LINCOLN – The University of Nebraska’s new president is expressing confidence that all four university campuses will be ready for in-person classes this fall despite the threat of the coronavirus.
Ted Carter says the campuses in Lincoln, Omaha and Kearney have already taken steps to welcome back students while minimizing the risk that the virus will spread. The fourth campus, University of Nebraska Medical Center, has been active in treating and researching the novel coronavirus, and will also welcome students back for in-person instruction in the fall.
“As the spread of the coronavirus continues to disrupt many of our personal and professional lives, we find ourselves in a period of unique challenge and uncertainty,” said Carter. “The chancellors and I, together with colleagues across the University of Nebraska system, are in daily communication about the impact of the virus on our community and what we can do to protect the health and safety of our students, faculty and staff.”
Carter says students who arrive on campus for the fall semester will see smaller, spread-out classes, less crowded dorms, buildings that are cleaned more frequently, and mandatory masks. Face coverings will be required on all campuses in all common or shared spaces for students, staff, teachers and visitors. For more information on mask policy specifics: https://nebraska.edu/covid-19 Travel from campus to home and back again will be minimized, as Labor Day and Fall Break are suspended and the fall semester will be completed on November 25.
University officials have left open the possibility that they will return to online learning if the pandemic worsens. But Carter says it’s important for the university to offer in-person instruction.
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