University officials address faculty COVID concerns
Faculty attending Tuesday afternoon's Auburn University Senate over Zoom had numerous questions for the administration regarding its guidance in navigating a semester defined by COVID-19.
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Faculty attending Tuesday afternoon's Auburn University Senate over Zoom had numerous questions for the administration regarding its guidance in navigating a semester defined by COVID-19.
One Auburn sorority is quarantining two active members who tested positive for COVID-19 following Saturday's in-person Bid Day, according to an email obtained by The Plainsman.
Cheers echoed off the stands of Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 15, but they weren’t from football fans. They were the cheers of a record 1,539 Auburn women who rushed and received bids at this year’s Bid Day, which took place inside the stadium beginning at 4:30 p.m.
Student organization leaders returning to campus this week will find themselves holding meetings in new rooms in a usual space. The Office of Student Involvement completed substantial renovations to its existing Involvement Suite on the third floor of the Student Center.
Auburn University will begin requiring students to perform daily self-screenings for COVID-19 today as some return to campus for face-to-face instruction. The requirement was previously announced as part of the University's "A Healthier U" reentry plan for the fall semester.
The combined spring and summer commencement ceremonies planned for Aug. 8 have been postponed "indefinitely," Auburn University announced on Monday afternoon. Concerns on large in-person events and interstate travel restrictions factored into the decision, according to the University.
Much like many other high school seniors across the country, students in the Auburn High School class of 2020 found themselves graduating at an abnormal time during the COVID-19 pandemic. They received their diplomas in small groups unlike classes past, distant from most of their peers and teachers.
Auburn University has outlined three accepted methods of COVID-19 testing for students returning to campus in the fall: by using a Stay Safe Together kit, on-site or privately.
As Auburn University approaches four months since its initial move to remote instruction because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the institution has reported $15 million in losses between the transition online in the spring and its recent reopening for summer.
Auburn University Housing recently outlined its “Safe and Simple” move-in plan ahead of the return of students to Auburn’s campus residence halls for the fall 2020 semester. AUH said the plan aims to “ensure the health of safety of our residents and their families” through some adjustments to standard move-in procedures.
On Monday, Auburn's campus reopened for face-to-face classes for the first time since March 16. Gray skies heralded the day's start of the second summer "mini-mester" but quickly gave way to the blazing heat of a late June day.
Transportation Services is looking to proceed as normal with its programs in the summer and fall as students and University employees return to campus.
Students, employees and visitors to campus are required to wear face masks when entering facilities on University property starting today, Auburn announced on Thursday, June 18. This policy applies to all buildings and includes classrooms and laboratories, according to the University.
Opelika and Auburn community members and several hundred citizens gathered at the Opelika Courthouse Square behind the Lee County Courthouse to hold a Juneteenth celebration on Friday afternoon.
Provost Bill Hardgrave shared in an Auburn University Senate meeting on Tuesday afternoon over Zoom that the fall 2020 semester on-campus will end by Thanksgiving. The semester will begin on Aug. 17 as originally planned and end face-to-face on Nov. 24, the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, according to Hardgrave.
Auburn University detailed plans on Tuesday morning for its combined spring and summer 2020 commencement on Aug. 8.
Auburn University released a set of guidelines on Thursday afternoon for summer campus events as it looks to reopen for on-campus instruction on June 29. Most events will only be allowed fewer than 50 people in attendance, though a few larger events may take place "provided the events ensure appropriate physical distancing," the University said.
With marches and protests against the historical systems of racial injustice taking place across the country, some local eyes have turned to the names on University buildings.
Well over 400 people filled Toomer's Corner Sunday afternoon to protest against acts of police brutality.
Auburn students and community members are calling for the renaming of Wallace Hall through a Change.org petition launched on Wednesday. The facility, which is home to the University’s industrial and graphic design programs, was built in 1984 for the Department of Vocational and Adult Education and named after George Wallace, Alabama’s 45th governor.