ADAPTING TO CHANGE THROUGH A PANDEMIC
By BRANT SKOGRAND ’04 MBC Photo by LIAM JAMES DOYLE
F ive months after sending students home to finish spring semester online, St. Thomas faculty and staff put the finishing touches on preparations to allow the university to resume in-person instruction in the fall. New signage. Stickers on tables marking where to sit. Extra cleaning supply caddies. Added classroom equipment to accommodate online instruction. Telehealth visits at the Center for Well-Being. Barriers and floor decals to direct foot traffic. Extra face coverings for students who forgot to bring their own. Common Good Capacities (in place of old room capacities).
Those were just some of the more visible measures outlined in the comprehensive COVID-19 preparedness plan.
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