Spring semester begins at Towson University

Spring semester begins at Towson University

Or more of wintry mix with afocus on freezing rain.General model trends haveslowed the progression of theHigh pressure to our southwill shift offshore thismorning as aTODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF THESPRING SEMESTER FOR MANYCOLLEGE STUDENTS IN MARYLAND.AND FOR THE FIRST TIME INMONTHS -- SOME OF THEM WILL BEBACK ON CAMPUS FOR IN-PERSONLEARNING.

WMAR 2-NEWS' MARKROPER IS LIVE AT TOWSONUNIVERSITY THIS MORNING..

MARK-- A LOT OF COLLEGES ARE STILLONLINE-ONLY BUT TOWSONOFFERING ON- CAMPUSINSTRUCTION THIS SEMESTER.AND THE NEW SEMESTER MEANS NEWRULES NOT ONLYFOR STUDENTS WHOWANT TO COME BACK AND TAKETHEIR CLASSES ON CAMPUS BUTALSO FOR ANYONE LIVING ONCAMPUS AT A DORM.

IT'S THEFIRST DAY OF SCHOOL AT TOWSONUNIVERSITY.

AND WHILE CLASSESWILL BE OFERED ON CAMPUS THISSEMESTER -- MOST STUDENTS WONTBE GOING INSIDE A CLASSROOJUST YET.

OTHER THAN CLASSESWHICH CAN ONLY BE CONDUCTEDIN- PERSON SUCH AS LABS --CLINICAL EXPERIENCES ORINTERNSHIPS --THE FIRST TWOWEEKS OF THE SPRING 20-21SEMESTER WILL START ONLINE.THEN ON FEBRUARY 8 -- TOWSON UWILL BEGIN BOTH FACE- TO-FACECLASSES OR A COMBINATION OFONLINE AND IN- PERSON.

ALLTOWSON STUDENTS -- TEACHERSAND STAFF WILL HAVE TO PROVIPROOF OF A NEGATIVE COVID-19P-C-R TEST BY THE END OF THEDAY TODAY IF THEY WANT TORETURN TO CAMPUS ON FEBRUAR8TH.

THEN -- EACH AND EVERYDAY STUDENTS -- TEACHERS ANDSTAFF ARE ON CAMPUS -- THEYWILL BE EXPECTED TO SUBMIT AHEALTH ASSESSMENT FORM TOREPORT ANY SYMPTOMS OREXPOSURE TO COVID.

THEY ALSOWILL HAVE TO GET TESTED WHENREQUESTED -- AND REPORTPOSITIVE TEST RESULTS.

THEREARE SOME NEW RULES FORSTUDENTS LIVING ON CAMPUS ASWELL.

RESIDENCE HALLS WILLHOUSE FEWER STUDENTS THISSEMESTER.

STUDENTS WON'T BESHARING DORMS BUT THEY WILLSHARE BATHROOMS. AND NEARLY200 BEDS WILL BE AVAILABLEFORANYONE NEEDING TO BE PUT INQUARANTINE OR SELF-ISOLATION.FOR SENIORS LOOKING FORWARD TOGRADUATING THIS SEMESTER --UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS SAYCOMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES ARESTILL IN THE PLANNING STAGES.REPORTING LIVE IN TOWSON --MARK ROPER -- WMAR 2 N