Evergreen News & Stories
Olympia, WA -- The Evergreen State College announced today that students, staff, and faculty will be required to show proof of vaccination prior to the beginning of the fall quarter for 2021.
The college’s goal is to safely bring as much in-person learning back to the campus as public health conditions allow when the 2021-22 school year begins on September 27, 2021.
“Requiring vaccinations will enable us to provide even richer in-person educational experiences for our students in the fall,” said Evergreen President George Bridges.
At a special meeting on May 5, the Evergreen Board of Trustees announced their three current candidates for the role of president have dropped out of consideration, after extensive rounds of interviews.
They then passed a motion to begin a process to appoint an interim leader for the college beginning July 1, while they continue their search for Evergreen’s permanent president.
“It’s a surprise and disappointment,” said Board of Trustees Chair Karen Fraser, a retired Washington state senator and former Evergreen adjunct faculty.
Dear Evergreen Community,
Derek Chauvin’s conviction Tuesday on all counts in the murder of George Floyd marks the latest chapter in our ongoing national reckoning on race and policing.
Our relief that justice prevailed in this case does not reverse the fact that George Floyd was murdered by a police officer. The nation witnessed as Floyd’s life ebbed away on the pavement. The video that helped convict Chauvin also starkly exposed the ingrained systemic injustice still very much present in our country.
Olympia, WA -- The Evergreen State College Board of Trustees announced today they have selected three final candidates in the search for Evergreen’s next president, following a national search.
“We have three capable and talented individuals who would bring great experience, energy and perspective to this vital role,” said Board of Trustees Chair Karen Fraser, a retired Washington state senator and former Evergreen adjunct faculty.
Evergreen Student Wellness, in partnership with the Chehalis Tribe, will host their first vaccination event on campus Friday, April 16 from 8 am until 4 pm.
The Chehalis Tribe has generously offered both the vaccine and their time to support the event.
While Evergreen will remain remote and hybrid for spring and summer quarters, the college anticipates safely teaching and learning more in-person in the fall 2021 quarter.
“Evergreen has done a great job of keeping students, staff and faculty safe over the past year,” said Vice President for College Relations Sandra Kaiser, who leads Evergreen’s preparations for fall 2021.