Online courses cannot have class in person and cannot hold class outdoors. They can host occasional in person meetings, office hours, etc, but cannot require attendance and must offer an alternative for remote students.
In Person Courses
All in person only courses must have an officially designated classroom. If a class is in person only and everyone in the class is willing to go outside, please ensure that the outdoor space can accommodate 6’ distancing and facial coverings must still be worn. The social distancing requirements apply to those in the class and others that might also be in the same outdoor space. The use of an outdoor space should be a spontaneous event, not an regular practice.
Hybrid Courses
Hybrid courses cannot hold class outdoors. They can host occasional in person meetings, office hours, etc, but cannot require attendance and must offer an alternative for remote students.
No. While it is our intention to keep the current schedule (days and times) intact, all in-person courses will be assigned to new classrooms based on their new capacities incorporating social distancing measures.
Each classroom will be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected every evening. In addition, there will be cleaning wipes available in each classroom. Please clean your workspace before and after you use it, and ask your students to do the same.
In or near every classroom there will be extra disposable masks should someone forget theirs.
Classrooms have been modified so that physical distancing can be observed. Students will sit at least six feet apart, and they will be at least six feet from the instructor. Everyone is expected to wear a mask or other covering over the nose and mouth the entire time that they are in the classroom. The full University policy on marking and distancing can be found on the University’s policy website.
Some classrooms have been equipped with a plexiglass shield on the podium. Instructors are allowed to take off their masks when speaking from behind the shield.
Classrooms will have disinfecting stations. Each station will include a spray bottle of disinfectant and multifold paper towels in a plastic container. The stations will be placed around each classroom to promote social distancing. Only rooms used for instruction will receive the centrally funded disinfecting stations. The custodial team responsible for each building will fill and service these stations. Bottles will be refilled/replaced and multifold towels replenished as needed.