“It feels like signing up to jump into a mosh pit and watch each other go down one by one,” one student said.
Arriving on campus kick-starts a year of firsts for college freshmen, and Abbey Shea was excited about all of them. Her first introduction to new roommates who may become lifelong friends, first semester away from home, first foray into independence.
Though Nova, a private university, has yet to publish a comprehensive outline for the fall semester, the Florida State University System’s reopening plans, approved last week by its Board of Governors, might give Shea a glimpse of what to expect. “The expectation would be that COVID-19 will run through campuses like wildfire,” said Dave Blake, an associate professor at Augusta University’s Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine. “That’s probably what’s going to happen if you don’t have really good surveillance testing procedures in place. And I don’t see universities setting those up in a way to do that and be effective.
For instance, all University of Florida students will receive a care kit that includes hand sanitizer and wipes, face masks and education material that explains the importance of being proactive to prevent spreading the virus, according to D’Andra Mull, vice president for student affairs. Alexis Morris, a third-year student majoring in marketing and promotions at Western Michigan University, has considered not enrolling in upper-level courses required for her degree until she’s certain she can take them in person because she found the online learning environment to be lacking last semester.We don't owe students for switching to online instruction, University of Michigan says
Eli Lyons, entering his third year at Winthrop University in South Carolina, has similar reservations. He just signed a lease for an apartment near campus with no guarantee of a refund if the school cancels in-person classes. And as an English major who plans to add a political science major, he feels group engagement is a part of the learning experience that can’t be mimicked online. Yet he feels compelled to continue his education uninterrupted.
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