{"id":18502,"date":"2020-09-17T11:30:16","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T11:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=18502"},"modified":"2023-06-08T18:26:22","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T18:26:22","slug":"q-and-a-jerry-chan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2020\/09\/17\/q-and-a-jerry-chan","title":{"rendered":"Q&A: Jerry Chan, Orientation & Transition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Jerry Chan. Courtesy photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

How has work in Orientation & Transition Programs<\/a> changed since remote operations began at UW Bothell? Jerry Chan, program support supervisor, answers a few questions from Director of Communications Maria Lamarca Anderson. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q. What would you normally be doing now and where? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A. Among other responsibilities, normally I would be supervising a full team of student employees working full time Monday through Friday at the Welcome Desk in Founders Hall (UW1). With most people working remotely, the desk hasn\u2019t been staffed since spring quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My home office has become the Welcome Desk. It is where I answer questions by phone that would normally be in person and where I respond to emails sent to the general mailbox for Orientation & Transition Programs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q. What are you working on today? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A. We are in the midst of Zoom orientation sessions for incoming students. In fact, we have one today so I will likely have to pause this interview and take a call. [Ed note: Jerry did exactly that, and his phone rang again as this interview was ending.] <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q. What adjustments have you made to fulfill your work responsibilities? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A. Initially the main adjustment was setting up my laptop at home to take all calls we would normally get in person or by phone at the Welcome Desk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

足彩app哪个是正规的 second adjustment was getting used to the number of calls, all while also meeting my other responsibilities of supporting the overall work of OTP. Just because you can\u2019t see people doesn\u2019t mean they\u2019re not there or that their questions and concerns have gone away. Quite the opposite. 足彩app哪个是正规的y were anxious, they were lost, they needed someone to talk with and, at times, vent to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a lot, but there was no one else to pick up the slack so I just learned to roll with it. 足彩app哪个是正规的 summer being the busiest time for our department, I admit there have been times when I felt overwhelmed, and the quarantine confinement added to the pressure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q. What are you doing to care for yourself or for others? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A. My wife is among the population considered vulnerable, so I have been especially cautious about going out only when absolutely needed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like many others, I have turned to home projects \u2014 gardening and home repair \u2014 as a positive way to use my unspent energy. It\u2019s been quite satisfying. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q. Do you have a change of perspective to share? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A. I\u2019m sure I\u2019m not alone when I say that what I\u2019ve missed the most is personal interaction, in person. Zoom just doesn\u2019t do it for me. We have a large group of people we see regularly, and it\u2019s been so hard not to get together with them. I miss those good times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q. What other thoughts or feelings do you want to share? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A. Looking for the silver lining, I believe that one benefit to this pandemic is that it has shown us what our priorities are and the things we took for granted. 足彩app哪个是正规的re will be things we no longer do after all this because they are just no longer important enough for us to spend our precious \u201cfree\u201d time doing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, adverse times bring people together, and I appreciate how UW Bothell faculty and staff have really rallied to provide our students what they need to get the UW education they are here for, safely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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