To maintain ongoing communication with WVU campuses, Provost Reed is sending monthly messages highlighting new and ongoing initiatives that support our strategic efforts. We realize messages can get lost in inboxes, so those monthly messages also will be shared here. Check back often to stay informed!
Dear WVU Faculty and Instructors:
Congratulations on making it through the first week of the new school year! As I walked around campus this week, I was pleased to see students in classrooms and common areas, wearing masks and following our safety protocols. I saw teachers fully engaged with their students and students eager to get on with the business of learning. It’s been a long summer for all of us.
Read More: Academic Updates, Reminders and New Childcare Resources
As students, faculty and staff return to campus this month, the University’s ability to work with local health departments to support contact tracing in the event of a COVID-19 incident (e.g., a positive test) in face-to-face classes is essential. If a student in a particular course or courses tests positive, University officials must be able to quickly identify students and instructors who have been potentially exposed in those classroom settings and initiate further action.
To support this important effort, on-campus course instructors on all WVU campuses will be required to do two things:
Read More: Assigned Seating and Attendance Tracking Requirements for Fall 2020
Dear WVU Faculty and Instructors:
It’s hard to believe that the new academic year is about to begin. I know this was a busy summer, as you prepared for an altered return to campus. Hopefully, you were able to also spend quality time with family and friends.
Dear West Virginia University Campus Community:
With the shift to a phased return to campus and increased efforts to further reduce density, we have implemented a significant revision to the Fall 2020 course schedule for the Morgantown campus