COVID-19 is a respiratory disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, a coronavirus discovered in 2019. The virus spreads mainly from person to person through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks. 有些人被感染了 可能没有症状. For people who have symptoms, illness can range from mild to 严重的. Adults 65 years and older and people of any age with underlying medical conditions 患严重疾病的风险更高. 5岁及以上的人应该吃 COVID-19疫苗 防止感染和传播疾病. 16岁以上的人都可以 a 升压 拍摄.

更多信息可在 美国疾病控制与预防中心的网站.

• 穿 一张脸 覆盖物或口罩.  
• Follow all social distancing guidelines or posted signage by staying 6 feet apart 只要有可能.  
• Wash your 手 regularly with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. 
• Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, throw the tissue away, 和n wash your 手. 
• 避免触摸眼睛、鼻子和嘴巴. 
• 使用 alcohol-based disinfectant wipes or hand-sanitizer stations provided throughout 校园 buildings to clean or when you are in contact with frequently touched objects or surfaces (查看应避免使用的洗手液列表).
• Avoid close contact with people who are sick or suspected to have been in contact 有人生病了. 
• 接种COVID-19疫苗.
• 如果你有感冒或类似流感的症状 联系 健康和健康服务部门马上行动.

课程 交付模式  

For fall and winter of 2021, most of the courses could be taken either in person or  (远程hyflex 模式). Most classrooms and labs were outfitted with an additional large screen, a rotating camera, and other equipment that maked the physical classroom visible to students online and online students visible to the faculty and students in the room. 此外, 一些 提供课程 网上只有 或者作为 混合动力  的hyflex 和在线.  A few classes, whose essential learning outcomes require in-person 工作，只能面对面(面对面模式).  

学生 could choose whether they wanted to attend in person  or remotely for the term.   

面对面 出席 经验

To mitigate risk for the 校园 community, everyone was required to wear masks and to observe 6-foot distancing in classes and in other public spaces on 校园. 就像 all employees, students were asked to complete a short health screening form daily.   

Classrooms were arranged for distancing requirements and were fitted with technology that made students attending in person and students attending remotely visible to 彼此.  

学生 were provided with guidelines for health-related circumstances and policies.

远程考勤 体验

2020年春季学期，所有课程都是远程授课.

In 2021-2022, remote students participated in the live class sessions using their 计算机的视频和音频能力.   

Classrooms had technology that made students attending in person and students attending 彼此远程可见.