The following is a communication from Southeastern Community College received on Friday afternoon
WEST BURLINGTON - SCC continues to monitor the evolving coronavirus COVID-19 situation and to share relevant information with employees and students as it becomes available.While the Iowa Department of Public Health has confirmed COVID-19 cases in other parts of Iowa, there are none in the SCC service area of southeast Iowa. It is the consensus of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and state and local public health officials that the next month will be critical to containing the spread of the virus.
With our primary focus on student and employee health and safety, we have made the following decisions effective 5:00 p.m. Friday, March 13 through April 5:
Two-Day Extension of Spring Break and Transition to Remote Delivery
To protect our students and communities and help contain the spread of the coronavirus, Southeastern Community College has extended Spring Break by two days (March 23-24) and will then transition to online delivery of face-to-face classes until April 5, at which time we will reassess the situation and determine future actions:
We are committed to assisting you as we transition to online course delivery. Each campus will host open computer labs and drop-in assistance sessions to help you navigate Canvas and discover online resources. We will post a schedule of these sessions by March 23. The college will continue to provide free public Wi-Fi, student computer labs and space for you to study. We encourage you to use those services to help you with your course work.
The decision to conduct classes online does not mean that the campus is closed. SCC will continue to monitor the situation and follow the best advice of public health officials in making closure decisions.
If you have questions, please contact your instructor or the Academic Affairs office (319) 208-5287.
Update Your Emergency Contact Information
It is crucial that you make sure your emergency contact information is up to date. If you did not receive the Blackhawk text alert on Wednesday, March 11, we do not have the correct information on file. Please visit Enrollment Services or call (319) 208-5010 right away.
Continue to Take the Usual Precautions
The CDC continues to encourage everyday precautions including:
SCC will continue to monitor the situation and share information with employees and students. All communication updates can be found here:
https://www.scciowa.edu/landing/coronavirus-response-updates.aspx.
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