With the UO going fully remote starting November 30, students are urged to plan ahead to be COVID-safe for travel over the November break. Students in residence halls need to sign up for required testing the week of November 16. Off-campus residents can sign up for MAP testing to take place November 20, 23, and 24.
In a message to faculty and staff the University Task Force on Long-term Responses to COVID-19 reported on its work to date. The group will be seeking community input on the ways the university can sustain its mission during the pandemic and any changes it might bring, financial and otherwise.
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What is the difference between on-campus, remote, or online classes? Online Course: A class that was purposefully designed to be delivered completely online, with no or limited in-person meetings. Remote Course: A class that normally would be held in-person, but due to unforeseeable circumstances, has been modified to use alternative methods for course instruction.
On-campus classes will show a physical location and time in the course listing. On-campus classes may have discussion sections offered both in-person and remotely. Remote classes will show 00 REMOTE in the location and list a time. Remote classes will have live engagement during scheduled class periods, so be aware of time zone differences if you are not on campus and schedule a remote class. Many remote classes will also have in-person discussion or lab sections while others will be remote to accommodate out-of-town students. Each discussion or lab section will be labeled as 00 REMOTE or will have a physical location and time listed to indicate it is in-person. Online classes will not list a time and will show 00 WEB in the location. They can be completed at any time.
All classes can be accessed at classes.uoregon.edu. The winter term class schedule will be released next Monday, November 16.
There were 11 members of the UO community who tested positive or were considered presumptive positive for the week of November 9 as of 10:00 a.m. today.
A total of 574 members of the UO community have tested positive for COVID-19 since reporting began. Information about known cases within the UO community is updated by 10:00 a.m. weekdays.
The Oregon Health Authority reports 53,879 confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in the state, 3,056 cases in Lane County, 12,139 in Multnomah County, and 314 in Coos County as of November 12.
The best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to the virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outline some general precautions to minimize the spread of respiratory diseases.
