* ISU President…
Illinois State University is extending its spring break for students until Monday, March 23.
All faculty, staff members, and graduate assistants will resume their normal work schedule the week of March 15. There will be no classes in any format that week to allow faculty, staff members, and graduate assistants involved in instruction to make the adjustment to alternative instruction.
When instructional activities resume March 23, the University will transition from face-to-face teaching to online instruction and/or other instructional modalities through at least April 12. That timeframe may be subject to change depending on evolving circumstances. […]
University-operated housing is currently closed. ISU students should remain at their permanent home residences until further notice, and students now living in residence halls, Cardinal Court Apartments, or University-owned apartments should return to their permanent home residences. Accommodations for those who cannot return home will be addressed on a case-by-case basis. Students will be informed regarding procedures for retrieving needed items from their University housing rooms. […]
Throughout this pandemic, Illinois State is attempting to contain or limit any spread by recommending, whenever possible, following the CDC’s social distancing guidelines, which include not being within six feet of someone for longer than 10 minutes.
Effective March 23, events at Illinois State with 50 or more anticipated attendees are postponed through at least April 12. All gatherings should practice social distancing guidelines. More information will be provided regarding the status of specific events.
…Adding… Meanwhile…
- Candy Dogood - Wednesday, Mar 11, 20 @ 5:57 pm:
===closes down university housing===
I hope the university plans to make arrangements for the students that don’t necessarily have an alternative for many number of reasons that causes lives to not resemble Hallmark movies.
I also hope they plan to refund some of what they charge to students as well. At 5k a semester that’s literally the rent, and sometimes more than rent.
- Nick - Wednesday, Mar 11, 20 @ 6:05 pm:
Closing down Housing seems like a knee-jerk reaction which will only end up hurting people who are already vulnerable.
Some people can’t just afford to hop on a plane or train and return home, or sometimes they don’t even have much of a home to return to.
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 11, 20 @ 6:27 pm:
All B1G sporting events too, no spectators.
To the post,
Illinois State is being very wise here. Residence halls could be a place where escalation can occur and then spread out far more than the campus.
It’s good to see. Smart.
- Anon - Wednesday, Mar 11, 20 @ 6:36 pm:
ISU is taking an understandable step. Its unclear if this helps or makes it worse. I mentioned in the other thread, if students return too soon they could bring the virus to campus. If a campus already had the virus circulating (but not manifesting) it may mean spreading covid-19 to new areas. That said, telling everyone to stay out for a month is probably the best course.
- Anon - Wednesday, Mar 11, 20 @ 6:43 pm:
Will schools refund room and board, especially the meal plan cost? After all. Parents are now feeding their kid and paying the University to not feed thesame kid.
- Not a Billionaire - Wednesday, Mar 11, 20 @ 6:43 pm:
Gov was just on CNN. We are doing the Sentinel but we are short of kits . Why don’t we do what Washington did?
- yinn - Wednesday, Mar 11, 20 @ 7:38 pm:
NIU just extended its spring break through March 22 and will replace face-to-face instruction with “modified courses” after that.
https://www.niu.edu/updates/?fbclid=IwAR1hW4DwYRS7VkFihj7PJZBSS4llWGuLe5zdaEXdQx-CJKvwjuj1_b23tGE
- Wylie Coyote - Thursday, Mar 12, 20 @ 9:05 am:
Closing CME trading floor is no big deal. It’s already over 90% electronic trading on Globex.