Post by WorcesterGray on Dec 25, 2020 15:34:55 GMT -5
Dear Students,
I am sorry to interrupt your Christmas Day, but I wanted to share with you that I just received notification last night from the Massachusetts Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Massachusetts Secretary of Education that all institutions of higher education in Massachusetts should refrain from bringing any students back to campus until Monday, January 18, 2021. Their guidance exempts students currently residing on campus or those with nowhere else to go.
This clearly has many implications for students in January Term and students who had been scheduled to return to campus prior to January 18, including RAs, Kimball captains and some athletic teams. We are not yet sure at this time how this impacts our full move-in schedule as we need to stagger arrivals in order to arrange a move-in process in alignment with the best health and safety protocols.
Please know that we still plan to invite students back to campus - we will just need to re-think the arrival schedule.
I ask for your patience as we re-work that schedule over the coming days. We will be back in touch on Monday, December 28 with a further update on January Term classes, the move-in schedule previously announced, and all other issues implicated by this announcement from the state.
I wish you and your family a Merry and safe Christmas. And let us all pray for patience, hope and deep care for the most vulnerable in these challenging days.
Sincerely,
Philip L. Boroughs, S.J.
President
I am sorry to interrupt your Christmas Day, but I wanted to share with you that I just received notification last night from the Massachusetts Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Massachusetts Secretary of Education that all institutions of higher education in Massachusetts should refrain from bringing any students back to campus until Monday, January 18, 2021. Their guidance exempts students currently residing on campus or those with nowhere else to go.
This clearly has many implications for students in January Term and students who had been scheduled to return to campus prior to January 18, including RAs, Kimball captains and some athletic teams. We are not yet sure at this time how this impacts our full move-in schedule as we need to stagger arrivals in order to arrange a move-in process in alignment with the best health and safety protocols.
Please know that we still plan to invite students back to campus - we will just need to re-think the arrival schedule.
I ask for your patience as we re-work that schedule over the coming days. We will be back in touch on Monday, December 28 with a further update on January Term classes, the move-in schedule previously announced, and all other issues implicated by this announcement from the state.
I wish you and your family a Merry and safe Christmas. And let us all pray for patience, hope and deep care for the most vulnerable in these challenging days.
Sincerely,
Philip L. Boroughs, S.J.
President
