73.7 percent of respondents to the Student Council survey said their family anticipates or may anticipate difficulties paying tuition for the 2021-22 school year. 64 percent said that the pandemic forced them to significantly change spending in important areas of their lives. In follow up responses, many respondents reported food insecurity.
The University is not requiring applicants for the Class of 2025 to submit standardized testing as part of their application this year.
All students enrolled for the fall 2020 term can request up to $6,195 for costs they’ve incurred in any shape or form due to the pandemic.
In the email, Ryan encouraged students to vote in a year “marked by a repeated feeling of uncertainty."
President Ryan acknowledged that students have faced feelings of isolation and stress over the course of the semester and that the University is working to bring more students into classrooms in the spring.
The report is mandated by the Clery Act, a federal law that requires transparency in relation to crime statistics on college campuses.
University Spokesperson Wes Hester confirmed in an email statement that employees of the residences will also have the opportunity to be tested.
The University’s other restrictions on mask-wearing, social distancing and travel, which were extended for an additional two weeks last Tuesday, will remain in place for at least another week.
The announcement comes less than a week before the deadline to drop a class, and students must decide to opt into the CR/GC/NC system about a month before final exams.
The University issued refunds throughout the end of September to on-Grounds students for housing and all-access dining plans, as well as to those who chose to stay home for the fall semester.
Ryan said that the University will consider implementing additional regulations on Lawn residents before the next academic year and before the next class of students moves onto the Lawn.
Ryan said that the University has already issued interim suspensions to multiple students who have not complied with public health guidelines and warned that the University will be “more vigilant moving forward.”
According to a new policy, students are not allowed to record Zoom sessions — for any reason — unless they have been given written permission by the instructor and all participants have been notified that they will be recorded.
An email to Balz-Dobie residents at 4:58 p.m. Wednesday evening requested they return to their dorms by 6 p.m. to be tested for COVID-19.
University President Jim Ryan described the University's reopening as "so far, so good."
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