FGCU students to resume on campus learning Monday

We explain the safety measures happening Monday as the Fall semester kicks off, including a free mask pick-up and free asymptomatic testing.

WASHINGTON WITH A PREVIEW OFWHAT’S TO COME."(ADLIB TOSS)STUDENTS AND STUDENTS AND STAFFAT F-G-C-U HEAD BACK TO CLASSFOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THECOVID-19 PANDEMIC THIS MORNING.OUR JESSICA ALPERN HAS BEENFOLLOWING EVERY STEP WHEN ITCOMES TO THE SAFETY PREPARATIONSTO GET TO THIS POINT.SHE JOINS US LIVE FROM THECAMPUS, WITH A LOOK AT WHATKICKING OFF THE FALL SEMESTERWILL LOOK LIKE.FROM A FREE MASK PICK-UP, TOFREE ASYMPTOMATIC TESTING...THERE’S A LOT HAPPENING ONCAMPUS TODAY TO KEEP STUDENTSSAFE.WE’LL START WITH THE MASKPICK-UP... THAT’S SET TO TAKEPLACE JUST A FEW HOURS FROM NOWAT THE COHEN STUDENT UNION.STARTING AT 11-30 THIS MORNING,STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF WILLBE ABLE TO COME TO THE EAGLE I-DOFFICE TO PICK UP A FREE CLOTHMASK.THIS IS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONEHAS ACCESS TO AT LEAST ONE FACECOVERING... SINCE THEY AREMANDATED AS PART OF THEUNIVERSITY’S COVID-19 SAFETYMEASURES.THOSE PICKING UP, SHOULD PLAN TOBRING THEIR EAGLE I-D CARD.YOU CAN PICK UP UNTIL 4-30STARTING TODAY, THROUGH FRIDAY.ANOTHER EFFORT TO KEEP THOSEON-CAMPUS SAFE WILL ALSO GO LIVETODAY.STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF WILLBE ASKED TO WATCH A MANDATORYCOVID-19 F-G-C-U TRAINING VIDEO.THERE’S ALSO THE DAILY HEALTHSCREENING APP, WHICH WE’VE TAKEDABOUT RECENTLY ON FOX 4.AND WE KNOW THAT LAST WEEK,AFTER STUDENTS MOVED INTO THEDORMS, SEVERAL PEOPLE TESTEDPOSITIVE ON CAMPUS FOR COVID-19.THE UNIVERSITY SAYS IT’S READYTO HANDLE SITUATIONS LIKETHIS... AND THAT IT’S DESIGNATEDSEPARATE AREAS FOR ANY STUDENTSWHO TEST POSITIVE.RUTH RODRIGUES -SUBTITLE:DIRECTOR EMERGENCYMANAGEMENT<If they need a laptop, or awebcam to continue theiracademic studies we would beable to provide that to them aswell as if they needed foodservices or laundry or otherservices to make sure that thewere comfortable and able tostay isolated during that time