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A
Welcome
everybody
to
our
weekly
session
on
the
latest
dealings
with
covet
19
pandemic
with
the
city
of
bloomington,
monroe,
county,
indiana,
university
and
indiana
university
health.
I
am
chuck
carney
director
of
media
relations
for
indiana
university
and,
as
always,
we
are
joined
by
bloomington
mayor
john
hamilton.
B
Thank
you
very
much
chuck
and
thanks
again
for
everybody
being
here,
just
brief
updates,
as
we
always
do.
I
report
we've
had
several
weeks
with
no
sicknesses
in
our
employee
list,
but
we
did
have
another
city
of
bloomington
utility
employee
test
positive,
so
just
updating
about
that.
That
brings
to
about
13
the
total
number
since
the
outbreak
of
march,
but
we
they
are
doing
well
and
we
wish
them
well.
I
can
also
report
the
city
of
bloomington
utilities
is
conducting
the
sewer
system.
B
Testing
they've
been
several
weeks
into
that
they're
going
to
be
sharing
that
with
us.
They
have
shared
that
already,
some
with
the
team,
the
health
team.
To
look
at
that
it
is
an
experimental
program.
We
we
have
found
a
lot
of
the
data
tracks.
What
we
know
from
other
data
sets,
so
we
will
be
using
it
to
kind
of
confirm
that,
though
I
know
that
the
group
that
is
doing
the
testing,
including
some
academic
settings,
are,
are
careful
about
publicly
releasing
it.
B
So
we'll
be
doing
what
we
can
to
release
that
publicly,
but
it
is
confirming
a
lot
of
the
other
things
that
we've
seen.
For
example,
the
significant
increase
in
the
in
the
congregate
living
areas
showed
up
in
the
sewer
system
as
well.
It
was
very
good
to
see
the
report
from
iu
indiana
university's
dashboard
on
wednesday,
with
declines
modest
declines
in
all
the
major
sectors
that
they
measure.
So
we're
very
pleased
to
that.
B
To
see
that
I
I
really
would
just
say
to
the
community
that
every
week
that
we
keep
going
is
good
news
in
that
we
are
continuing
to
do
what
needs
to
be
done
to
keep
to
keep
improving.
It
is
still
a
50
50.
If
you
will,
we
could
turn
on
a
dime
we've
seen
that
around
the
country,
but
it
is
good
each
week
to
be
able
to
continue.
We
will.
We
will
retain
the
city
emergency
order,
executive
order
on
social
gathering
size.
B
That's
been
important,
we
believe
to
continue
to
try
to
tamp
down
the
spread
and
work
closely
with
our
partners.
We
appreciate
all
the
work
that's
being
done
just
also
for
for
what
it's
worth
the
the
pilots
that
we've
been
doing
with
downtown
businesses
are
also
popular
and
seem
to
be
working
well,
so
we
intend
likely
to
continue
those
past
the
original
date
of
september,
assuming
things
go
as
as
planned
and
continued.
B
So
thanks
for
everybody
doing
what
you're
doing
keep
the
masks
keep
the
distancing,
keep
the
hygiene
and
we
we
appreciate
the
work
together
as
we
get
through
another
week
and
continue
to
move
forward
with
all
the
all
the
efforts
on
on
that
you
see
around
you
and
I'll
hand
it
back
and
answer
questions
at
the
right
time.
Thanks.
A
C
Great
excellent,
thank
you
so
much
I'm
here
on
behalf
of
the
board
of
commissioners
at
hoosier
hills,
food
bank,
and
we
have
penny
gibbons
county.
Commissioner
and
commissioner
lee
jones
is
working
on
the
farm
today
producing
more
great
food,
a
couple
of
quick
things.
We
are
continuing
to
offer
paris
funding
for
businesses
and
social
service
organizations
around
the
county.
So
if
you
have
a
non-payroll,
cobig-related
expense
that
has
not
already
been
covered,
please
go
to
theo.monroe.ian.us
and
fill
out
the
form
and
send
us
the
receipts.
C
As
of
yesterday,
we
have
over
89
thousand
dollars
going
out
to
support
our
local
businesses
and
a
little
over
twenty
six
thousand
dollars
for
the
monroe
county,
public
library.
As
one
of
our
taxing
units.
Also,
we
worked
with
the
council
to
create
the
township
assistance.
D
C
So
if
you
are
struggling
to
pay
for
the
essentials
rent
utilities,
things
like
that,
please
contact
your
township
trustee
every
county
resident
has
a
township
trustee.
They
have
additional
funds
available
to
ensure
that
everybody
gets
helped
out.
It's
important
that
you
reach
out
to
them,
though,
for
that
assistance,
hi
we're
out
here
today
with
the
national
guard
again
and
with
a
lot
of
volunteers
from
crane,
along
with
the
fabulous
staff
at
hoosier
hills,
food
bank.
Today,
we've
distributed
food
to
over
800
households.
C
So
far,
we'll
still
be
here
until
three
o'clock
for
anybody
that
is
anxious
to
get
out
here.
It's
going
really
smoothly
great
crew.
Today,
I
think
yeah
just
fabulous.
We
also
want
to
remind
people
that
they
need
to
respond
to
the
fences
if
they
haven't
done
so
already.
C
Please
either
answer
the
knock
at
your
door
or
go
to
w
sorry
yeah
go
to
2020census.gov
for
each
person
that
we
get
counted
here
in
monroe
county
over
the
next
decade
and
can
make
a
difference
of
a
quarter
of
a
million
dollars
and
that's
money
that
goes
for
roads.
It
goes
from
the
library
it
goes
for
schools.
It
goes
for
the
health
care
that
we've
all
seen
how
critical
it
is
to
have
that.
So
please,
please,
if
you
have
not
yet
responded
to
the
census.
C
Please
do
that
and
thank
you
to
everybody
who's
out
here
today.
It's
just
really
good.
It's
been
amazing.
This
is
unfortunately
their
last
friday
of
distribution
here,
but
there
are
many
other
opportunities
around
the
county
to
find
food
banks,
so
just
contact
the
hoosier
hills,
food
bank
online,
and
they
will
assist
you
just
the
last
quick
reminder
to
everyone
that
I
know
that
despite
the
pandemic,
there's
still
an
election
coming
up
november.
So
please
remember
to
check
your
registration
and
you
can
do
that
at
indianavoters.com
and
you
can
also
find
other
information.
E
E
We've
talked
the
last
few
weeks
about
the
state
having
some
difficulty
systems
talking
to
systems
and
that
seems
to
be
resolved
and
if
not
completely
resolved,
it
is
almost
completely
resolved,
but
I
think
it
is
in
good
shape
and
today
our
positivity
rate
was
7.3
percent,
so
that
is
coming
down.
That's
a
seven
day
rolling
average.
So
it
does
look
backwards
right
over
the
past
week
or
so,
and
we'll
continue
to
watch
those.
The
state
has
indicated.
E
As
I've
said
before,
gotten
confirmation,
we
will
be
able
to
get
a
report
on
what
the
the
total
numbers
are
and
then
kind
of
break
out
the
community
at
large
and
the
university.
So
we
can
see
that
that
information
in
different
ways
that
may
actually
even
be
on
the
dashboard.
I
am
not
certain
exactly
how
that
will
be
at
this
point,
but
dr
weaver
did
mention
that
that
may
be
on
the
dashboard.
E
The
positivity
rate
does
capture
a
picture
for
that
past
week
and
it
gives
us
all
of
the
tests
so
from
week
to
week
we
can
see
what
viral
virus
might
be
circulating
in
the
community,
so
even
when
people
may
test
more
than
once
over
a
period
of
time,
it's
important
for
us
to
know
if
that
individual,
maybe
they
tested
a
month
ago
and
they
were
negative,
but
today
they're,
positive
or
they're
still
negative.
That's
still
good
information
for
us
to
have
so
we
again,
we
look
at
all
kinds
of
different
information.
E
The
color-coded
map
is
only
updated
once
a
week,
so
I
would
just
caution
everyone
that
you
know
that's
updated
on
wednesdays,
and
so
whatever
the
information
is
at
that
time
is
going
to
stay
up
there
until
the
next
week.
I
think
they
pull
the
information
from
sunday,
so
they
have
monday
and
tuesday
essentially
to
go
through
that
information
and
get
that
up
on
the
website.
We
do
continue
to
have
testing
opportunities
in
the
community.
E
Certainly
if
you're
symptomatic
you
want
to
get
tested.
If
you
feel
like
you
have
been
somewhere
and
you
may
have
been
exposed,
maybe
you
you
took
a
risk,
you
wish
you
hadn't
taken,
then
you
know
wait
five
days
or
so
after
that
and
then
go
get
tested.
Certainly,
if
you
develop
symptoms
go
earlier
than
that,
but
in
general
there's
not
a
need
to
just
do
weekly
testing
for
the
average
person.
E
I
also
want
to
make
note
that
the
optum
site
does
take
lunch
and
dinner
breaks
now
they
are
open,
eight
to
eight
and
they
take
very
short
breaks,
but
they
do
close
during
those
times
and
our
site
has
been
seeing
three
sometimes
four
times
the
capacity
that
they're
expected
to
see,
and
that
sometimes
has
caused
some
issues,
but
they
have
test
kits
and
they
are
ready,
certainly
to
continue
to
serve
the
community.
E
So
we're
we're
anxious
for
that
to
continue.
I
do
also
want
to
say
one
other
thing,
just
a
reminder
that
if
someone
tests
positive
at
any
location,
there's
not
a
need
to
go
to
a
different
location
and
take
another
test,
you're
positive
and
you,
if
you
are
a
close
contact,
you
may
get
tested
that
will
help
us
know.
If
you
are
positive,
if
we
find
out
that.
E
E
E
Our
public
health
nurses
have
44
clinics
planned,
most
of
which
are
schools,
and
the
word
is
yesterday
when
I
was
talking
with
the
state
that
there
is
a
huge
increase
in
flu
vaccine
requests
and
so
we're
pleased
that
that,
hopefully
that's
an
indicator
that
people
intend
to
get
their
flu
vaccine
this
year.
That
people
are
getting
their
flu
vaccine
this
year
and
we
would
encourage
that.
We
are
making
plans
for
how
we
will
distribute
covic
vaccine
once
that
comes.
E
G
Good
afternoon,
I'd
like
to
report
that
we
are
giving
election
central
a
thousand
masks
that
will
be
a
start,
and
hopefully
that
will
cover
all
of
the
polls
as
well
as
early
voting
for
anyone
that
would
like
to
participate
in
this
year's
election.
We
highly
encourage
that
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
everyone
feels
safe,
and
so
they
will
be
there
readily
available
and,
of
course,
we
have
plenty
more
if
they
need
additional
beyond
that
thousand
that
we're
giving
them.
G
We
still
have
six
spots
open
for
our
september.
29Th
blood
drive.
Normally
we
have
this
when
we're
this
close
out.
Our
spots
have
been
full,
so
I
am
encouraging
anyone
that
can
make
a
donation
to
go
to
the
redcross.org
website
and
sign
up
for
one
of
the
six
time
slots
that
are
still
available.
G
We
are,
they
are
doing
the
antibodies
testing.
It
is
a
very
quick
turnaround
with
the
red
cross
to
get
those
results.
If
you
make
that
donation-
and
they
also
are
trying
to
offer
a
little
bit
more
encouragement
to
get
those
spots
filled,
and
so
there
are
some
gift
cards
that
are
going
to
be
available
for
those
that
sign
up
and
that
then
can
make
the
donation.
G
So
I
encourage
you
to
do
so.
If
you
can,
my
last
announcement
is
I'd
like
to
just
let
you
know
that
we
still
have
masks
available
for
anybody
in
monroe
county.
That
does
in
fact
need
a
face
shield
or
a
face
covering
mask,
and
we
have
those
at
various
spots
throughout
the
county.
You
can
find
those
locations
at
our
website,
which
is.
H
Hey
good
afternoon,
everybody,
as
the
mayor
mentioned,
we're
pleased
that
we
have
a
downward
trend
in
all
areas
at
the
campus,
in
particular,
our
overall
mitigation
testing
for
the
week
of
september
5th
shown
the
results
that
the
positive
rates
went
down
from
7.5
percent
the
week
before
to
4.7
the
week
of
september
the
5th.
So
this
is
a
good
trend
for
us.
H
It
shows
that
the
community
efforts
to
do
communications
and
the
efforts
that
we've
been
doing
on
campus
with
particularly
with
the
student
community,
is
settling
in,
and
I
think
students
are
are
understanding
the
kinds
of
things
they
can
do
to
keep
themselves
in
the
community
safe,
and
we
want
to
keep
that
trend
going,
in
particular
with
some
of
the
populations.
We've
been
watching
closely.
H
Just
to
note
that
the
the
greek
letter
organizations
went
from
a
25
rate
down
to
a
15
percent
rate.
The
residence
halls
went
from
3.6
down
to
2.5
and
a
general
off-campus
went
from
three
percent
negligible
down
to
2.9
we're
going
to
continue
this
high
tempo
of
mitigation
testing.
We
expect
to
continue
at
least
10
000
tests
a
week.
H
This
week
we
tested,
we
started
to
make
sure
that
we've
tested
100
percent
of
the
residential
programs
and
services,
all
the
dorm
residents,
and
we
we
want
to
continue
that
through
the
remainder
of
the
semester
100
per
week
of
those
residents.
I
would
then
then
say
that
we
really
need.
H
We
really
need
to
talk
about
how
for
our
population,
with
the
structure
that
we
have
set
up
for
the
mitigation
testing.
That
testing
is
a
good
thing,
that
it's
not
something
to
be
scared
of,
to
be
afraid
of,
or
to
be
afraid
of
the
results.
H
What
we're
finding
which
is
is
is
troubling
to
me
and
really
saddening.
To
me
is
that
and
for
many
of
our
student
affairs
people
that
are
working
on
this
problem
are
the
the
level
of
testing
is
causing
the
students
a
lot
of
anxiety
because
they
get
tested,
and
then
they've
got
two
days
to
wait
to
see
if
they
test
positive.
It's
like
any
other
medical
procedure.
H
You'd
have
you're
waiting
for
the
results,
and
that's
what's
happening
with
our
student
populations
has
raised
this
level
of
stress
throughout
the
campus,
where
all
of
our
students
are
nervous
about
their
results
and
mindful
that
that
they
they
need
to
to
maintain
a
a
safe
level
so
putting
it
together.
H
H
It's
a
positive
thing,
it's
positive,
because
it
allows
us
to
find
where
there
are
outbreaks
and
to
get
people
in
quarantine
and
isolation,
and
so
we
want
this
expectation
to
continue
that
it's
going
to
continue
we're
going
to
continue
this
level
of
testing.
It's
not
a
bad
thing.
It's
a
positive
thing.
It
keeps
us
out
of
trouble
and
it
keeps
us
to
a
point
where
we
can
continue
campus
operations,
so
we're
glad
to
be
able
to
do
it
at
that
level
because
it
appears
to
be
working
and
other
campuses.
H
Other
universities
are
calling
us
and
asking
us
what
some
of
our
models
are,
which
is
encouraging
as
well.
So
my
last
point
is,
as
I
mentioned
last
week,
what's
fight
the
tendency
to
get
into
pan
fatigue
pan
fatigue,
this
pandemic
fatigue
thinking
that
well,
it's
just
a
way
of
life.
Now,
yes,
it
is
a
way
of
life,
but
we've
got
to
keep
the
standards
high.
We've
got
to
do
what
we've
been
doing
and
learned
about
doing
since
march.
H
This
is
this
is
a
long
fight.
We've
got
a
long
way
to
go
it's
going
to
be
next
year
before
before
we
can
change
a
lot
of
the
things
that
we've
learned.
I
was
particularly
disheartened
to
see
this
morning
that
a
group
of
indianapolis
city
councilmen,
are
are
petitioning
to
to
relieve
the
the
city
in
indianapolis
of
some
of
the
masking
requirements.
H
D
Thank
you
all
of
you
for
all
you're
doing.
I
want
to
begin
by
just
making
sure
you
all
are
checking
in
to
be
sure
that
you're
well
and
that
your
neighbors
and
friends
and
co-workers
are
well
as
well.
So
are
you
asking?
Are
you
asking
them?
How
they're
doing
are
you
checking
in
with
them
daily?
Are
you
checking
in
with
them
when
they
may
be
a
little
quieter
or
maybe
struggling
or
maybe
working
from
home?
I
just
encourage
you
to
do
that.
D
We
continue
to
do
that
here
at
indiana
university
health
connecting
and
making
sure
that
all
of
our
team
members
as
well
as
our
leaders
are
doing
well.
So
I
just
encourage
you
to
do
that.
Let's
look
at
our
data.
Our
data
is
a
good
news
here.
Although
iu
health
has
conducted
75,
000
virtual
screenings
and
coveted
19
visits,
we've
had
over
217
statewide
tests
and
here
in
monroe
county,
as
you
can
see,
we
have
leveled
off
again,
but
at
a
lower
level
than
we
were
before.
We're
very
pleased
to
see
this.
D
We
still
have
coveted
in
patients
in
our
facility
here
in
bloomington,
also
in
bedford,
indiana
and
several
still
pending,
but
we're
we're
liking
this
trend.
It
is
just
in
indicative
of
what
we're
seeing
in
the
community
with
wearing
masks
and
specifically
with
iu
and
their
great
policies
that
they
are
putting
in
place
here.
You
see
the
week
positivity
each
week
and
you
can
see
that's
in
a
good
trend
as
well
as
you
can
see
in
this
next
grouping
of
data.
I
just
wanted
to
share
that.
D
If
you
look
at
the
top
two
charts
here
in
the
spring,
when
the
pandemic
hit
indiana,
the
infection
was
spreading
among
our
50
and
older
population.
In
the
summer,
the
age
breakdown
of
identified
cases
changed
with
a
large
group
of
our
younger
population
getting
the
virus.
D
D
So,
which
leads
me
to
my
last
point,
which
is
where,
because
you
care,
in
tandem
and
in
support
of
many
of
our
community
campaigns,
to
encourage
the
wearing
of
masks
and
practicing
best
practices
related
to
the
virus,
we've
launched
a
new
campaign
called
wear
because
you
care
to
help
motivate
people
across
the
state
to
wear
masks
out
in
public,
specifically
children
who
fear
sometimes
wearing
masks,
and
it
seems
foreign
to
them.
This
messaging
encourages
people
to
wear
masks
not
only
for
themselves
but
for
their
communities
and
their
loved
ones.
D
After
all,
we're
fighting
in
this
together
and
I
will
end
as
I
always
as
I
begin.
I
just
ask
that
you
check,
in
with
your
neighbors
your
co-workers,
your
friends,
not
just
those
in
your
community,
but
those
that
live
in
other
communities
and
other
states
to
be
sure
that
they
are
doing
well.
Thank
you,
chuck.
A
Okay,
we'll
be
happy
to
take
questions
here
and
we
do
have
some
that
have
come
in.
So
this
is
a
question
from
for
the
beast
from
the
b-square
beacon
for
possibly
mayor
hamilton,
but
probably
julie
thomas,
he
says:
has
the
canopy
of
lights
been
game
planned
at
all
for
this
year?
I'll
assume
the
lights
will
still
be
up,
but
is
there
any
scenario
where
there
would
be
some
kind
of
in-person
gathering
for
the
flipping
of
the
switch?
C
Limits
can
you
hear
me.
A
C
Okay,
great,
so
I
would
say
that
it's
something
that's
on
our
radar
and
we're
definitely
going
to
have
to
look
at
that.
Try
to
figure
out
some
way
to
celebrate
the
holiday
season
and
to
celebrate
with
our
community,
and
it
may
have
to
be
done
virtually
so
we're
going
to
work
with
downtown
bloomington
inc
on
that
and
I'm
sure
whatever
it
is.
It
will
still
be.
B
Special
yeah,
I
would
just
add,
we've
got,
we've
got.
We've
got
halloween
before
that
that
we'll
be
working
on
and
that's
it's
on
the
table,
and
I
I
we
do
have.
I
know
we've
reached
out
to
santa
claus
just
to
check
his
plans,
we're
trying
to
figure
that
out
for
the
day
after
thanksgiving
we'll
we'll
figure
something
out,
as
as
the
commissioner
said,.
A
Next
question:
again
from
b
square
beacon,
this
one
for
penny
caudle,
you
said:
there's
no
reason
for
the
average
person
to
get
tested
repeatedly.
Are
there
any
non-average
types
of
people
for
whom
it
would
make
sense
to
get
tested
repeatedly.
E
Yeah
dave
thanks.
I
I
guess
my
point
about
that
is
really
that
testing
is
not
prevention
and
we,
you
know,
certainly
want
people
to
test
when
it's
appropriate,
but
for
people
who
are
not
changing
behavior
and
just
testing
repeatedly
to
see
if
they're
infected
kind
of
defeats
the
the
whole
purpose
of
what
we're
trying
to
get
at.
So
we
want
people
to
practice
prevention
to
wear
that
mask
to
maintain
that
physical
distance
wash
their
hands
all
those
kinds
of
things.
E
There
may
be
some
situation
that
would
be
between
maybe
a
doctor
and
a
patient
that
might
indicate
that
they
want
someone
to
be
tested
more
frequently,
but
in
terms
of
our
testing
sites.
I
my
point
is
really
just
let's
be
practicing
and
mindful
of
the
prevention
that
we
need
to
take
and
then
test
when
it
seems
appropriate
that
something
didn't
work.
E
A
B
A
B
A
Tax,
okay,
I
thought
that
was
wrong
and
with
that
increase
failing
to
pass
a
council
vote
earlier
this
week,
is
there
a
new
strategy?
Your
office
is
working
on
to
generate
more
funds
as
the
pandemic
continues.
Is
there
any
room
in
the
upcoming
budget
to
address
issues
the
tax
would
have
covered
and
what's
your
overall
reaction
to
the
vote.
B
I
should
probably
put
it
in
context
in
regard
to
this
question,
though,
with
the
recover
forward
program,
which
we
have
announced
and
talked
about,
the
really
three
phases
in
the
first
two
phases
were
covering
this
year,
the
rest
of
this
year,
2020,
which
the
council
did
support
a
two
million
dollar
appropriation,
a
few
weeks
back,
which
is
very
important
to
invest
in
pandemic
recovery,
both
economic
health
and
other
angles.
To
that
stage,
2
is
the
2021
budget,
and
that
is
in
front
of
the
council.
Now
and
they'll
be
voting
on
that
by
mid-october.
B
We
expect
to
include
a
bunch
of
investments
and
efforts
to
help
the
community
move
forward.
The
the
local
income
tax
proposal
was
really
focused
on
kind
of
the
long-term
ongoing
investments
that
are
needed
because,
as
I've
probably
you've
heard
me
say
before
it's
not
only
recovering
from
the
pandemic
and
investing
in
ways
that
protect
our
people
help
our
people
recover
help
our
community
recover.
It's
really
trying
to
recover
in
the
right
way
toward
more
economic
equality,
more
racial
justice
and
more
climate
justice,
as
we
move
into
the
into
the
2020s.
B
So
so
I
was
disappointed
in
that
vote.
I
was
encouraged
that
the
council
members
overall
were
very
supportive
of
those
kinds
of
directions
and
we'll
keep
working
on
that,
but
the
short
answer
is
yes.
The
upcoming
budget
for
2021
does
include
a
whole
range
of
investments
to
help
the
community
recover,
and
it's
probably
worth
noting.
I
know
most
of
you
know
this-
that
that
a
good
issue
in
the
general
assembly
coming
up
may
well
be
indiana's.
Overall
investment
in
the
public
health
network.
B
We
are
among
the
worst
funded
states
in
the
country
per
capita
for
our
public
health
network,
and
we
have
heroes
mightily
struggling
every
day,
some
of
whom,
on
this
call
to
do
all
that
we
can,
but
it's
certainly
worth
revisiting
that
kind
of
basic
infrastructure
investment
at
the
state
level,
which
will
help
a
lot
of
this
too.
Thanks.
A
H
I
I
I've
not
heard
that
brought
up
as
a
a
discussion
point
with
university
administrators
that
the
staff
meetings
that
I've
been
a
part
of,
I
think,
we're
still
counting
total
census.
H
It's
always
a
little
difficult
to
tell
what
your
total
census
is
going
to
be
until
until
that,
first
payment's,
due
frankly,
and
so
from
from
what
I've
heard
from
enrollment
services,
things
are,
are
pretty
steady
according
to
what
we
expected
to
happen,
and
I
we
we'd
have
to
get
back
to
you
with
some
more
specifics
on
that.
But
I
I've
not
heard
of
a
particular
increase
in
a
number
of
people
leaving
or
or
leaving
our
residence
halls
for
that
matter.
A
Yeah
and
it's
also
there's
a
phenomenon
in
higher
ed
parlance
called
melt,
which
is
when
people
intend
to
enroll
they
do
enroll
or
they
they
leave
in
the
first
week
or
so
of
the
semester.
It's
very
difficult
to
pin
down
exactly
all
the
reasons
for
that.
Sometimes
we
do
explicitly
ask,
but
that's
something
that
probably
is
going
to
be
able
to
be
written
about
better
historically
than
recently
as
we've
sort
of
moved
through
the
pandemic.
A
I
think
it's
fairly
fair
to
say
yes,
this
again
kirk
to
you
from
emily
earnsberger
from
the
ht,
with
the
increased
sense
of
anxiety
across
the
campus
and
she
you
know
she
notes
parenthetically
and
the
city.
Is
there
an
increase
in
caps
visits
from
students
and
staff.
H
Emily
that's
a
good
question
and
the
answer
is
yes.
Unfortunately,
counseling
and
psychological
services,
as
you
mentioned,
is
a
part
of
our
student
health
center
and
just
as
brian
shakney
has
mentioned
over
the
past
month
or
two
or
several
months,
there's
been
an
overall
increase
in
the
demand
for
mental
health
services.
H
H
So
we're
trying
our
best
to
keep
up
with
all
that,
but
there
certainly
is
a
higher
level
of
of
anxiety
and
and
those
kinds
of
manifestations
that
high
levels
of
uncertainty
bring,
and
that's
that's
really
where
we
are
in
all
this,
not
just
on
the
campus,
but
in
the
community
and
throughout
the
country.
H
A
And
and
one
thing
to
note-
we've
referred
here
to
a
friday
email
we
send
to
to
students,
and
also
we
send
a
separate
one
to
faculty
and
staff
that
friday
email
to
students
today
is
focused
almost
entirely
on
this
mental
health
issue.
This
is
something
that
we've
heard
from
parents,
who've
called
in
from
others.
A
I
myself
have
received
some
emails
from
folks
who
are
concerned
about
that
and
and
and
it
will
be
going
in
the
faculty
and
staff
email
as
well
told
by
amanda
roach
of
our
team,
and
that
will
also
focus
on
mental
health.
It
is
something
that
is
an
emphasis
point
for
sure,
as
we
try
to
to
make
sure
that
we
address
those
issues
that
certainly
we're
all
experiencing
mayor
hamilton.
B
Just
to
add,
and
of
course
the
ht
has
done
some
good
reporting
on
this
locally,
the
the
major
increases
in
in
the
off
campus,
but
the
city,
mental
health
services
that
they've
reported-
and
I
just
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
center
stone,
which
we've
worked
with
over
the
last
several
months,
to
provide
additional
services
to
our
employees
as
well.
And
I
know
as
as
our
our
our
resident
advisor
mr
shockney,
helps
remind
us
how
important
taking
care
of
each
other
is.
B
This
is
national
suicide
prevention
month,
and
we
really
appreciate
all
the
services
that
are
there
in
the
community
and
everybody
who's
trying
to
help
stand
them
up,
bolster
them
up
the
philanthropic
community
that
stood
up
so
strong
to
help
all
that.
It
is
really
important
from
campus
to.
A
City,
so
I
am
going
to
do
my
vamp
here.
We
have
about
eight
minutes
left,
but
not
seeing
another
question,
but
I
bet
that
there
will
be
another
one
that
will
come
in
a
reminder
from
the
iu
front
that
we
are
updating
the
dashboard
that
we
unveiled
about
three
weeks
ago
now
on
wednesdays,
and
that
is
generally
going
to
be
on
wednesday
mornings.
H
Yeah,
that's
right,
it
does
we
test
monday
through
friday,
and
then
it
takes
a
couple
days
to
get
the
results
so
we're
able
to
crunch
those
together
starting
on
monday
to
get
the
final
ones
from
friday
and
that
helps
us
get
things
sorted
out
and
in
the
right
boxes.
A
So
I'm
gonna
make
a
call
going
once
and
I'll
give
you
just
a
bit
more
here,
so
we
still
have
technically
more
time.
This
was
when
I
was
a
journalist
I
always
practiced.
If
you
had
a
deadline,
use
every
minute
you
had
up
until
the
time
was
up,
because
otherwise
you're
giving
away
time
so
and
in
that
vein,
dave
askins
has
a
question:
is
there
any
hope
or
expectation?
A
H
Is
a
good
question
and
I'll
I'll
find
out
about
that?
Certainly,
the
the
the
medical
team
that
we
have
managing
this
from
the
school
of
medicine
are
all
on
our
research
faculty
and,
in
addition,
we've
had
plenty
of
interest
by
our
public
health
faculty
that
have
advised
us
as
well.
H
So
I'm
almost
certain
that
they're
going
to
you
know
this
is
a
professional
experience
for
them
and
we're
just
lucky
to
have
the
resources
that
that
we
do
from
the
school
of
medicine
most
of
the
faculty
that
are
working
on
this
or
are
also
faculty
members
that
work
in
other
parts
of
the
world
in
our
center
for
global
health
work
in
other
parts
of
the
world
at
times,
particularly
in
kenya,
studying
epidemiology
and
the
spread
of
of
of
these
viruses
and
other
epidemics.
H
And
so
I'm
sure
this
will
blend
into
their
work
and
the
results
will
be
will
be
seen.
And
I
I
also
got
to
know
here.
Amanda
is
going
to
be
sending
a
copy
of
that
newsletter
to
emily,
so
that
emily
can
have
the
the
same
information
that
we're
sending
out
this
later
today
to
talk
about
the
mental
health
issues
and
what
we're
doing
to
support
those,
not
just
the
students
but,
of
course,
with
our
faculty
and
staff
as
well.
A
That's
that
involves
an
iu
research
team,
so
there
will
be
mayor,
hamilton
notes,
there's
gonna,
be
buckets
of
phd
theses
written
all
over
this
with
the
data
and
there's
going
to
be
a
bunch
of
data
out
of
this.
So
we
certainly
all
are
learning
more
about
this.
Well,
we.
H
But
I
see
that
also
in
the
community
in
the
state
we're
improving
as
we
we're
as
we
go
and
that's
giving
us
all
a
sense
of
hope
and
a
sense
that
if
we
are
infected,
there's
a
greater
chance
that
we'll
be
successful
and
and
recover
and
and
that's
and
hopefully
avoid
being
infected
in
the
first
place.
So
there's
a
lot
of
great
things
going
on
and
a
lot
of
hope
and
all
this
and
speaking
of
the
future,
we're
already
thinking
about.
H
H
A
Okay,
well,
we'll
leave
it
at
that
and
we
will
be
back
next
week
again
at
1
15
and
talk
about
the
latest
in
the
covit
19
battle,
and
we
will
see
you
then
thanks
everybody
for
being
here.