Office of the Provost

Academic Update — August 2020

August 26, 2020 • Office of the Provost

As a reminder. . . ALL educational activities of the School of Public Health will be conducted remotely through December 2020.

Orientation Activities

Join me in welcoming our incoming students!

August 6^th from 9-11 am (PA students) and August 12^th from 8:30 am–10:30 am (Pharmacy students)

• • Student packets will be distributed in the CBH garage
    • Packets include technology packages, t-shirts, ID badges, and personal protective equipment.
    • Anticipate approximately 30-40 cars per hour entering Darcy Street during this time (the HSC Police Dept will assist with traffic flow.)
  • Basic Life Support sessions held in IREB 2^nd floor, 8 am–5 pm (Pharmacy students)
• August 25-31 (MD students)
  • Basic Life Support sessions held in IREB 379
  • Sessions scheduled 12:30 pm–5:30 pm (except a 7:30 am start time on 8/25)

External Events

• August 13th USMLE, MET 124/125, 8 am–5 pm
• August 27th USMLE, MET 124/125, 8 am–5 pm

Peak Campus-Based Learning Days

Following are dates when we anticipate a larger volume of people in our buildings involved with in-person learning activities. These will typically be broken into small group activities that report to rooms at scheduled times:

 Week One

Wednesday, August 5^th and Friday, August 7th

• TCOM students, MET 1^st and 4^th floors, 1 pm-5 pm

Week Two

Wednesday, August 12^th and Friday, August 14th

• TCOM students, MET 1^st and 4^th floors, 1 pm-5 pm
• Pharmacy students, IREB 2^nd floor, 8 am-5 pm
• PT students, EAD 5^th floor and MET 5^th floor, 8 am-5 pm

Week Three

Thursday, August 20th

• • TCOM students, MET 1^st and 4^th floors, 1 pm-5 pm
  • PT students, MET 5^th floor, 8 am-5 pm; Anatomy RES 8 am – noon
  • Pharmacy, IREB 2^nd floor, 8 am-5 pm

Week Four

Tuesday, August 25th

• TCOM students, MET 1^st and 4^th floors, 1 pm-5 pm
• MD students, IREB 3^rd floor, 7:30 am–5 pm
• Wednesday, August 26th
• TCOM students, MET 1^st and 4^th floors, 1-5 pm; Anatomy Lab RES, 3 pm-5 pm
• MD students, IREB 3^rd floor, 12:30pm – 5:30 pm
• PT students, Anatomy Lab RES, 8 am – noon
• Thursday, August 27th
• TCOM students, MET 1^st and 4^th floors, Anatomy Lab RES, 1 pm-5 pm
• MD students, IREB 3^rd floor, 12:30 pm – 5:30 pm
• PT students, MET 5^th floor, 8 am-5 pm

Friday, August 28th

• PT students, EAD 5^th floor and MET 5^th floor, 8 am-5 pm
• TCOM students, MET 1^st and 4^th floors, Anatomy Lab RES, 1 pm-5 pm
• TCOM students, IREB 2^nd floor, 7:45 am–12:00 pm
• MD students, IREB 3^rd floor, 4 pm-5:30 pm
• Monday, August 31st
• TCOM students, Anatomy Lab RES, 1 pm-5 pm
• TCOM students, MET 1^st and 4^th floors, 8 am-5 pm
• MD students, IREB 3^rd floor, 12:30 pm-5:30 pm
• PT students, Anatomy Lab RES, 8 am-12:00 pm

 The Lewis Library

• The library will remain closed at this time. Library services will continue to be delivered online and updates regarding its reopening will be posted on the library website.
• In the interim, additional quiet study space will be available for student use from 8 am-5 pm, Monday-Friday in the following areas:
  • MET 124 (except Thursday, August 13^th and Thursday, August 27^th)
  • IREB 250 (except Friday, August 14^th)
  • EAD 108 and 514

Services and resources currently available:

Coursera Learning Management System for UNT System

• We now can utilize UNT MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) for FREE through December 31, 2020.
• Provides access to approx. 3,800 non-credit courses that can be used as a great resource for high quality, supplemental content for our HSC online courses.
• Link to Coursera Courses

 One University Studio

• Open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays by appointment only
• Email oneuniversitystudio@unthsc.edu for more information

 The Torched Apron

• Located on the 1^st floor in the IREB
• Open for lunch Monday-Friday, 11 am-1:30 pm
  

HSC Student Health Clinic

• Virtual patient visits are available Monday-Friday
• In-Person visits are available Monday-Thursday
• Call 817-735-5051 to schedule an appointment

HSC Food Pantry

• Located in Student Services Bldg
• Monday-Friday, 8 am-5 pm

COVID-19 Update

As a reminder, masks are required on all UNT System campuses (including the HSC) as well as all public spaces in Tarrant County.

For more information and the latest updates regarding COVID-19, visit our website.