UNLV taking precautions as students move into dorms

The move-in process at UNLV is usually a crowded affair.

This year, things are different as the pandemic has affected education at every level.

Jeremy Chen reports.

BUT THIS YEAR..

IT'S DIFFERENT.THANKS FOR JOINING US.I'M TODD QUINONES.AND... I'M TRICIA KEAN.THE PANDEMIC HAS AFFECTEDEDUCATION.... AT EVERY LEVEL.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER.....JEREMY CHEN SPOKE WITH U-N-L-VOFFICIALS.....ABOUT ALL OF THE CHANGES....FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR."STUDENTS AT UNLV ARE MOVINGINTO DORMS THIS WEEK.HOWEVER, THEY'LL NOTICE A LOTOF CHANGES.ALL MEANT TO KEEP THEM SAFE."((SPRAY NATS)) WINDOWS AREBEING DISINFECTED AS U-N- L-VSTUDENTS MOVE INTO DORMS.IT'S A LESS CROWDED AFFAIR THANUSUAL-A REALITY CAUSED BYSOCIAL DISTANCING NEEDED IN THEMIDST OF A PANDEMIC."I EXPECTED IT, BUT I DIDN'TIMAGINE LIKE A YEAR AGO.I DIDN'T THINK WE WOULD BE INTHIS POSITION." A POSITION THEUNIVERSITY IS HANDLING--TAKINGEXTRA MEASURES TO ENSURESAFETY."WE HAVE THE HAND SANITIZINGSTATIONS IN ALL OF OURFACILITIES.WE'VE GOT THE SOCIAL DISTANCESIGNAGE.YOU'LL SEE AT OUR DESK WE HAVEPLEXIGLASS." RICHARD CLARK ISTHE ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENTFOR STUDENT SERVICES.HE SAYS MOVE-IN HAS BEEN SPREADOVER SIX DAYS TO ACCOMMODATEMORE THAN ONE THOUSAND STUDENTSMOVING INTO DORMS WITH NO MORETHAN 250 STUDENTS MOVING INEACH DAY.IT'S A PLAN TWO MONTHS IN THEMAKING."THINGS HAVE BEEN CHANGING ON APRETTY REGULAR BASIS AS WE GETNEW INFORMATION FROM PUBLICHEALTH AND AS WE GET NEWGUIDANCE FROM THE UNIVERSITY."KNOWINGLY MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSEDTO GET TESTED.CLARK SAYS THEY MADE THISPOLICY WITH PUBLIC HEALTHOFFICIALS TO ENSURE LOCALTESTING SITES WOULDN'T GETOVERWHELMED WITH HEALTHYSTUDENTS."WE'RE DOING A LOT OFPREVENTATIVE MEASURES.WE'RE DOING SOME THINGS TO HELPMITIGATE." IF A STUDENT TESTEDPOSITIVE FOR COVID- 19-CLARKSAYS THERE ARE PROCEDURES INPLACE TO ISOLATE THE STUDENT."WE HAVE ROOMS SET ASIDE THATHAVE PRIVATE BATHROOMS SO THEYCAN SELF- QUARANTINE ANDRECOVER.WE'VE MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITHOUR HEALTH CENTER SO WE CAN DOTELEMEDICINE." ALL OF THESEMEASURES ARE MOTIVATINGSTUDENTS-TO BE CAUTIOUS ASTHEY START SCHOOL."STAY MOTIVATED.FOLLOW PROTOCOL.SOCIAL DISTANCE."CLASSES WILL BEGIN FOR THE NEWSCHOOL YEAR AT UNLV ON AUGUST24.JEREMY CHEN 13 ACTION NEWS.UP NORTH AT U-N-R..