Stevenson University begins today
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AROUND THE STATE WILL BEGINTHEIR FALL SEMESTER TODAY.MOST OF THEM WILL BE STARTINGWITH ONLY VIRTUAL CLASSES,SOME OF THEM HAD HOPED TOSTART WITH AT LEAST SOME IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION.
WMAR-2NEWSOUTSIDE STEVENSON UNIVERSITYCAMPUS IN OWINGS MILLS& ANDMEGAN, IT SOUNDS LIKE THERESULTS OF CORONAVIRUS TESTINGON STUDENTS, LED TO A CHANGETHE GOAL HERE AT STEVENSON HADBEEN TO DO IN- PERSON LEARNINGFOR THE FALL& BUT THAT ALLCHANGED WHEN STUDENTS STARTEDMOVING BACK TO CAMPUS ANDUNDERWENT TESTING FORCOVID-19.
IN A LETTER SENT OUTTO THE CAMPUS& PRESIDENTELLIOTT HIRSHMAN EXPLAINEDTHAT ABOUT 13 PERCENT OFSTUDENTS TESTED POSITIVE FORTHE VIRUS AS THEY BEGAN TORETURN TO SCHOOL.
BECAUSE OFTHAT& STEVENSON DECIDED TO DOONLINE LEARNING FOR AT LEASTTHE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF THEFALL SEMESTER.
STUDENTS WHOMOVED INTO ON- CAMPUS HOUSINGARE BEING ASKED TO RETURN HOMEIF POSSIBLE.
TOWSON UNIVERSITYALSO CHANGED COURSE LAST WEEK&DECIDING TO GO VIRTUAL FOR THEENTIRE FALL SEMESTER AFTERDOZENS OF STUDENTS TESTEDPOSITIVE FOR COVID-19.
JOHNSHOPKINS UNIVERSITY& AND THEUNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE WILLBE DOING REMOTE LEARNING FORTHE FALL SEMESTER.
THEUNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SAYS ITWILL START WITH ONLINE CLASSESFOR AT LEAST THE FIRST TWOWEEKS& AND REASSESS AROUNDSEPTEMBER 14TH.
THE SCHOOLSTHAT ORIGINALLY PLANNED TOSTART WITH IN-PERSON LEARNINGAND HAVE NOW SWITCHED TOREMOTE SAY THEYSTUDENTS ON HOUSING REFUNDS.LIVE IN OWINGS MILLS MK WMAR-2