University of Illinois announces Fall 2020 plans
University of Illinois students received an update on fall 2020 classes Thursday. The plan is to resume with “a hybrid mixture of in-person and online classes.”
“As a public land-grant university, it is our obligation to provide accessible and equitable research, creative expression and educational experiences for people from across the state and around the globe. We come together here to challenge and debate the known, confront and conquer the unknown, advance the frontier of knowledge and improve the human condition. Our success hinges upon the vibrant learning communities that constitute the bedrock of residential universities like ours. All of us, together, share in all the good that our university makes possible,” Chancellor Robert Jones.
The Mass Mail said that with the successful transition of the Central Region into Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois plan, the University will also be able to provide adequate COVID-19 testing for the entire community of faculty, staff and students. Everyone will also be expected to practice social distancing, wearing face coverings (for those who are able), checking symptoms and adequate hygiene such as frequent handwashing and using hand sanitizer.
The University will also release a comprehensive plan that looks after the vulnerable and aims at mitigating and containing any outbreaks in the weeks ahead.
“We cannot overstate that our own personal behavior will determine in a large part our access to all the good that our campus offers. It is up to each of us to take care of one another. In the weeks ahead, as we prepare to resume on-campus operations in the fall, we count on the unfaltering vigilance of everyone in our community. We still have a lot of work to do to get ready,” Jones wrote.
