It’s energizing to be again on campuses for an in-person, New Regular fall semester. I’m educating two lessons this semester, I’m cheering on Setters athletes in Pleasantville and applauding PPA performances in New York Metropolis, and I’m having fun with the serendipity of bumping into college students, mates, and colleagues in elevators and on walkways. I hope the brand new semester is off to as inspiring a begin for all of you because it has been for me.
As we embark on the brand new yr, my essential focus is on persevering with to construct a powerful Tempo College by guiding the implementation of our strategic plan, Tempo Ahead. As all the time, two cornerstones of our work are investing in graduate, interdisciplinary, and mixed diploma packages to satisfy market demand and persevering with our progress on DEI initiatives and our work to develop into an anti-racist establishment.
Past these foundational efforts, we now have 4 priorities for this tutorial yr. The primary is constructing out the Tempo Path throughout all undergraduate packages and guaranteeing every undergraduate has the chance to finish two experiential actions earlier than commencement. The second is supporting and investing within the individuals who work at Tempo by bettering our tradition of collaboration addressing priorities recognized within the Nice Schools outcomes. The third is bettering administrative processes to make it simpler to get our work performed, addressing each student-facing and employee-facing processes. And the fourth is finishing building on 15 Beekman Avenue and creating plans for One Tempo Plaza East, as we proceed to spend money on our bodily atmosphere to satisfy our tutorial wants throughout all three campuses.
Employees and school, I encourage you to affix subsequent week’s Group Dialog, the place we’ll start dialogue of our collaborative work on these priorities.
I additionally wish to be aware that October is nationwide Emotional Wellness Month. At Tempo, we now have renewed our dedication to advancing psychological well being and wellbeing amongst our college students, college, and employees, particularly in wake of the pandemic. We provide programming and assist for each our pupil and worker communities, and I encourage you to reap the benefits of them.
Lastly, like lots of you I’ve watched the scenes of devastation from Puerto Rico, Florida, and elsewhere within the southeast in latest weeks. For these of you from the affected areas, or with mates or household there, we ship all our greatest needs for a speedy restoration.
Have autumn. Have semester. And, particularly in Emotional Wellbeing Month, do what it’s good to do to maintain yourselves.
