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Duke’s Secret Weapon in the Fight Against COVID-19
Duke’s Secret Weapon in the Fight Against COVID-19
Two by two, Duke employee volunteers are traversing campus to encourage mask wearing and physical distancing. The group of employees, known as the C-Team, work in four-hour shifts during the morning, evening and night to remind students, employees and visitors to wear masks and practice physical distancing.
Duke’s Secret Weapon in the Fight Against COVID-19
Two by two, Duke employee volunteers are traversing campus to encourage mask wearing and physical distancing. The group of employees, known as the C-Team, work in four-hour shifts during the morning, evening and night to remind students, employees and visitors to wear masks and practice physical distancing.
First Shift:
11am – 4pm
Positively Rewarding
One of the main methods the C-Team uses to combat Covid is simply rewarding behaviors that keep the community safe. Students spotted studying while wearing masks, eating while spaced out or otherwise helping to keep others safe are rewarded for their effort. Joshua hands Gio Vignone a coupon for a free smoothie after seeing the first-year student study outside with a mask on.
First Shift:
11am – 4pm
Positively Rewarding
One of the main methods the C-Team uses to combat Covid is simply rewarding behaviors that keep the community safe. Students spotted studying while wearing masks, eating while spaced out or otherwise helping to keep others safe are rewarded for their effort. Joshua hands Gio Vignone a coupon for a free smoothie after seeing the first-year student study outside with a mask on.
First Shift:
11am – 4pm
A Community Effort
The C-Team is made up of employee volunteers from across the university, including President Vincent Price, who joined the C-Team on campus Oct. 19, to help with the effort to keep everyone safe and healthy.
“Our students’ desire to be here is so strong,” Price said. “They have embraced these practices that feel pretty alien – wearing masks, social distancing and gathering in small groups – and they’ve been willing to do this for the sake of the whole community.”
First Shift:
11am – 4pm
A Community Effort
The C-Team is made up of employee volunteers from across the university, including President Vincent Price, who joined the C-Team on campus Oct. 19, to help with the effort to keep everyone safe and healthy.
“Our students’ desire to be here is so strong,” Price said. “They have embraced these practices that feel pretty alien – wearing masks, social distancing and gathering in small groups – and they’ve been willing to do this for the sake of the whole community.”
Second Shift:
4pm – 8pm
Setting Out for Second Shift
The “C” in C-Team stands for care and compliance. The second shift picks up where the morning shift left off, with volunteers Amy Bowes, assistant director of the Duke Global Education Office, and Li-Chen Chin, assistant vice president for Intercultural Programs, setting out to make sure everyone is staying safe.
Second Shift:
4pm – 8pm
Setting Out for Second Shift
The “C” in C-Team stands for care and compliance. The second shift picks up where the morning shift left off, with volunteers Amy Bowes, assistant director of the Duke Global Education Office, and Li-Chen Chin, assistant vice president for Intercultural Programs, setting out to make sure everyone is staying safe.
Second Shift:
4pm – 8pm
6 Feet Apart to Stay Together
The Bryan Center Plaza fills with students studying, sipping coffee and enjoying an early dinner as classes end for the day. Amy Bowes works her way through the plaza, thanking students for adhering to the Duke Compact, handing out masks and moving tables and chairs so they’re at least 6 feet apart.
“We’re here to make sure you can stay on campus,” Bowes said to some students. “We all want to do what’s best so Duke can stay open.”
Second Shift:
4pm – 8pm
6 Feet Apart to Stay Together
The Bryan Center Plaza fills with students studying, sipping coffee and enjoying an early dinner as classes end for the day. Amy Bowes works her way through the plaza, thanking students for adhering to the Duke Compact, handing out masks and moving tables and chairs so they’re at least 6 feet apart.
“We’re here to make sure you can stay on campus,” Bowes said to some students. “We all want to do what’s best so Duke can stay open.”
Second Shift:
4pm – 8pm
More than Masks
“Our role is much more than asking students to put on masks,” Chin said. “We want to show our students that we care about their well-being, that Duke is still a place where we watch out and care for one another.”
Second Shift:
4pm – 8pm
More than Masks
“Our role is much more than asking students to put on masks,” Chin said. “We want to show our students that we care about their well-being, that Duke is still a place where we watch out and care for one another.”
Third Shift:
9pm – 1am
Safety in Numbers
Six employees work the C-Team’s evening shift from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Wednesday through Saturday. The group starts their evening by splitting into pairs, deciding where each will go and proceeding to monitor residence hall common spaces and outdoor seating areas.
Third Shift:
9pm – 1am
Safety in Numbers
Six employees work the C-Team’s evening shift from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Wednesday through Saturday. The group starts their evening by splitting into pairs, deciding where each will go and proceeding to monitor residence hall common spaces and outdoor seating areas.
Third Shift:
9pm – 1am
Campus is Bustling
As the sun goes down, students come out to socialize. Outdoor spaces were set up to take advantage of the natural ventilation and, as students gather, the C-Team stops by to remind them to stay 6-feet apart and hand out treats.
“It’s important for us to acknowledge the positive,” said Deb Lo Biondo, senior associate dean for West Campus, pictured handing out coupon cards to students. “We thank the students for doing their part and mention, by doing so, they’re protecting others and keeping campus open. We’re not here to reprimand.”
Third Shift:
9pm – 1am
Campus is Bustling
As the sun goes down, students come out to socialize. Outdoor spaces were set up to take advantage of the natural ventilation and, as students gather, the C-Team stops by to remind them to stay 6-feet apart and hand out treats.
“It’s important for us to acknowledge the positive,” said Deb Lo Biondo, senior associate dean for West Campus, pictured handing out coupon cards to students. “We thank the students for doing their part and mention, by doing so, they’re protecting others and keeping campus open. We’re not here to reprimand.”
