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EMORY AMSN 2020 SCHEDULE UPDATE
EMORY AMSN 2020 SCHEDULE PROFESSIONAL

“We have surveyed faculty in all nine schools to ensure that when they teach, it will be in the safest way possible,” Love said in an interview.īased upon those survey results, about one-third of faculty members at each school have elected to teach online classes this fall. In welcoming back students, campus leaders felt it was critical to provide choices for both students and faculty members, while putting health and safety concerns first, said Jan Love, interim provost and executive vice president for academic affairs.

EMORY AMSN 2020 SCHEDULE PROFESSIONAL

The recommendation to return to campus for in-person instruction was unanimously approved by the deans of Emory’s academic colleges and professional schools during a five-hour retreat May 21-22 and then affirmed by the university’s executive leadership. “Our goal is for everyone to feel comfortable participating in the community and to have options that reflect your preferences for continuing your education, conducting research and teaching, or serving our students,” Sterk and Fenves wrote. Enhanced cleaning protocols will be in employed for residential, classroom and common spaces.

Campus residence halls will reopen, with no more than two students per room.

Faculty and staff will have access to testing on demand.

COVID-19 testing will be mandatory for all students living in residence halls, along with those taking in-person classes, upon or shortly before returning to campus, and will be available at any time during the semester for those who are symptomatic and for their close contacts.

Graduate and professional schools may amend this schedule slightly to meet curricular needs. Classes will be held through the Labor Day holiday and fall break. 19 and end by Thanksgiving, with final exams conducted remotely.

Both online and in-person classes will be offered to help meet student needs.

Faculty, staff and students will have options for returning to campus or interacting remotely.

Key decisions for the fall semester include: The result is a science- and data-based plan that works for Emory - one that delivers “an equivalent Emory experience, knowing the necessity of health and safety protocols will prevent us from providing an identical experience to past years,” they stated. The decision to return to on-campus instruction for the fall semester followed weeks of research, deliberation and consultation with leadership from across the university, as well as leading medical and science experts, and aligns with local, state and federal health directives, according to Sterk and Fenves. At that time, a majority of students left campus and classes were completed via distance learning. Like most American universities, Emory transitioned to remote learning in mid-March in response to the pandemic. But it will still be a uniquely Emory experience,” they concluded.

“It will be a different kind of semester, one filled with changes and choices, with new ways to connect and build relationships. “We will deliver courses that meet Emory’s rigorous standards and that are taught by our world-renowned faculty, members of the academic campus community will have access to the tremendous resources of our research university, and students will be part of a community known for its support while our students are pursuing degrees with us and throughout their careers,” they wrote. They emphasized that while the fall semester will bring changes - from face coverings and social distancing requirements to mandatory COVID-19 testing - core aspects of the Emory experience will remain intact. Students will return to Emory this fall for an on-campus experience that pairs the university’s acclaimed academic programs with extensive new safety protocols and an adjusted semester schedule with options for both in-person and online learning.įall semester plans for Emory’s Atlanta and Oxford College campuses were announced in a June 11 message from President Claire E. “We will all work together to achieve that.”

“I’m heartened by the community’s strong desire to return to Emory to participate in an experience that we want to be as equivalent as possible, recognizing that in the current environment, it won’t be identical to what we have expected,” Fenves said. Lewin, executive vice president for health affairs and Christopher Augostini, executive vice president for business administration and chief financial officer, shared some of the details and rationale that went into planning for the fall semester, as well as what the resulting changes will mean for the university. Fenves Jan Love, interim provost and executive vice president for academic affairs Jonathan S.

EMORY AMSN 2020 SCHEDULE UPDATE

More than 3,100 Emory community members attended an online Fall Semester Update Presentation on June 11 to learn more about the university’s decision to return to campus this fall.ĭuring the session, President-elect Gregory L.