- Rapid Increase in COVID-19 Cases on Campus Spur Changes in Policies, Practice
The rapid increase in the number of COVID cases among the student body means the university may re-evaluate move-in dates for some groups of students for the spring semester, according to Alan Hill, vice-president for student academic life and dean of students. He said this in a meeting with sorority houses Friday.
“No decisions are clear whether or not [the Feb. 14th move in date] will be pushed back,” said Hill. He is working on collaborating with quarantined Greek chapters on adjusting move-in dates. There is not enough campus housing to temporarily house students whose Greek residence is quarantined, according to Hill.
As of Friday, Feb. 5, there have been 11 positive cases on campus since the start of spring term, Feb. 1. Seven of these new cases are from yesterday, according to an email from Alan Hill that Stevie Baker Watson sent Friday to athletes. In total, about 10 percent of the roughly 750 students on campus are in quarantine.
See full story by Jos Fox, Olivia Jennings, and Ellie Margulis here.
2. Mandatory Meetings Called for Student Athletes and Greek Participants
Unexpected mandatory meetings were called for Student Athletes, Greek Members and coaches throughout the duration of the day. The meetings urged students to hold each other accountable with upholding the University's COVID-19 policies.
The meetings targeted student organizations which have been affiliated with an increase in COVID-19 positive cases and quarantines. The meetings gave students a platform to ask administrators questions about the Spring semester.
3. DePauw to Host Black History Month Lecture Series
Dr. James Lance Taylor is a Professor of Politics at the University of San Francisco. His teaching interests are in religion and politics in the United States, race and ethnic politics, African American political history, social movements, political ideology, law, and public policy, Black political leadership, and the U.S. Presidency. Dr. Taylor earned a Ph.D. & M.A. in Political Science from the University of Southern California and a B.A. from Pepperdine Universities.
This event, titled Black History as Cultural Revolution in a Race Pandemic will be hosted virtually on Sunday, Feb. 7 at 7:00 PM EST.
For more information about this event, visit Campus Labs.