(Google Translate service is available at https://translate.google.com.)

Dear Colleagues and Students,

Purpose: Asking RTC community members to follow public health guidelines regarding travel and gatherings

As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches to give us a break from classes and work, I strongly urge our community members – particularly students, faculty, and staff on campus for hands-on instruction and work – to follow restrictions limiting gatherings to those from your household and avoiding travel over the holidays. While we may be frustrated and fatigued with COVID, the virus is not: in King County, cases have risen to dangerous new highs and hospitalizations are up.

Our top priority is to keep our community safe and healthy, and we don’t want anything to interrupt instruction or student success with just a few weeks left in the quarter.

Sacrifice now will pay off later. Future employers will be impressed with the determination and resilience students demonstrate while completing their education under these conditions and following work-place safety protocols. So please, “Give Thanks, Not COVID.”

Support

As always, do not come to campus if you feel sick, and strictly follow all our health protocols while on campus—and off.

Students: if you are worried about being in class, please don’t just stop showing up. Talk with your instructor or adviser so we can assist you in continuing your educational goals. Other resources include our Behavioral Health Services and the Learning Resource and Career Center. The Advising and Enrollment Services staff can help with any registration questions.

Faculty and staff: social isolation and health concerns weigh heavily upon many of us. If you need support, please contact the Human Resources staff, which can refer you to free resources.

Thanksgiving Holiday Schedule

Nov. 25: Hands-on instruction will occur as scheduled, but no college services will be available to students due to a mandatory furlough day for college staff and administrators.
Nov. 26-27: No classes and college closed.

Stay well and celebrate safely

Happy Thanksgiving,

Kevin

Kevin McCarthy
President