PLU delays in-person learning by a week, announces phase-in plan amid COVID-19 uptick
Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma announced plans Monday to return to in-person learning for the upcoming academic year.
In an email to The News Tribune, director of communications Zach Powers said PLU officials “are updating our plans to include a measured and phased return to in-person learning, a decrease in the number of in-person classes we will offer, decreases in residential capacity, and a comprehensive testing plan.”
“Our goal is to reduce housing density enough for every student residing on campus to be assigned a single room, limiting close contact in common living spaces and shared bathrooms,” Powers said. “That would put us at 850, about 350 down from last year.”
The email elaborated that “all learning will be remote for at least the first week of class” and then transition to “in-person learning after the first week,” which “will happen when doing so is supported by public-health authorities and aligns with faculty preferences.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/plu-delays-in-person-learning-by-a-week-announces-phase-in-plan-amid-covid-19-uptick/ar-BB17yJDm?ocid=hplocalnews
