Auburn Panhellenic announces revised recruitment plan
ByThere are three options for the new sorority recruitment schedule, which will be held the week of Aug. 8-15.
There are three options for the new sorority recruitment schedule, which will be held the week of Aug. 8-15.
Students and University employees can expect a COVID-19 contact-tracing app, class recordings, physical distancing in classrooms and policies on face coverings and backup faculty as they return in August.
The fall 2020 semester will begin on Aug. 17 as originally planned and end on face-to-face on Nov. 24, the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, according to Provost Bill Hardgrave.
Two ceremonies in Jordan-Hare Stadium are scheduled — one at 7 a.m. and one at 7 p.m. Livestreams of the ceremonies will be available for those who cannot attend.
Emily Williams, a spring 2020 graduate in social work, on graduating during the COVID-19 pandemic: "There were people that I’m not gonna ever get to see again."
No staff will be living with the residents in the quarantine and isolation housing, but there will be a list of numbers to call if they need assistance.
Most events will only be allowed fewer than 50 people, though a few larger events may take place "provided the events ensure appropriate physical distancing," the University said.
Education students have worked on the program in place of a state and national requirement to have a certain number of hours spent face-to-face with children.
In an email from Auburn President Jay Gogue, the University announced that the second mini-term this summer would include options for face-to-face instruction. This is the first time this traditional type of learning has been offered by the University since spring break.
Last year, Emerge gained 488 new members in the fall. Many of the new students each year come from the incoming freshman class.
The amendment will take affect May 22 at 5 p.m, allowing for more businesses to reopen.
Details of a phased reopening of public facilities and services beginning on Wednesday and continuing through June 1 were announced by the City on Wednesday afternoon.
There have been numerous challenges for teachers such as reduced communication and lack of hands-on teaching.
"I had some test anxiety, although not the way that a student would, but it was test anxiety all right," said Sushil Bhavnani, associate department chair of mechanical engineering.
Gogue said that campus operations will resume in the fall, in a May 6 admissions greeting video to incoming freshmen.
As businesses reopen and people begin coming into contact with more people, EAMC said this kind of increase in confirmed cases was expected.
The basic components of orientation will still be present — a group led by a counselor, meetings with adviers, and registering for classes.
Half of the $15.6 million that the University received from the CARES Act will be given out to students who incurred additional expenses due to the disruption of spring classes.
Services like the Miller Writing Center and the Tiger Tutor program for student athletes were still available by appointment during remote instruction to provide guidance for assignments.
