Title
1.18 Reopening Christopher Newport University
Subject(s)
Covid-19 Pandemic
Educational administration
Description
Executive summary
Christopher Newport University’s campus will reopen August 3 with students moving into residence halls in phases and classes beginning one week earlier than in the calendar adopted before the pandemic.
Here are the key elements of the plan:
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After appropriate precautions are taken on campus and if the course of the pandemic permits, freshman move-in will begin on August 7 and classes will begin on August 17. Fall break is canceled. Election Day will be a university holiday.
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Administrative and academic offices and departments will adopt modified and flexible work schedules, including telework, for the phased return of staff that will begin on August 3.
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In-person instruction in fall classes will end on November 20. November 23 will be an online review day for classes missed on Election Day. Final exams will be administered online after Thanksgiving beginning November 30. Students will not return to campus after Thanksgiving until the beginning of the spring semester.
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Each member of the faculty and staff and every student will be expected to accept responsibility for their own health and persistently protect every member of the
Christopher Newport community from the spread of COVID-19 as required by the
University and directed or recommended by public health authorities.
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Students, faculty and staff will each receive a “return to campus kit” that includes a cloth face covering, thermometer, door opener, sanitizing wipes and sanitizer gel.
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The University will follow local, regional, state and federal direction and guidance for limiting transmission of the virus. Students, faculty and staff who under Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines are at an increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19 will be permitted to learn and work remotely.
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The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) and the CDC will guide adjustments to on-campus life, academic and athletic activities, housing, dining, recreation, student programs, office and on-the-job functions. All will be modified with the goal of reducing risk of transmission of the virus.
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Resources will be in place, or made available through health providers and government agencies, for detection of the virus, contact tracing, isolation and quarantining.
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Faculty and staff will be ready to pivot to remote education and full-scale telework should it become necessary.
The course of the pandemic cannot be predicted. Only individual caution and cooperative conduct can effectively limit exposure to the virus. The Campus Restart Team will regularly review public health guidance, clinical best practices and the practices and experience of other institutions of higher education and change or update its protocols, policies and practices as the need arises.
These will be our touchstones as we prepare for and execute a return to in-person education at Christopher Newport for the fall:
PUT PEOPLE FIRST – We are a student-first campus. In these new and unique circumstances, this value must extend to all of our people. It includes the responsibility to care for our own and the responsibility of each of us to care for ourselves and all the people we encounter during the course of a day. Each of us is responsible for every one of us.
BE CURIOUS – We will explore and share new ways of learning, living and working. We must be innovative and agile, turning our current situation into an opportunity for intellectual and personal growth.
OFFER INSPIRING LEADERSHIP – Reflecting on how we have overcome challenges in the past we will be inspired by the courage and optimism of our Captains working to overcome
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obstacles. We will inspire each other and the community around us with our commitment, tenacity and heart.
ONE CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT – These circumstances require us to rely on and care for our community. We will practice empathy, respect and openness and we will get through this together.
Christopher Newport University’s campus will reopen August 3 with students moving into residence halls in phases and classes beginning one week earlier than in the calendar adopted before the pandemic.
Here are the key elements of the plan:
●
After appropriate precautions are taken on campus and if the course of the pandemic permits, freshman move-in will begin on August 7 and classes will begin on August 17. Fall break is canceled. Election Day will be a university holiday.
●
Administrative and academic offices and departments will adopt modified and flexible work schedules, including telework, for the phased return of staff that will begin on August 3.
●
In-person instruction in fall classes will end on November 20. November 23 will be an online review day for classes missed on Election Day. Final exams will be administered online after Thanksgiving beginning November 30. Students will not return to campus after Thanksgiving until the beginning of the spring semester.
●
Each member of the faculty and staff and every student will be expected to accept responsibility for their own health and persistently protect every member of the
Christopher Newport community from the spread of COVID-19 as required by the
University and directed or recommended by public health authorities.
●
Students, faculty and staff will each receive a “return to campus kit” that includes a cloth face covering, thermometer, door opener, sanitizing wipes and sanitizer gel.
●
The University will follow local, regional, state and federal direction and guidance for limiting transmission of the virus. Students, faculty and staff who under Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines are at an increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19 will be permitted to learn and work remotely.
●
The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) and the CDC will guide adjustments to on-campus life, academic and athletic activities, housing, dining, recreation, student programs, office and on-the-job functions. All will be modified with the goal of reducing risk of transmission of the virus.
●
Resources will be in place, or made available through health providers and government agencies, for detection of the virus, contact tracing, isolation and quarantining.
●
Faculty and staff will be ready to pivot to remote education and full-scale telework should it become necessary.
The course of the pandemic cannot be predicted. Only individual caution and cooperative conduct can effectively limit exposure to the virus. The Campus Restart Team will regularly review public health guidance, clinical best practices and the practices and experience of other institutions of higher education and change or update its protocols, policies and practices as the need arises.
These will be our touchstones as we prepare for and execute a return to in-person education at Christopher Newport for the fall:
PUT PEOPLE FIRST – We are a student-first campus. In these new and unique circumstances, this value must extend to all of our people. It includes the responsibility to care for our own and the responsibility of each of us to care for ourselves and all the people we encounter during the course of a day. Each of us is responsible for every one of us.
BE CURIOUS – We will explore and share new ways of learning, living and working. We must be innovative and agile, turning our current situation into an opportunity for intellectual and personal growth.
OFFER INSPIRING LEADERSHIP – Reflecting on how we have overcome challenges in the past we will be inspired by the courage and optimism of our Captains working to overcome
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obstacles. We will inspire each other and the community around us with our commitment, tenacity and heart.
ONE CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT – These circumstances require us to rely on and care for our community. We will practice empathy, respect and openness and we will get through this together.
Available online only.
Date
July 2020
Creator(s)
Christopher Newport University
Call Number
1.18
Statement of Rights
Christopher Newport University, All Rights Reserved
Original Format
Official Document