COVID-19 is a respiratory disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, a coronavirus discovered in 2019. The virus spreads mainly from person to person through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks. Some people who are infected may not have symptoms. For people who have symptoms, illness can range from mild to severe. Adults 65 years and older and people of any age with underlying medical conditions are at higher risk for severe illness. People ages 5 years and older should get COVID-19 vaccines to prevent getting and spreading the illness. Everyone ages 16 and older can get a booster shot.

More information can be viewed on the CDC's website.

• Wear a face covering or mask.  
• Follow all social distancing guidelines or posted signage by staying 6 feet apart whenever possible.  
• Wash your hands regularly with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. 
• Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, throw the tissue away, and then wash your hands. 
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth. 
• Use alcohol-based disinfectant wipes or hand-sanitizer stations provided throughout campus buildings to clean or when you are in contact with frequently touched objects or surfaces (view the list of which hand sanitizers to avoid).
• Avoid close contact with people who are sick or suspected to have been in contact with someone sick. 
• Get vaccinated for COVID-19.
• If you experience cold or flu-like symptoms contact the Health and Wellness Services immediately.

Curriculum Delivery Modes  

For fall and winter of 2021, most of the courses could be taken either in person or remotely (hyflex mode). Most classrooms and labs were outfitted with an additional large screen, a rotating camera, and other equipment that maked the physical classroom visible to students online and online students visible to the faculty and students in the room. In addition, some classes were offered online only or as a hybrid of hyflex and online.  A few classes, whose essential learning outcomes require in-person work, were only available face-to-face (in-person only mode).  

Students could choose whether they wanted to attend in person  or remotely for the term.   

In-Person  Attendance Experience

To mitigate risk for the campus community, everyone was required to wear masks and to observe 6-foot distancing in classes and in other public spaces on campus. Like all employees, students were asked to complete a short health screening form daily.   

Classrooms were arranged for distancing requirements and were fitted with technology that made students attending in person and students attending remotely visible to each other.  

Students were provided with guidelines for health-related circumstances and policies.

Remote Attendance  Experience

Spring term of 2020, all classes were conducted remotely.

In 2021-2022, remote students participated in the live class sessions using their computer’s video and audio capabilities.   

Classrooms had technology that made students attending in person and students attending remotely visible to each other.