SOU plans in-person fall classes

SOU plans in-person fall classes

Y about that plan.

Alicia says: students have already faced a lot of changes and as we're looking towards the summer and fall everyone is wondering what the future will hold.

Southern oregon university is holding summer classes online and through remote learning but discussions around what this fall could look like are underway.

Neil says: "we want to get ready and be available to offer in person by early september" but there's a lot that has to happen and a lot that could change before that target goal of september.

Neil says: "the virus sets the timeline so in this planning we have to be very prepared for a cooling off.

Moving some things back slightly it may allow us to accelerate" sou says they will follow gov.

Brown's instruction and guidance on re-opening and they are in contact with other universities along the entire west coast to construct a phase by phase plan.

Neil says: "we do a lot of scenario planning for instance one phase may allow for dining services to come back up they have physical spacing of 6 feet in between each chair we set up so there's a lot of detail involved in all of these series of planning" each phase and plan hinges on how the virus progresses janet says: "all of those phases are dependent upon continuing improvement of coronavirus --butted-- we have to maintain a 14 day period where there's no lapses etc.

Before we can move to the next phase and if something happens then you move back alicia says: "coming up tonight on newswatch 12 at 6 hear from rcc as they explain what their plan is for the future on-campus, reporting from ashland, alicia rubin, newswatch 12.