[lawrence-newsletter]Although there are no specifics surrounding athletics, we now know how the University is planning on running fall semester for students. The university announced today that it will be conducting what they call a “smart restart” plan in order to safely have students back on campus.
There will be a mix of in-person and virtual instruction as expected, although a new piece of information in the release is that the hybrid instruction will only take place until Thanksgiving break. After break, all instruction will be online as well as final exams.
Here is what Chancellor Rebecca Blank had to say on the restart:
“The health and safety steps we are announcing today are rigorous, thorough and backed by science. We believe they will go far in minimizing the risk to our campus community while allowing our students to return to many of the traditions and experiences that make a Badger education so valued.”
There were four specific bullet points in the outline of the plan:
- The health and safety of everyone in our campus community will continue to be our top priority as we bring more people back to campus. New health measures are being put in place for everyone on campus.
- Academic instruction will return to campus with a mix of in-person and remote courses until the Thanksgiving recess. After Thanksgiving, we’ll switch to a virtual format for all courses for the final nine days of instruction plus exams.
- Students will live on campus this fall. University Housing is developing new safety measures and policies for residents and staff.
- To be successful, we’ll need all our students and employees to share the responsibility of keeping our campus community healthy and safe. More information will be added to this site in the weeks to come as our plan continues to evolve. While this fall will be different than anything we’ve seen before, we look forward to the special moments that only a Wisconsin Experience can deliver.
The full plan is available at wisc.edu: https://www.wisc.edu/smartrestart/