{"id":9143,"date":"2021-05-12T15:16:03","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T19:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earlham.edu\/?page_id=9143"},"modified":"2022-08-05T11:30:29","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T15:30:29","slug":"campus-statements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/earlham.edu\/policies-handbooks\/campus-statements\/","title":{"rendered":"Campus Statements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Earlham\u2019s Principles and Practices provide the foundation for the president\u2019s approach to communications. The following protocols reflect behaviors and considerations that the president expects from herself and others, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlham\u2019s president will communicate regularly with the community in a variety of formal and informal ways, including faculty meetings, the weekly video update, the College\u2019s official social media channels, and emails to students, faculty and staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is important for the president to hear and understand the questions and concerns of the Earlham community. Comments, questions and suggestions are encouraged and will inform the work of the president and the president\u2019s College Council. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The president receives many requests to speak about specific issues. The voice of the institution\u2019s leader is a powerful tool for communicating during good times and bad and the president will use this voice when appropriate. However, the overuse of the president\u2019s voice can lead to an expectation that the president should personally respond to a broad range of issues or national and world events, even those that do not directly affect the Earlham community. Such frequent presidential messaging may undermine the regard and importance of a president\u2019s message in times when it especially needed and warranted and create an expectation that the president \u201cshould\u201d respond to every situation, thereby de-emphasizing the importance of other voices in the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In certain instances, a response may not be immediate as the president contemplates the situation at hand, works to discern truth and considers concerns of the broader community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The following are examples of some, but not all, of the situations that may merit a statement directly from the president: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n An internal communications protocol has been established for use during emergency situations on campus, including a serious crime, a weather-related situation or a major disruption to operations. RAVE Alerts \u2014 delivered simultaneously via email, text message, and phone call \u2014 are the first communications people will receive. As time and circumstances allow, the president may opt to follow up with the campus community to provide a broader update and share additional key information and emotional support, when warranted, during response and recovery. At times, a message from the vice president (or dean, director or coach) who oversees the area most closely connected to the situation is more appropriate.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCrisis situations directly affecting Earlham\u2019s campus and\/or community (students\/faculty\/staff\/alumni)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n