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Published March 24, 2020

Dear faculty and staff, 

ULM’s top priority is your health and safety, and we continue to take a proactive stance against the threat of COVID-19. Some building hours and student services have been updated to further protect our campus community. See below for information regarding updated building hours, student services, additional support for our students, and communication guidelines.  Thank you for your efforts and patience during this very trying time.  I realize you are being bombarded with information on this pandemic; however, I am committed to providing you the latest information about our university’s efforts.  I have also urged the vice presidents and deans to do the same with their respective divisions and colleges. 

Building Hours

• ULM Post Office:

• Monday - Thursday: 10:00am - 3:00pm
• Friday:  10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
• Pick-up and delivery service is not available at this time. Please take your mail and pick up your mail directly from the post office. All packages will be delivered by carriers to the post office also.

• University Library Computer Lab:

• Monday - Thursday: 7:30am - 5:00pm
• Friday: 7:30am - 4:30pm
• Effective Friday, March 27 at 4:30pm, the ULM Library will be closed until further notice. 

• Student Success Center Computer Lab:

• Effective, Saturday, March 28, the Student Success Center computer lab will be open daily Monday-Sunday 1:00pm - 5:00pm.
• Student Success Center Computer Lab hours are contingent upon demand. 

Student Services

ULM has moved most student services online.

• ULM Information Technology is prepared to help with online learning and technology resources. Visit https://ulm.edu/it/ for more information.
• The Write Place is taking virtual appointments. Students can click here to sign up.
• ULM Career Center is taking virtual appointments for career counseling. Click here for Career Center information.
• The Student Success Center is conducting virtual tutoring and supplemental instruction through Zoom. Use this link to make a tutoring appointment. Virtual advising is available through email or Zoom.
• The ULM Food Pantry is open Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 12:00pm – 3:00pm in the Activity Center. Students can knock on the door or call 318-342-5305 to enter.

 Additional support offered to students

• Housing and meal plan reimbursement: Students will be able to check out of university housing now through Sunday, March 29th. They will receive a 25 percent refund of housing and up to  25% for meals from this Spring semester’s cost if they check out properly and turn in their keys during this period of time. 
• Students that are currently on the first/full term payment plan will have their final payment date extended to May 5, so they have an additional month to complete transactions.

Communication guidelines

• When searching for information, we ask that all students, faculty, staff, and others in our community refer only to official University communications (ulm.edu/coronavirus, the official University social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram), not departmental social media platforms.
• We ask that campus-affiliated social media accounts share content from our University accounts in order to spread correct and consistent information about our University’s response.
• The Office of Academic Affairs has been and will continue to be in touch with deans as we discuss our response to this changing situation.
• All media inquiries should be forwarded to Kelsey Bohl (bohl@ulm.edu) and Hope Young (hyoung@ulm.edu).
• If you receive specific questions regarding novel coronavirus and the steps the University is taking, forward those questions to omc@ulm.edu.  University Communications will route the question to the right agency/person, and we will respond as quickly as we can. Do note that in these types of situations, it may take some time to respond. 

Thanks again for your efforts.  I am very proud of the manner our campus community has responded to this unprecedented event.