Here; some excerpts from the Chancellor's message:
[W]e will ask you to practice physical distancing, wash your hands often, use hand sanitizer, maintain clean spaces and wear appropriate face coverings/masks (provided by the University for those who need them), among other best practices....
The College of Arts & Sciences, along with our schools and units, are reconfiguring in-person course instruction to include physical distancing provisions. These considerations mean that small classes will meet in larger spaces, and large lecture classes may be split into smaller sections, delivered remotely or consist of a combination of both. Our goal is to offer as much flexibility for students and faculty as possible.
Under guidance from our infectious disease and public health experts, we have revised the academic calendar to begin classes a week earlier and conclude before Thanksgiving. We made the difficult decision to eliminate fall break not only to finish sooner but also to minimize possible virus spread associated with travel....
Residence halls will operate at normal capacity — standard double-occupancy — with few exceptions, including one residence hall that will be used to provide temporary housing to residential students who test positive for COVID-19 and a second residence hall will provide temporary housing for residential students who have been exposed to the COVID-19 virus but do not have a confirmed diagnosis, as recommended by Campus Health or other health authorities. Additionally, some double rooms will be converted to singles and held for residents with immunocompromised conditions as approved by Accessibility Resources and Services and/or Campus Health....
Seating in dining halls will be reduced to promote physical distancing, and we will expand takeout offerings in all locations. In addition, mobile food ordering will be installed where practical.
Dining tables and chairs will be sanitized after each use and restrooms will be cleaned hourly. Because we are limited in the amount of people we can seat and serve with physical distancing measures in place, we are exploring additional dining options including food trucks, meal delivery services and dedicated pick-up stations.
(Thanks to Phil Bold for the pointer.)
