LeTourneau University is operating in accordance with Governor Abbott’s March 19, 2020 executive order. Only essential employees should be working from their University offices or workspaces. All other employees should be working from home until further notice. All recommended safety practices are currently being implemented on the residential campus.

 

Today’s communication includes information about social distancing guidelines in the workplace, access to residential campus buildings and Belcher Center events.

 

Social Distancing Guidelines for the Workplace

 

Please listen to and follow the directions of your state and local authorities. When in doubt, check the CDC guidelines.

 

In the office:

 

ONLY essential personnel should work from their campus office or workspace
Use telephone, online conferencing, email and instant messaging to conduct business, even if in the same building
Space workers, stagger work schedules, limit in person meetings only to those that cannot be conducted in any other format
Eliminate large work-related gatherings (staff meetings)
Telework when at all possible
Accommodate distancing in break areas, eat at your desk
Avoid person to person contact-shaking hands, hugging, fist bumps, etc.
If face to face meetings are unavoidable; minimize the meeting time, meet in a large room with at least six feet of distance separation
Check your temperature before arriving at work each day and do not go to work if your temperature is elevated.
Travel:

 

Avoid discretionary travel (shopping trips, social visits)
Postpone non-essential work travel (domestic and/or international)
Check CDC guidelines
The goal of the 15-day lockdown is to keep your germs to yourself so that we slow the spread.  This is the concept of “flattening the curve”.

 

Cleaning:

 

Wipe down desk, keyboards, doorknobs, light switches, phones before leaving the office each day with Clorox wipes or spray with Lysol
Avoid touching eyes, nose, mouth with unwashed hands
Regular disinfecting of common areas, i.e. breakrooms, coffee pots, counter tops, door handles
Wash your hands after blowing your nose, sneezing, coughing using the restroom, before eating and preparing food, after contact with animals or pets; before and after providing care for a person who needs assistance (child)
Stay home and contact your medical provider:

 

If you feel sick
If anyone at home is sick or feeling sick
If you are older, stay home and away from other people. If someone in your home tests positive for the virus – keep entire household at home!  No work, no school, no daycare, no anything!

 

Access to Residential Campus and Buildings

 

For the remainder of this week (March 16-22) the following access will be in place:

 

Green Street Gate – Closed

Belcher Center – Key and Prox Card Access

Education Building – Key Access

Glaske Building – North and South Entrances open 8 AM – 5 PM; Key Access After Hours

Heath-Hardwick Hall – Key Access

Longview Hall – North Entrance Open 8 AM – 5 PM; Key Access After Hours

Nursing Building – First Floor Open 8 AM – 5 PM; Key Access After Hours

Solheim – Key Access

Student Center – Open 7:45 AM – 5 PM; Prox Card Access After Hours for Authorized Employees

 

Beginning Monday, March 23rd the following access will be in place:

 

Green Street Gate – Closed

Belcher Center – Key and Prox Card Access

Education Building – Key Access

Glaske Building – Key Access

Heath-Hardwick Hall – Key Access

Longview Hall – Key Access

Nursing Building –Key Access

Solheim – Key Access

Student Center – 8 AM – 5 PM Student Prox Access; 24/7 Prox Card Access for Authorized Employees

 

The LeTourneau University campus library building is closed but library services remain available for students, faculty and staff.

 

Belcher Center Events

 

The LeTourneau University Belcher Center has cancelled all public performances and events beginning today, March 17, through May 9, 2020.

 

We are in uncharted water with the potential effects of the pandemic in our community. The health and safety of our patrons, volunteers and community are our top priorities and we have not made this decision lightly. We understand that the cancellation of events brings disappointments and frustrations and we will continue to monitor this developing situation and provide updates about shows and events beyond May 9 through our Facebook page, website at www.belchercenter.com, and email updates. Patrons with tickets for the impacted shows will be contacted directly.

 

Our March 28, Yesterday and Today: Beatles Interactive Experience performance has been rescheduled for July 18, 2020. As an encouragement for the Summer and a much-needed boost to morale we will be lowering our ticket prices for the Y&T performance on July 18 and issuing refunds for the difference to existing ticket holders. We hope those of you who have purchased tickets will hang with us and those of you who have not can “Come Together,” and we can all say “Here Comes the Sun,” with a summer Beatles party. 

 

Tickets for events beyond May 9 will remain on sale.

 

Our goal is to make decisions now with an eye towards the long-term ability to move forward once the pandemic has stabilized.