East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, Ala. on Thursday, June 16, 2016.
As EAMC sees its 10th month of COVID-19 cases, the hospital is still overwhelmed with hospitalizations, said public relations and marketing director John Atkinson.
Face-to-face classes may now be held remotely through Jan. 31 because of an extension to the University's remote operations.
Faculty had questions for University President Jay Gogue and Provost Bill Hardgrave about the beginning of the spring semester amid a motion of voting no confidence in the provost.
Auburn University announced on Tuesday that fifty-eight new cases of COVID-19 were reported on Auburn’s campus for the week prior to the start of the spring semester.
The University will distribute vaccines to healthcare workers and first responders first, followed by high-risk campus employees over 65, then other employees and students.
Effective Monday, Dec. 14, anyone on Auburn campus property will be required to wear face coverings outdoors in addition to the existing indoor requirement.
Auburn University is beginning to make decisions about how to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to the campus community as they become available, and it has several ultra-cold freezers for storage.
In a town hall meeting with faculty, Provost Bill Hardgrave said that the University could enlist student workers and faculty to supervise campus to remind people to adhere to Auburn's COVID-19 guidelines.
Following a tense meeting of the University's Faculty Senate Executive Committee, Provost Bill Hardgrave took questions from faculty members and said his office will work to resolve Auburn AAUP recommendations for spring 2021.
Auburn University reported 23 new cases of COVID-19 for the past week.
Changes to the University's spring 2021 academic calendar have left some students feeling frustrated, while others are hopeful for the effects that the changes will bring.
Auburn's American Association of University Professors chapter developed guidance it is requesting the University adopt for spring. Faculty feel Auburn is not factoring in their health and cast doubt on the validity of COVID data.
At a special meeting of Auburn University faculty led by the Faculty Senate Executive Committee, professors had numerous criticisms on the University's handling of the pandemic and spring plans.
Auburn University reported 24 new COVID-19 cases for the week ending Nov. 8, according to data from its COVID-19 Resource Center.
The University-led form of sentinel testing will be run by the Harrison School of Pharmacy through its Pharmaceutical Care Clinic.
In an email to students and faculty, the University announced major changes to the spring academic schedule including no traditional spring break and pushing back the start date for classes.
Gov. Kay Ivey announced that the statewide health order has been extended to Dec. 11, with reduced restrictions on occupancy for businesses.
Will Humphreys designs and sells face masks and has gotten many requests. He often finds that the customer wants to be surprised when it comes to the design.
After a slight increase the week prior, this is the lowest number of positive COVID-19 cases the University has recorded since classes began in August.
Some professors are concerned with the accuracy of Auburn University's Sentinel testing numbers. From a potentially biased sample to low response rates, they cite multiple issues with the process intended to measure the state of the virus on campus.
