Heartland Community College
extends Spring Break through March 20
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[April 07, 2020]
NORMAL,
IL, March 12, 2020 – Heartland Community College will extend Spring
Break through the week of March 16-20 in order to take action to
further prepare and respond to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) worldwide
outbreak.
College offices will remain open for regular business hours during
the extended Spring Break period. During that time Heartland staff
and faculty will review procedures and consider alternate
instruction options to reduce in-person classroom contact and allow
for social distancing if needed.
“Extending spring break will allow for faculty and staff to bolster
our online instruction availability as we proceed with the Spring
2020 semester,” said President Keith Cornille. “As we look at all
options available to maintain our high level of instruction, we’ll
be taking the time to work with faculty to prepare in the event that
we would suspend or alter in-person class time.”
Heartland students and faculty will receive direct communication
from the College regarding any alteration in format and modality of
their instruction.
In addition to the Spring Break extension Heartland has also
instituted several measures to mitigate the risk associated with the
evolving nature of COVID-19 exposure.
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These measures include:
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Cancellation of Summer 2020 Study Abroad programs
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Suspension of college-supported travel to large-scale events
such as conferences and workshops through April 30, 2020
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reinforcement of procedures for sick leave
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Case-by-case review of large group gatherings planned for campus
facilities
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Heartland’s Incident Management Team (IMT) continues to direct
preventative health measures at the College and has worked with
executive leadership for planned response for any disruption related
to COVID-19.
“The health and safety of our students, faculty, and staff are a top
priority,” said Heartland President Keith Cornille. “As such we are
taking proactive measures not only to preserve safety, but also to
maintain our high standards of instruction.”
Campus response information will be updated on the Heartland website
at:
http://www.heartland.edu/coronavirus.
[Steve Fast
Director, Public Information
Heartland Community College] |