All students who plan to learn on Grounds or live in the area must complete pre-testing before returning to Charlottesville and are required to abide by weekly prevalence testing guidelines.
According to Longo’s statement, the man did not enter Grounds until he was approached by police and returned off Grounds when officers notified him that he was in violation of the NTO.
Although there have been 1,056 total student cases, no University students have been hospitalized for COVID-19. Prevalence testing, symptomatic testing and wastewater testing will continue throughout the spring semester.
There are currently no known positive cases of COVID-19 in the dormitories, but wastewater testing indicated possible infection, University Spokesperson Brian Coy confirmed.
The Board is scheduled to discuss the historic landscape during Friday's full board meeting, as well as the Racial Equity Task Force report submitted to President Ryan in August.
Just over two weeks into the academic year, Ryan says he is “cautiously optimistic” that the University will not have to send students home mid-semester because of the University’s increased testing capacity and additional isolation and quarantine space.
The message comes the weekend before classes begin, which typically marks annual Block Party celebrations.
According to the proposal, the space is envisioned as a place for education, meetings and cultural gatherings, supportive services and administration, and other community needs.
The University also calls on students and organizations to adhere to student self-governance in order to hold one another accountable for public health guidelines.
The recent gift is the largest lifetime pledge ever directed to the College, according to the announcement.
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