JSU students move in on campus

Jackson State University students are moving back onto campus at a time when COVID-19 concerns are seemingly at an all-time high.

FIND THEIR WAYTO THEIR KIDS DORMS.IN THIS LEARNING ENVIRONMENT,THEPANDEMIC IS CREATING A NEW TYPEOF LEARNINGEXPERIENCE.

FRESHMAN MOVE IN DAY AT JSU..MIAH FORD/JSU FRESHMAN: I AMEXCITED TO MEET NEW PEOPLE ANDHAVE NEW EXPERIENCES INLIFE.A MIXTURE OF EXCITEMENT FORSTUDENTS...AND WORRY FOR PARENTSON AWHOLE NEW LEVEL.SHENELLE WATERS/MOVE STUDENT IN:WE HAVE OUR UPS AND DOWNS BUTWE BELIEVE THEY WILL BE SAFEWITH HOW THEY HAVE THE KIDS NOTIN CLASS ALL THE TIME.

JSU HAS ALAUNDRY LIST OF WAYS TO ATTEND:IN CLASS, VIRTUAL OR A LITTLE OFBOTH.BUT THE START OF THE COLLEGEFALL SEMESTERCOMES AS THE STATE HEALTHOFFICER ADMITSA WORRY ABOUT SO MANY YOUNGPEOPLETHRUST TOGETHER IN A CLOSELYCONFINEDCAMPUS.DR. THOMAS DOBBS/MS STATE HEALTHOFFICER:THE DORMS HAVE CHECK IN DEVICESTHATSTUDENTS MUST USE AT LEAST ONCEA DAY.DASIA DYSON/JSU JUNIOR: THIS ISOUR TEMPERATURE SCANNER WHATHAPPENS IS IT SCANS EVERYBODYWHO WALKS THROUGH THEDOOR TEMPERATURE IF THETEMPERATURE IS TOO HIGH FOR THEMTO COME IN.THE UNIVERSITY ADMITSIT WON'T BE EASY KEEPING EAGERSTUDENTS APART.SUSAN POWELL/ASSOCIAT E VP JSUSTUDENT AFFAIRS:I DON'T KNOW!

IFI HAD THE ANSWER TO THAT..I'D BEGREAT BECAUSE I DON'T THEY ARETEENAGERS.

THE UNIVERSITY SAYSIT HAS SOCIAL DISTANCING SIGNSAND INDICATORS IN PLACE, AMANDATORYMASK RULE ...AND HOPE THAT THEYWILL NOTONLY LEARN THEIR COLLEGECURRICULUMBUT TAKE NOTE OF THE HEALTHCRISIS AND HOWTO AVOID MAKING IT WORSE.

SUSANPOWELL/JSUASSOC.

V.P OF STUDENT AFFAIRS:WE REALIZE WHEN THEY GET ONCAMPUS THEY WILL WANT TO GO ANDVISIT FRIENDS AND WE ARE GOINGTO STRESS THAT OVER AND OVERAGAINTO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AND BE SAFE.