University says some operations will continue during pandemic
ByWhile faculty and staff are being encouraged to work remotely, some University operations will continue.
While faculty and staff are being encouraged to work remotely, some University operations will continue.
People need to call 334-528-SICK before going to the drive-thru because it is for scheduled appointments.
All in-court proceedings will be suspended with exceptions for bond hearings, police emergencies and anything deemed an emergency by the municipal court judge.
On-campus students were told by Auburn University Housing that they could grab their belongings on Sunday between noon and 4 p.m. Here's how that day went for students and their parents.
Programs and events have been cancelled through Saturday, March 28 at the earliest. The City will reevaluate cancellations and closures at that time.
All Auburn employees who can work remotely have been asked by the University do so, according to an email from Chief Operating Officer Ron Burgess.
Here's how churches in the Auburn-Opelika area are responding to the coronavirus pandemic.
“Honestly, I was excited at first about having a few more weeks away from school," said Frances McNeal, a student residential assistant on campus. But then reality settled in, he said, and he began to feel "a little unprepared."
Enterprise Rent-A-Car has lowered the age minimum and waived the younger renter fee for college students affected by university campus closures due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a release from Enterprise.
Charter Spectrum is offering free Spectrum broadband and Wi-Fi access for 60 days for households with K-12 or college students who do not already have a Spectrum broadband subscription.
The hotel will also offer discount student rates during this time frame.
Bark in the Park, Ride and Seek and several other events in the City of Auburn have been canceled after the Alabama Department of Health recommended canceling meetings of over 500 people.
Auburn City Schools will be extending its spring break until March 23, following concerns over the spread of COVID-19, ACS officials announced on Friday, March 13.
Greek letter organizations will need to move out of housing by Sunday, March 15. Organizations were also asked to suspend all in-person chapter activities and events.
As Auburn University announced plans to hold instruction online remotely, Auburn residents and students in town cleared out shelves of disinfectants and other products.
Auburn University Housing will allow some students to stay in their dorms during the COVID-19 campus closure, but most will have to retrieve belongings in their room on Sunday March 15 between 12 and 4 p.m. and not return while campus is closed, per an AU email.
The City of Auburn has plans in place to allow the City to continue to operate, Mayor Ron Anders announced in a video statement released Thursday afternoon. This comes after the Auburn University announcement to transition to online instruction following spring break.
Auburn University will transition to online classes until at least April 10 over concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, per an email sent to students.
