LateToCult 42,001 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 The University of Washington said it would move to online classes for its 50,000 students. With colleges nationwide about to empty for spring break, students fear they might not be coming back. SEATTLE — The University of Washington said on Friday that it would cancel in-person classes and have students take courses and finals remotely while the Seattle area grapples with a growing coronavirus outbreak, in a move that other colleges around the country are preparing to follow if the virus becomes more widespread. Over the last few days, a growing number of universities have mobilized emergency planning teams to envision what a shutdown would look like, especially if students bring the virus back with them from spring break, which starts Friday on many campuses. Already, some students have been warned that they should be prepared to learn online, as many students studying abroad in Europe and Asia have been forced to do. ... The University of Washington, with 50,000 students on three campuses across the Seattle region, was the first large college in the United States to make the shift to online classes amid virus concerns. It said the change would begin Monday and continue through the remainder of the winter quarter, which ends March 20. The university’s president, Ana Mari Cauce, said she was hopeful that normal classes would resume during the spring quarter. The announcement was the most sweeping decision yet for leaders in the Seattle area rushing to contain the spread of coronavirus, which has been linked to 13 deaths and 75 infections in the state — all but one announced over the past week. “Our goal is to complete this academic quarter with as little disruption to our students and their educational progress as possible,” Ms. Cauce said. The university separately announced Friday that one of its employees had tested positive for coronavirus. (Full story in link above) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
River 127,859 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Maybe it's time for Trump and the government to start and give free checks to the citizens? 20 more people has Coronavirus in NYC now, does he really want the city to look like in the apocalypse/zombie movies? So sploosh your juice all over me you Riverboy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LateToCult 42,001 Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 4 minutes ago, River said: Maybe it's time for Trump and the government to start and give free checks to the citizens? 20 more people has Coronavirus in NYC now, does he really want the city to look like in the apocalypse/zombie movies? Confirmed cases in the Seattle area may skyrocket because the University of Washington Medical Center will begin to test about 1,000 samples a day next week with a test they developed. Maybe that will put pressure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyxGaGa 3,227 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 for a minute i thought u meant WashU in St. louis and I was like thank god i don’t have to go to school Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LateToCult 42,001 Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 20 minutes ago, LadyxGaGa said: for a minute i thought u meant WashU in St. louis and I was like thank god i don’t have to go to school Imagine finding out your school is closed through GGD. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyxGaGa 3,227 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 1 minute ago, LateToCult said: Imagine finding out your school is closed through GGD. i can only dream. i do have to go to class tho. wanna get lunch later? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franch Toast 27,745 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Expect other schools to follow soon, especially in the Bay Area. Source: I have friends who are profs at Bay Area universities. They are being warned to prepare to transition to online teaching if needed. She/Her/Hers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LateToCult 42,001 Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 1 minute ago, Franch Toast said: Expect other schools to follow soon, especially in the Bay Area. Source: I have friends who are profs at Bay Area universities. They are being warned to prepare to transition to online teaching if needed. Staff at UW was being told to prepare for this a couple of weeks ago. It could happen very soon in Bay Area schools then. Just depends on how close they are to spring break. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoxo Craig 55,649 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Hope my college does the same, then I can't get kicked off for poor attendance End Racism Now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runway 27,876 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Thank god online courses werent that popular back in the 2009 epidemic and we were just sent home for weeks to do nothing, I was basically in vacation Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
River 127,859 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 It's confirmed now that the first coronavirus case in Costa Rica is a American tourist from New York.. So sploosh your juice all over me you Riverboy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blankpaper 21 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 3 hours ago, LateToCult said: Imagine finding out your school is closed through GGD. I’m sure a lot of people will find out about it in weird ways like that though. This is the first I’m hearing about it and I follow UW on all socials, have friends who work there, and I’m still on their email list reality’s tight if the music is right Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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