download, and review the
Registration Guide for Summer 2020. This guide will explain registration procedures for each of our Schools/Programs in detail.
Specific questions about classes and class times should be directed to your specific School/Program office. Registration processing questions can be directed to the
Registrar’s Office.
Students with any type of a “hold” on their record (financial, administrative, etc.) will not be allowed to register until all holds are lifted.
(2) Pronouns 101 Workshop – Tuesday, March 17 (Institute Wide)
From the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Would you like to learn more about Gender pronouns? How can you share your pronouns? How can you ask someone else about their pronouns? Learn all this and more at our Pronouns 101 workshop on Tuesday, March 17, Noon–1:00 p.m. Join us via
Zoom.
(3) MBTA Schedule Change (Institute Wide)
From Paul Murphy, Office of Strategic Communications
At the start of service on Tuesday, March 17, the MBTA will run with reduced service due to the decrease in passengers. The subway, bus routes, and silver line will run on a Saturday schedule.
View reduced service commuter rail schedules. There will be no ferry service. There are no planned services changes for the RIDE.
View more information.
(4) Faculty Workshop: Fixing Online Discussions – Thursday, March 26 (Faculty)
From Tony Sindelar, Office of the Provost
Are your discussion boards a chore to develop and manage? Are you and your students frustrated with the quality of conversations? Do you ever wonder if there’s a better way? Join the instructional designers online for a hands-on workshop on Thursday, March 26 at 1:00 p.m. We’ll discuss common online discussion challenges, strategies, and quick fixes to get you (and your students!) back on track. Bring one of your discussion board prompts to share and revise with the group.
Register.
(5) Food and Emergency Preparedness Resources (Students)
From Dr. Kimberly Truong, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Dr. Jack Gormley, Office of Student and Alumni Services
The Office of Student and Alumni Services and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are working together to compile a list of
food resources as well as
emergency preparedness resources. Please also reach out to us if you have challenges with accessing food and supplies or would like to chat about other supports. DEI will have more regular open office hours for anyone who would like to connect on Zoom or via telephone. We will also move programming online. Please stay tuned to
IHP Daily News for updates.
(6) Community Call: First-Hand Accounts of Racism and Coronavirus (Institute Wide)
From Dr. Kimberly Truong, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The Asian American Feminist Collective is putting together a zine documenting and exploring the radicalized anxiety of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Share your experience by Wednesday, March 18.
(7) Partners in Excellence (PIE) Awards Ceremony – Postponed (Faculty & Staff)
From the Office of Human Resources
The IHP 2019 Partners in Excellence (PIE) Awards ceremony that was scheduled for Tuesday, March 17 is postponed. We look forward to joining together as a community later this spring to recognize and celebrate our fellow colleagues being recognized.
