Teaching Continuity & Recovery Team
About the TCRT
While the Pandemic Preparedness Team (PPT) has led CSU’s public health response to COVID-19, the Teaching Continuity & Recovery Team (TCRT) has been assisting in building comprehensive strategies to support our academic community. The TCRT was appointed by executive leadership at the onset of the pandemic to help protect institutional priorities. Since spring 2020 the TCRT has focused its work on protecting the integrity of CSU’s academic mission, mitigating teaching and learning impacts, and identifying resource needs for faculty and students.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the TCRT was charged with identifying and addressing Colorado State University’s academic needs while fostering both the quality of our learning environments and well-being of faculty and staff. The membership of TCRT grew to represent a broad set of offices and collectively developed a distinctive and detailed knowledge of academic functions, processes, and policies.
TCRT Report from 2020-2022
This report covers the history of the TCRT from its formation in March 2020 to May 2022, a period beginning with the pandemic’s global rise, continuing throughout a series of surges, and ending with the decline of BA.1 in the United States. The recommendations for future work seek to apply lessons learned and transformations undergone during the pandemic to support, advance, and improve the integrity of CSU’s academic enterprise.
Spring 2023 Academic FAQs
SP23 Academic FAQs – COVID-Related Information
(Subject to Updates)
Spring 2022 Communications from the TCRT
SP22 Academic FAQs (Subject to Updates)
Provost-Funded Teaching Support & Resources for Faculty
Spring 2022 Instructor & Department Support Initiative
Contact the TCRT
We would like to understand your instructional needs to develop response strategies to support faculty. Please email Provost_TCRT_Feedback@Mail.ColoState.edu to share your support needs for easing teaching impacts.
You also can share your ideas anonymously by filling out this online form: Anonymous feedback to the TCRT
What we are looking for:
• Your tangible ideas for the best ways to ease COVID impacts this semester and alleviate pockets of stress for you and other instructors
• Your thoughts on where the greatest needs are for potential additional support from student hourly and graduate student employees this semester
TCRT Team Members
Ben Withers, TCRT Chair
Dean, College of Liberal Arts
Jan Nerger
Interim Provost
Brandon Bernier
Vice President for Information Technology
Beth Walker
Dean, College of Business
Lise Youngblade
Dean, College of Health and Human Sciences
Sue Doe
English Professor;
Chair, Faculty Council;
Director, Center for the Study of Academic Labor
Kristi Buffington
Space Allocation and Data Manager, Facilities Management
Steve Dandaneau
Associate Provost;
Executive Director, Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities (UERU)
Pam Jackson
Associate Vice Provost for Communications
Jody Donovan
Dean of Students;
Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs
Sue James
Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
Cheyenne Hall
Business Manager, Office of the Provost
Kristin Mravinec
Administrative Assistant, Office of the Provost
Julia Murphy
Associate Registrar
Ken Quintana
Emergency Manager
D. Tobiassen Baitinger
University Registrar