Northern Kentucky University Delays Start Of Classes Due To COVID-19
The University of Northern Kentucky is delaying the start of its spring semester due to the recent increase in COVID-19 cases. The president, Dr Ashish Vaidya, sent a letter to the students saying the regional transmission rate has increased to 1.3, which is as high as them. I saw. Due to the increase, NKU will delay classes for a week. All classes will start on Tuesday January 18th. A return to distance learning is the last thing Northern Kentucky University sophomore Josh Larsen wants to see. . “I’m not an online learner.… Especially when I’m paying all of my tuition. I’ve paid a high price and I’m not getting the full experience. It’s a little frustrating for me. . “Given the news of the COVID-19 outbreak in Greater Cincinnati, Larsen appreciates the fact that NKU officials have decided not to return to virtual classrooms. “The students told us that they are not interested in this kind of experience.” Instead, university officials chose to delay the start of NKU’s spring semester by a week. The new start date for in-person instruction is January 18. “I’m an economics student,†Larsen said. “I’m a business student, and I’m looking to – it’s like entering the workforce, and I’m not trying to go halfway there.” Cecil said he and his colleagues studied the best COVID-19 safety practices during the fall semester, as cases went up and down, while students were physically in classrooms . you have to shut everything down, “Cecil said.” We were successful in the fall. I have no reason to believe we won’t be successful now. â€Aidan McMahon, a freshman at NKU, is confident that he and his classmates will do whatever it takes to stay safe, especially after got an extra week. with no homework at home. “I thought to myself,” It’s good to have an extra break. ” But at the same time, I want to go back. I don’t want to go online or anything, â€McMahon said. “Wear a mask; stay away, you know. Do whatever the CDC says, you know. Just follow the protocols, I guess. Do our best.” In addition to the start of classes delayed by a week, with move-in day for NKU students living on campus also pushed back to January 14.
Northern Kentucky University is delaying the start of its spring semester due to the recent increase in COVID-19 cases.
The president, Dr Ashish Vaidya, sent a letter to the students saying that the regional transmission rate has increased to 1.3, which is as high as they have seen it.
Due to the increase, NKU will delay classes for a week. All classes will start on Tuesday January 18th.
A return to distance learning is the last thing Northern Kentucky University sophomore Josh Larsen wants to see.
“I’m kind of on top of anything COVID-related, especially starting with online,†Larsen said. “I’m not an online learner.… Especially when I’m paying all of my tuition. I’ve paid a high price and I’m not getting the full experience. It’s a little frustrating for me. . “
Given the news of the increase in COVID-19 cases in Greater Cincinnati, Larsen appreciates the fact that NKU officials have decided not to return to virtual classrooms.
“Telecommuting causes all kinds of problems,†said Matt Cecil, NKU Provost and executive vice president of academic affairs. “The students told us that they are not interested in this kind of experience.”
Instead, university officials chose to delay the start of NKU’s spring semester by a week. The new start date for in-person classes is January 18.
“I’m an economics student,†Larsen said. “I’m a business student and I’m looking to – it’s like entering the workforce, and I’m not looking to go halfway.”
Cecil said he and his colleagues studied COVID-19 safety best practices during the fall semester as cases moved up and down, while being physically in classrooms.
“We’ve learned a lot over that time. We’ve learned that just having a case or two doesn’t mean you have to shut it all down,†Cecil said. “We were successful in the fall. I have no reason to believe that we will not be successful now.”
NKU freshman Aidan McMahon is confident that he and his classmates will do whatever it takes to stay safe, especially after taking an extra week off with no homework.
“I was kind of like, ‘It’s good to have an extra break.’ But at the same time, I want to go back. I don’t want to go online or anything, “McMahon said.” Wear a mask; stay away, you know. Do whatever the CDC says, you know. Just follow the protocols, I guess. Do our best. “
In addition to the week-long delay in starting classes, the move-in day for NKU students living on campus has also been pushed back to January 14.