WEBVTT 1 00:00:05.359 --> 00:00:07.919 This year my job is to help ensure the health and 2 00:00:07.919 --> 00:00:12.719 safety of our community but I can't do this alone. While we can't 3 00:00:12.719 --> 00:00:15.120 eliminate the risk of returning to grounds, 4 00:00:15.120 --> 00:00:18.640 we can each do our part to keep each other healthy. 5 00:00:18.640 --> 00:00:22.800 Together, we need to advocate for a culture of responsibility 6 00:00:22.800 --> 00:00:27.599 not only for ourselves, but for the safety and well-being of everyone. 7 00:00:27.599 --> 00:00:30.880 We are finally back, but we know this year is going to be a different one 8 00:00:30.880 --> 00:00:33.760 and it's going to require us to reimagine what our daily lives on 9 00:00:33.760 --> 00:00:36.559 Grounds look like. We all want to go back to the lives we 10 00:00:36.559 --> 00:00:39.680 remember, but pretending like everything is normal will put people's lives at 11 00:00:39.680 --> 00:00:41.840 risk. We need to strike a balance between 12 00:00:41.840 --> 00:00:45.120 being safe and being human. I'm still planning on connecting with 13 00:00:45.120 --> 00:00:48.879 friends, celebrating the 'Hoos, and enjoying grounds this fall. We just 14 00:00:48.879 --> 00:00:51.440 need to find ways to still do the things we love, 15 00:00:51.440 --> 00:00:55.600 like eating lunch on the lawn six-feet apart. 16 00:00:56.480 --> 00:00:59.760 Social interaction is a central part of the university experience, 17 00:00:59.760 --> 00:01:03.199 but we will need to change how we socialize in order to reduce the risk to 18 00:01:03.199 --> 00:01:06.159 the university and Charlottesville community. I still 19 00:01:06.159 --> 00:01:10.240 want to socialize so I do so outside in small groups and I'm careful to stay six- 20 00:01:10.240 --> 00:01:13.200 feet apart. I can enjoy myself more knowing that I'm 21 00:01:13.200 --> 00:01:16.560 keeping the people i love safe. I've also realized that spending 22 00:01:16.560 --> 00:01:20.000 time in smaller groups can be a great opportunity to get even closer to the 23 00:01:20.000 --> 00:01:24.400 people who really matter to me. With that being said, protect others and 24 00:01:24.400 --> 00:01:28.640 protect yourself. Possible assumptions about whether the people around you are 25 00:01:28.640 --> 00:01:30.560 at risk, don't mean you aren't putting them in 26 00:01:30.560 --> 00:01:33.119 harm's way. Are you willing to put your friends, 27 00:01:33.119 --> 00:01:36.799 classmates, and professors in danger? As UVA students, 28 00:01:36.799 --> 00:01:40.960 it's our responsibility to follow university and public health guidelines. 29 00:01:40.960 --> 00:01:44.880 Behaving in a way that repeatedly, intentionally, or recklessly endangers 30 00:01:44.880 --> 00:01:49.439 the health and safety of others will result in disciplinary action. Unity 31 00:01:49.440 --> 00:01:53.200 is one of the five pillars of our men's basketball program and we have to do 32 00:01:53.200 --> 00:01:56.160 this together. Look out for your fellow 'Hoos. Get 33 00:01:56.160 --> 00:02:02.160 tested if you have symptoms, report to student health, and quarantine. 34 00:02:02.799 --> 00:02:06.320 Over the summer we've been working hard to make sure our buildings and 35 00:02:06.320 --> 00:02:09.599 classrooms are as safe as possible for your return 36 00:02:09.599 --> 00:02:13.599 to Grounds. We've marked places to enter and to exit 37 00:02:13.599 --> 00:02:18.800 buildings in order to minimize contact as well as reordered seating 38 00:02:18.800 --> 00:02:23.120 arrangements and set signs for required separation. 39 00:02:23.120 --> 00:02:26.400 We've always known cleanliness is important but now more than ever 40 00:02:26.400 --> 00:02:30.400 good hygiene is a must. Make sure to wash and sanitize your hands, 41 00:02:30.400 --> 00:02:35.120 cover when you cough or sneeze, and stay home when you're sick. 42 00:02:35.200 --> 00:02:38.239 One of the most effective ways to stop the spread of coronavirus 43 00:02:38.239 --> 00:02:42.319 is by wearing a mask. This year all students will be required to wear 44 00:02:42.319 --> 00:02:46.400 face coverings. And I ask that you not only wear them when on grounds, but also 45 00:02:46.400 --> 00:02:50.000 when in the Charlottesville community. When thinking about coronavirus we have 46 00:02:50.000 --> 00:02:53.280 to talk about equity. And it's important to note that black, 47 00:02:53.280 --> 00:02:56.720 brown, and low-income communities are disproportionately affected by 48 00:02:56.720 --> 00:02:59.599 coronavirus. So, when we talk about being a good 49 00:02:59.599 --> 00:03:02.239 neighbor to the Charlottesville community it's so important that you 50 00:03:02.239 --> 00:03:07.360 wear a mask because you could be saving lives. Like many of the faculty and staff 51 00:03:07.360 --> 00:03:11.040 at the university we all go home to families and we all 52 00:03:11.040 --> 00:03:15.120 want to be sure they stay healthy. Many of our family 53 00:03:15.120 --> 00:03:18.319 members include high-risk individuals and it is 54 00:03:18.319 --> 00:03:22.720 our job to protect them. Real talk it's important that during 55 00:03:22.720 --> 00:03:25.440 this outbreak we're able to determine who's been 56 00:03:25.440 --> 00:03:29.920 infected by or has been exposed to the virus 57 00:03:29.920 --> 00:03:33.840 that's how we can properly contain it. So listen up! 58 00:03:33.840 --> 00:03:37.680 Cooperate with the health department if they contact you about a potential 59 00:03:37.680 --> 00:03:42.000 exposure. it's just as important for you to protect your friends 60 00:03:42.000 --> 00:03:47.599 as it is for me to protect my family. Every day please think about how your 61 00:03:47.599 --> 00:03:52.959 actions will impact others. UVA isn't complete without you. 62 00:03:52.959 --> 00:03:56.799 Do your part to keep us together, to keep us learning, 63 00:03:56.799 --> 00:04:02.400 to keep us building long lasting relationships, to keep us healthy.