Morgan State returning to campus this fall
TO SCHOOL... EVEN THE ONESTHAT LEAVE HOME FOR COLLEGE.IN LESS THAN TWO MONTHSâCOLLEGE STUDENTS WILL KICK OFFTHE FALL SEMESTER AND RETURNTO THEIR STUDIESâ IN THEMIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC.
AND ASPART OF OUR REBOUND MARYLANDSERIESâWE'RE LOOKING AT HOTHE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE WILL BEDIFFERENT FOR STUDENTS WHENTHEY RETURN TO THEIR SCHOOLSTHIS FALL.
WMAR 2 NEWS' MARKROPER IS LIVE OUTSIDE MORGANSTATE UNIVERSITY IN NORTHEASTBALTIMORE.
MARKâ WHAT SAFETYMEASURES ARE BEING TAKENKEEP STUDENTS SAFE?
.STUDENTS CAN EXPECT TO SEECHANGES FROM THE DORM TO THEDINING HALLâ AS WELL ASAROUND CAMPUS AND INSIDE THECLASSROOM.
AND THAT'S IF THEEVEN RETURN TO CAMPUS.
ONE OFTHE ADMINISTRATORS I SPOKEWITH SAYS DESPITE THE MOVETOWARDS ONLINE CLASSESâSTUDENTS SHOULDN'T EXPECTTUITION RATES TO DROP ANYTIMESOONâ BUT HE ALSO BELIEVESTHE INTENSE PRESSURE SCHOOLSARE UNDER WILL MAKE ITDIFFICULT TO RAISE RATESDURING THIS TIME.
TONIGHT ONWMAR 2 NEWS SIXâWE'LL TAKE ALOOK AT HOME SOME OF THESESAFETY PROTOCOLS WILL AFFECTCHANGES TO CAMPUS LIFE INBALTIMORE FOR REBOUNDMARYLAND... MARK ROPER WMARNEWSAFTER THE CORONAVIRUS MOVEDINSTRUCTION ONLINE DURING THESPRINGâ MANY STUDENTS ARELEFT WONDERING IF FALL CLASSEBE HELD ON CAMPUS.
SCHOOLADMINISTRATORS NATIONWIDEâLIKE UNIVERSITY OF THE POTOMACPRESIDENTâ DOCTOR CLINTONGARDNERâ ARE GRAPPLING WITHTHE ANSWER TO THAT VERYQUESTION.
DR. CLINTON GARDNER/UNIVERSITY OF THE POTOMAC:there's so much to be gainedby our students being able tointeract with our faculty andour staff, however, we are notgoing to do anything that'sgoing to risk the health ofanyone in our environment, CDCGUIDELINES DURING THE PANDEMICHAVE CHANGED MUCH OF OUR DAILYLIFEâ AND SOONâ IT WILLCHANGE STUDENT LIFE ON MANYCOLLEGE CAMPUSES AS WELL.MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITYâVICE PRESIDENT OF STUDENAFFAIRSâ DOCTOR KEVIN BANKSEXPLAINS HOW.
Dr. Kevin Banks/Morgan State University, VP ofStudent Affairs: Weto strongly encourage familiesto have their students testedbefore they come.Unfortunately, at this pointwe cangoing to strongly encouragethat.
DR. CLINTON GARDNER/UNIVERSITY OF THE POTOMAC:employees will be wearingmasks, we will have theappropriate social distancing,to make sure that employeesand students have theappropriate space, Dr. KevinBanks/ Morgan StateUniversity, VP of StudentAffairs: You have to have ascreening protocol to makesure youquestions.
STUDENTS CAN EXPECTTO SEE A LOT OF CHANGES AROUNDCAMPUSâ AND INSIDECLASSROOMS. DR. CLINTONGARDNER/ UNIVERSITY OF THEPOTOMAC: we will redesign andare redesigning our classrooms(7:06) to make them a littlebit more amenable for socialdistancing (7:09) in somecases, opening up additionalclasses, that will allow is toensure that everyone is safeWITH SOME STUDENTS BEING MOVEDOFF CAMPUS TO ENCOURAGEGREATER SOCIAL DISTANCINGâDORMS AND DINING HALLS ATMORGAN STATE ALSO WILL SEESOME CHANGES.
Dr. Kevin Banks/Morgan State University, VP oStudent Affairs: You have tohave more shuttles going backand forth.
Dining halls welooking at limited diningoptions whereby you might haveto schedule yourself if youwant to eat in the dining hallBUT NO MATTER WHERE STUDENTSFIND THEMSELVES ON CAMPUSâTHEY WILL BE ENCOURAGED TOMAINTAIN A PHYSICAL DISTANCEFROM OTHERS IN ORDER TO KEEPSTUDENTS SAFE.
Dr. KevinBanks/ Morgan StateUniversity, VP of StudentAffairs: We know as acommunity weto ban together and if we wantto maintain facâ tâfacetheythewhat happens.FOOTBALL SEASONS AT TWO LOCCOLLEGES ARE CANCELE