OSU plans in-person classes this fall
STILLWATER
—Oklahoma State University plans to resume in-person classes during the upcoming fall semester.
The University of Oklahoma announced last week that in-person classes would resume this fall.
“While we cannot mitigate every risk, we must now pave the way to come back together safely, mindful our utmost priority is your health and safety,” OSU President Burns Hargissai din a statement Friday.
University leadership and the school's COVID19 advisory group are crafting reopening plans, which include considering classroom sizes, safety precautions in student housing and methods for monitoring “collective and individual health.”
OS U also plans to begin a phased reopening of campus starting June 1.
The university will look at staggering department schedules for in-office work, finding ways to implement social distancing in workspace sand classrooms, gathering
personal protective equipment and modifying cleaning protocols.
There opening “depends greatly” on the continued decline of COVID-19 cases around Stillwater, the statement says.
“As we look to a future where we can come back together safely,
we cannot let our guard down,” Hargis wrote. “I ask you to remain diligent and support the protocols we will put into place for the successful reopening of our campus.”
OSU transitioned to online classes in March as the coronavirus pandemic spread throughout Oklahoma.