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I think it’s ok to plan for it but 4 months out with the ever changing dynamics of this situation is way too far out to make that call IMO. Germany is sending kids back to school May 4.
Agree. I hope it’s just a contingency plan.I think it’s ok to plan for it but 4 months out with the ever changing dynamics of this situation is way too far out to make that call IMO. Germany is sending kids back to school May 4.
Will they march through Poland to get there?I think it’s ok to plan for it but 4 months out with the ever changing dynamics of this situation is way too far out to make that call IMO. Germany is sending kids back to school May 4.
Worthy enough to start s thread on this boardkind of a dumb tweet, without more clarification in it.
I'm almost certain that the leadership of most/all universities are having discussions at their highest levels where they are game planning different scenarios for the fall, including not having in-class classes, or opening campuses. To not do so would be idiotic.
That they are considering it isn't newsworthy.
“Libertarian” and “Zero Hedge” in his twitter bio. I’m stopping there
It was in the media yesterday that Boston U and others are considering this as well. Wondering what PSU is planning... The universities cannot charge full tuition if that is the case. Might lead to significant number of students dropping out or at least taking a semester off...
Yea, UW-Madison is closed down for the Spring and Summer.....and the official position for the Fall is that we are planning to be on campus in a somewhat traditional educational format. In the meantime, as a faculty member, I am being advised (and given technical support already) to have the Fall classes set to go online. You are correct, it would be foolish to not be prepared to do so. I think this is called the worst case scenario.....and the worst case scenario is not too low of a probability.kind of a dumb tweet, without more clarification in it.
I'm almost certain that the leadership of most/all universities are having discussions at their highest levels where they are game planning different scenarios for the fall, including not having in-class classes, or opening campuses. To not do so would be idiotic.
That they are considering it isn't newsworthy.
kind of a dumb tweet, without more clarification in it.
I'm almost certain that the leadership of most/all universities are having discussions at their highest levels where they are game planning different scenarios for the fall, including not having in-class classes, or opening campuses. To not do so would be idiotic.
That they are considering it isn't newsworthy.
See ya on campus (we will function online until then) in Sept of 2021......probably for the start of college football after a 1 year shut down......because if they go through the costs and risks of keeping football going in the Fall of 2020, they are going to have to match it (risks and costs) with the same amount of female athletes....which will be spread over many more sports......in effect, even more unmanageable in terms of costs and risks.....ain't going to happen.
It’s not newsworthy if true? The leading university in the nation may shut down for a semester and that is not worth reporting?
Don’t you think that a Harvard shutdown would set an example that every university president would have to take into consideration?
No school/no sports/no football season.
I think it’s ok to plan for it but 4 months out with the ever changing dynamics of this situation is way too far out to make that call IMO. Germany is sending kids back to school May 4.
Harvard has a ton of money. They don’t care. All of those businesses in that area will go under though. If Penn state does this then you can buy a restaurant there for 10 bucks.
Why may and not July. That is silly.These university presidents do not have the luxury to wait “four months” to gather all the information and data and then make a decision.
I would be surprised if most schools don’t have a go/no go decision by this time in May.
I loved O-Chem in my undergraduate days. One of my favorite classesInteresting that the post about an Ivy League school is from a Cornell Professor of organic chemistry.
Mine too, fwiw. I failed it the first time I took it (dogged it) and then re-took it and it was great.I loved O-Chem in my undergraduate days. One of my favorite classes
That ludicrous. School officials are meeting daily. BOT meetings more than once a week to discuss all contingency. You don’t throw in the towel this soon without real information. The schools want kids on campus. The kids want to be on campus. You do everything you can to make that happen.These university presidents do not have the luxury to wait “four months” to gather all the information and data and then make a decision.
I would be surprised if most schools don’t have a go/no go decision by this time in May.
Why may and not July. That is silly.
Penn State will be back on campus for summer 2. Give it a little time to bake in, modified tuition for Maymester and Summer 1 will get everyone’s attention.
If penn state does this, you’ll be over paying at $10. We’ll all be cleaning out the barns. Critters will be taking over the town. Nittany Lions may even return.Harvard has a ton of money. They don’t care. All of those businesses in that area will go under though. If Penn state does this then you can buy a restaurant there for 10 bucks.
Well we shut down whole state’s in a day and some states will have days only when word is given to reopen. I’m sure 45 days would Be enough for psu if word comes july 1. That should give the slow moving bureaucrats at psu to get going.Not silly at all. These schools have many constituents including students and faculty to inform and give consideration for in their planning.
They have contracts and commitments to thousands of staff, administrators, vendors, and the people in the communities they are located.
These schools, at least the responsible ones, can’t wait until a short time before a scheduled opening and undo things without significant costs.
These are not church picnics and golf outings that we are discussing. They are, in some cases, billion dollar enterprises.
Tom,
Understand what you posted, however in a grad school conversation this week we were told Maymester and Summer1 would be online but summer2 was still a possible open. Perhaps this is being used as a dress rehearsal for return to normal of the fall semester.
What are schools doing with graduate research labs? Are they universally open? Open on a case-by-case basis (e.g., if deemed “essential” research)? I obtained my Ph.D. in organic chemistry in 1997, and I can’t imagine my lab having been shut down for an extended period. My research advisor would have had a conniption.
I find it hard to believe by September there is going to be large gatherings or the potential of large gatherings. Schools will be closed and only online for the 2020-2021 year, especially if the they think a second wave is likely.I think UP will have fall classes on campus. Now whether that means 40k, 30k, 25k students, who knows.
I find it hard to believe by September there is going to be large gatherings or the potential of large gatherings. Schools will be closed and only online for the 2020-2021 year, especially if the they think a second wave is likely.