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Painting 6/9/2020
Jacqueline Asplund
“We can Beat this - Together”
#COVID-19#BLM
When I first started this painting, I thought about what 2020 has symbolized for me. This time has been lonely even though we all are a part of it. I wanted to get in as much as possible about what is going on right now to try to get future researchers an understanding of my feelings and emotions. We are not just going through a pandemic, but also a revolution of Black Lives Matter. For me, it was important to get this part into the drawing somehow since even though they are two different happenings, they are synced together and will always be in
the history books.
In the painting, one can see the main factors during this pandemic. There are empty streets, a person carrying a facemask, the dark theme, and the virus who shows taking over the city. There are tiny hints about the movement of Black Lives Matter. The skin-color of the person, the position of the person (in front of the empty streets and virus), the sign with the hashtags, and lastly the hidden message in the eyes. I do believe people will find different meanings and see more reasoning behind this painting to understand what people the year 2020 are going through-together.
“We can Beat this - Together” #COVID-19 #BLM: We are in this together, we fight together, yet so far apart, yet different paths. But we all have the same goal. To come out from this stronger, united, and with wisdom.
Drawing by Minnesota State University, Mankato student Joshua Lazarus for the COVID-19 Community History Project.
Face Mask Requirement Message to Students, June 10, 2020
As we prepare to welcome you back to campus this fall, we wanted you to know that, in order to help keep the campus community safe, Minnesota State Mankato will require face masks on campus.
Dear Students:
As we prepare to welcome you back to campus this fall, we wanted you to know that, in order to help keep the campus community safe, there will be a new requirement for face masks, based on guidance from Gov. Walz’s Executive Order 20-74 and recommendations from the CDC, which states:
CDC Guide - Cloth Face Coverings - Require use of cloth face coverings among students, faculty, and staff. Face coverings shall be worn as feasible and are most essential in times when physical distancing is difficult. Individuals should be frequently reminded not to touch the face covering and to wash their hands frequently. Information shall be provided to all students, faculty, and staff on proper use, removal, and washing of cloth face coverings.
The requirement to wear a face mask applies to anyone on campus, or at any of our additional locations, including but not limited to students, staff, faculty, contractors, vendors, suppliers and visitors, includes the following protocol:
- Anyone entering a campus building,including a residence hall, must wear a face mask.
- Masks must be worn in all hallways, classrooms, public spaces and common areas, as well as office spaces, if social distancing of six feet is not possible. (When in a dorm room, the wearing of a mask is not required.)
- Face masks are also required in outdoor settings, if safe social distancing and gathering practices are not possible.
- Individuals may supply their own face masks—but the University will be providing a cloth mask to all students, faculty and staff.
More details about Return to Learn COVID-19 preparedness expectations and special circumstances will available in the coming weeks.
I will continue to send you email updates so you know how the University is preparing for fall and you can find more information about the Return to Learn initiative by visiting www.mnsu.edu/returntolearn.
I look forward to seeing you again in August!
Sincerely,
Richard Davenport,
President
Return to Learn Update, June 10, 2020
Minnesota State Mankato will require face masks on campus, based on guidance from Gov. Walz’s Executive Order 20-74 and recommendations from the CDC.
(+) View Message (-) CloseIn order to help keep the campus community safe when the University opens this fall, Cabinet has approved a recommendation to require face masks on campus, based on guidance from Gov. Walz’s Executive Order 20-74 and recommendations from the CDC, which states:
CDC Guide - Cloth Face Coverings - Require use of cloth face coverings among students, faculty, and staff. Face coverings shall be worn as feasible and are most essential in times when physical distancing is difficult. Individuals should be frequently reminded not to touch the face covering and to wash their hands frequently. Information shall be provided to all students, faculty, and staff on proper use, removal, and washing of cloth face coverings.
The mask requirement, which applies to anyone on the Mankato campus or at one of our additional locations, including but not limited to students, staff, faculty, contractors, vendors, suppliers and visitors, includes the following protocol:
- Anyone entering a campus building, including a residence hall, must wear a face mask.
- Masks must be worn in all hallways, classrooms, public spaces and common areas, as well as office spaces, if social distancing of six feet is not possible. (When in a dorm room, the wearing of a mask is not required.)
- Face masks are also required in outdoor settings, if safe social distancing and gathering practices are not possible.
- Individuals may supply their own face masks—but the University will be providing cloth masks to all students, faculty and staff.
More details about expectations and special circumstances related to masks will available in the coming weeks.
For more information about the Return to Learn initiative, visit www.mnsu.edu/returntolearn.
