{"version":"https:\/\/jsonfeed.org\/version\/1.1","title":"Dean of Student Living and Wellness","home_page_url":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-student-living-and-wellness\/news\/","feed_url":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-student-living-and-wellness\/wp-json\/feed\/v1\/posts","description":"Vassar College","user_comment":"To add this feed to your JSON feed reader, please copy the following URL \u2014 https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-student-living-and-wellness\/wp-json\/feed\/v1\/posts \u2014 and add it your reader.","language":"en-US","items":[{"id":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-student-living-and-wellness\/?p=165","url":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-student-living-and-wellness\/2021\/09\/23\/overnight-guests-and-expectations\/","title":"Overnight Guests and Expectations","content_html":"<!-- Inserted by Dropdownizer plugin. Forces video embeds contained in dropdowns to have a size --><style>.dropdownizer__dropdown iframe { width: 100% !important; height: 100% !important; }<\/style>\n<p>Just in case you missed it\u2014here is the <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/T34PD84wdHDuqgJ47\">overnight guest registration\u00a0form<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vassar College welcomes your guest(s) to campus and would like to make you\/them aware of the following expectations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><meta charset=\"utf-8\">Student and overnight guests must check in at the ROC and&nbsp;show negative&nbsp;Covid Test<\/li><li>The host is responsible for guest(s) conduct and must accompany them at all times.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Only two guests per host.<\/li><li>Overnight guests are allowed a 3-day 2 night maximum stay on campus<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In community,<br>Dean Luis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luis Jimenez Inoa, Ph.D.<br>he.him.his.<br>Vassar College<br>Associate Dean of the College,&nbsp;<br>Student Living and Wellness<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:inoa@vassar.edu\" target=\"_blank\">inoa@vassar.edu<\/a><br>@vcdeanluis<\/p>\n","date_published":"2021-09-23T18:22:58+00:00","date_modified":"2024-02-07T21:28:33+00:00","authors":[{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6027a0d308294dc71252942e85c4c34391bc217d71895e1f81e30829feff2bcf?s=512&d=mm&r=g"}],"tags":[],"author":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6027a0d308294dc71252942e85c4c34391bc217d71895e1f81e30829feff2bcf?s=512&d=mm&r=g"}},{"id":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-student-living-and-wellness\/?p=130","url":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-student-living-and-wellness\/2021\/01\/12\/spring-2021-return\/","title":"Spring 2021 Return","content_html":"<!-- Inserted by Dropdownizer plugin. Forces video embeds contained in dropdowns to have a size --><style>.dropdownizer__dropdown iframe { width: 100% !important; height: 100% !important; }<\/style>\n<p>Dear Students,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope you are well. We are writing to communicate the plans to return to campus for Spring 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students are assigned a return date based on the last digit of their 999#. The intention here is to create a manageable and safe transition back to campus that accounts for testing and a gradual return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th>Ending in<\/th><th>Return Date<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>0<\/td><td>2\/1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1<\/td><td>2\/2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>2\/3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>2\/4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>2\/5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>2\/6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>2\/7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>2\/8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>2\/9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>2\/10<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Testing:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students will need to obtain a COVID test before arrival on-campus. We will provide you with Information about acceptable tests in January. Students will be given a first on-campus test upon arrival and then tested again four days later. If you fail to obtain a COVID test within 72\u2013hours of your arrival in New York State, you will need to quarantine upon arrival for 14 days. Testing protocols are subject to change based on orders issued by the Governor of New York State. If you test positive for COVID after November 1, 2020, please contact Health Services at&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:+18454375800\"><a href=\"tel:+18454375800\">(845) 437-5800<\/a><\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:health@vassar.edu\">health@vassar.edu<\/a>&nbsp;to discuss your future COVID testing schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keys:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students will be able to pick up keys between 9 am and 4 pm on the assigned date. Students arriving after 4 pm will be housed in a hotel for the night and then return to the campus and tested the next day. Students can only move into their rooms after the first test on campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Request change of date:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to request arriving on a different date,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1XPfWOVk0IEzG1ErgGg7_OHAG4PXpCMCk-8OWd0MSkmo\/edit\"><strong>fill out this form<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;due by January 15th, 2021. It is important to know up front that it may not be possible to accommodate the request. Arrival date requests prior to February 1st or after February 10th will not be accepted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Roommates:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are asking students who share the same sleeping space (roommates, not housemates) to communicate with one another and choose a single date. For example, Luis and Carlos are roommates. Luis\u2019 999 ends in 0 (2\/1) and Carlos\u2019 999 ends in 5 (2\/6). Luis and Carlos are expected to talk and choose to either return on 2\/1 or 2\/6. They select 2\/6. Luis then&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1XPfWOVk0IEzG1ErgGg7_OHAG4PXpCMCk-8OWd0MSkmo\/edit\"><strong>fills out this form<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;no later than January 15th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Visa and health issues<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students with visa issues and\/or with documented health concerns that necessitate arriving after February 10th can&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1XPfWOVk0IEzG1ErgGg7_OHAG4PXpCMCk-8OWd0MSkmo\/edit\"><strong>request to do so using this form<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Remote for Spring 2021?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are planning to learn remotely next semester and have not already done so,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cm.maxient.com\/reportingform.php?VassarCollege&amp;layout_id=8\">please fill out the remote learning form.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Live off-campus?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you live off-campus and plan to learn in-person, you would still need to arrive back in Poughkeepsie by the 10th, so that you could be tested on the day of arrival and then again 4 days later. This will enable you to attend in-person classes on the very first day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Good luck with your finals. We hope you get to relax and restore during the upcoming break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In community,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dean Luis and the Dean of the College area<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luis Jimenez Inoa, Ph.D.<br>he.him.his.<br>Vassar College<br>Associate Dean of the College,<br>Student Living and Wellness<br><a href=\"mailto:inoa@vassar.edu\">inoa@vassar.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>@vcdeanluis<\/p>\n","date_published":"2021-01-12T19:24:00+00:00","date_modified":"2021-06-10T19:25:39+00:00","authors":[{"name":"eprunier","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/be635ec26808920b3b2972aa31df8f4d90446f0ff287f57764f40d7fe5d9db1f?s=512&d=mm&r=g"}],"tags":[],"author":{"name":"eprunier","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/be635ec26808920b3b2972aa31df8f4d90446f0ff287f57764f40d7fe5d9db1f?s=512&d=mm&r=g"}},{"id":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-student-living-and-wellness\/?p=134","url":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-student-living-and-wellness\/2016\/12\/20\/transitions-a-program-for-first-generation-low-income-and-undocumented-students\/","title":"Transitions: A Program for First Generation, Low Income, and Undocumented Students","content_html":"<!-- Inserted by Dropdownizer plugin. Forces video embeds contained in dropdowns to have a size --><style>.dropdownizer__dropdown iframe { width: 100% !important; height: 100% !important; }<\/style>\n<p>Transitions, a program for first-generation, low-income, and\/or undocumented students at Vassar, begins with a six-day pre-orientation experience and continues throughout the students\u2019 Vassar careers with an ongoing peer mentoring program.<\/p>\n","date_published":"2016-12-20T19:30:00+00:00","date_modified":"2021-06-10T19:31:09+00:00","authors":[{"name":"eprunier","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/be635ec26808920b3b2972aa31df8f4d90446f0ff287f57764f40d7fe5d9db1f?s=512&d=mm&r=g"}],"tags":[],"author":{"name":"eprunier","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/be635ec26808920b3b2972aa31df8f4d90446f0ff287f57764f40d7fe5d9db1f?s=512&d=mm&r=g"}},{"id":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-student-living-and-wellness\/?p=138","url":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-student-living-and-wellness\/2016\/09\/28\/meet-vassars-new-dean-of-students-adriana-di-bartolo\/","title":"Meet Vassar\u2019s New Dean of Students, Adriana di Bartolo","content_html":"<!-- Inserted by Dropdownizer plugin. Forces video embeds contained in dropdowns to have a size --><style>.dropdownizer__dropdown iframe { width: 100% !important; height: 100% !important; }<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-student-living-and-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/06\/adriana-di-bartolo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-student-living-and-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/06\/adriana-di-bartolo.jpg 400w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-student-living-and-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/06\/adriana-di-bartolo-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-student-living-and-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/06\/adriana-di-bartolo-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption>Adriana di Bartolo, Dean of Students \/ Photo: Buck Lewis<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Until she was named Vassar\u2019s Dean of Students this summer, Adriana di Bartolo spent almost her whole life in southern California. \u201cI\u2019m a Valley Girl and I own it,\u201d she quips. di Bartolo earned a BA degree in hotel and restaurant management from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff in 2000, then moved on to Claremont (CA) Graduate University, earning a master\u2019s in applied women\u2019s studies in 2008 and a PhD in higher education studies and student affairs in 2013. In 2011, di Bartolo became the founding director of the Queer Resource Center of the Claremont Colleges. She was subsequently promoted to Acting Associate Dean of Students for Personal Success and Wellness. Music has always been one of di Bartolo\u2019s passions, and she comes by it honestly. Her father was a bass player in Doc Severinsen\u2019s Tonight Show Band from 1973 to 1993. Less than two weeks into the fall semester, she talked about becoming the college\u2019s newest dean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q.<\/strong>&nbsp; You grew up in California, went to college in Arizona and earned your graduate degrees and held your first two jobs in sunny southern California. What prompted you to seek this job at Vassar in the wintry Northeast? What had you heard about Vassar that made the job attractive to you?<br><strong>A.<\/strong>&nbsp; Vassar has a reputation as an extremely progressive institution, and it was important to me to be at a place where I could be out. In addition, I appreciate the value of a liberal arts education. I went to a big university (Northern Arizona), and I didn\u2019t have the support there that I needed to truly succeed and thrive. Vassar has a rich tradition as a small, caring institution. I want to be the person for our students here at Vassar that I didn\u2019t have at NAU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q.<\/strong>\u00a0 What\u2019s it been like getting to know Vassar students and others in the community? What has surprised or impressed you the most?<br><strong>A.<\/strong>\u00a0 I\u2019ve been overwhelmed by the kindness of everyone on the staff and by the excitement and enthusiasm of the students. I visited every dorm on Move-in Day; it was wild, and I have the selfies to prove it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q.<\/strong>&nbsp; You have an extensive background in addressing LGBTQ issues. What challenges do LGBTQ students still face here, and how will you address them?<br><strong>A.<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;Well, first of all, I intend to be quite visible when it comes to being out as well as addressing and confronting issues that LGBTQ&nbsp;communities&nbsp;face. We have a great LGBTQ director, Jodie Castanza, and I plan to work closely with her and others involved in addressing issues of inclusion and diversity. But the fact that Vassar and many colleges across the country need identity-based offices on campuses tells us we still have a long way to go with respect to issues of race, class, sexual and gender identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q.<\/strong>&nbsp;College campuses across the country are facing challenges balancing free speech with the rights of students to live in an environment where they don\u2019t feel threatened. What\u2019s the proper balance here and how will you communicate your ideas to the student body?<br><strong>A.<\/strong>&nbsp;We all have a responsibility to create an environment in which students, faculty, staff, and administrators can engage in challenging conversations and difficult dialogues. As an institution, we have the responsibility to help students not only build resiliency to engage in these conversations but also to build the emotional awareness to know when it\u2019s time to step back and reflect. There\u2019s a world outside Vassar that is discriminatory and disheartening. We have the responsibility to our students to help them build a toolbox of resiliency to navigate these issues after they leave Vassar \u2013 and while they are here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q.<\/strong>&nbsp; Tell us a little about Adriana di Bartolo out of the office. What do you do to relax? Have you had a chance to explore the Hudson Valley?<br><strong>A.<\/strong>&nbsp;Some of my passions are yoga, meditation, and spinning. Those are the ways I rejuvenate. I enjoy discovering new restaurants, although finding a good sushi bar here has been a challenge. I am a huge fan of live music, and I thrive when I am around water. I have yet to make it to an East Coast beach but I love the Hudson! I have friends in New York City, and I try to go twice a month. I\u2019m a total dog person! I love that there are so many dogs on campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>--Larry Hertz<\/p>\n","date_published":"2016-09-28T19:37:00+00:00","date_modified":"2021-06-10T19:44:19+00:00","authors":[{"name":"eprunier","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/be635ec26808920b3b2972aa31df8f4d90446f0ff287f57764f40d7fe5d9db1f?s=512&d=mm&r=g"}],"tags":[],"author":{"name":"eprunier","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/be635ec26808920b3b2972aa31df8f4d90446f0ff287f57764f40d7fe5d9db1f?s=512&d=mm&r=g"}}]}