Today’s COVID-19 (coronavirus) roundup includes information about living on campus, having packages forwarded, and plans for finals to continue.
Reconsidering Living on Campus
If you haven’t already, please complete the “Student Plans After Spring Break” survey in Web for Students to remain on campus. This is essential to our plans to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
We want to be very clear: SUNY Morrisville and Madison County will not be exempt from the pandemic. We fully expect there will be cases, and this is a community-spread virus. People living close together and in contact with each other is the risk, even for individuals who do not feel the symptoms. They risk exposing not only themselves, but others.
We also recognize that some of our residential students do not have anywhere else to live. Students should base their choice on whether they have no other suitable alternative, not whether they think they would prefer to be on campus.
Living on campus for the remainder of the semester will be sparse.
- Students will have a bedroom to themselves, but quite possibly a different bedroom than they had previously.
- Students will not be able to group together; therefore, guest and visitation privileges are suspended until further notice.
- Students will also be expected to assist with maintaining a hygienic environment protocol.
- Meals will be available for takeout only, and they will be from a limited menu.
- No clubs, events, intramurals or other gatherings will take place.
Per order of New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, only essential workers remain on campus. All nonessential workers now work from home or other locations. This means many of the services and people students are used to accessing will no longer be available through traditional means, if at all.
This is part of the reality of our implementing social distancing and staffing fewer residence halls with fewer staff.
Forwarding Packages
Students may arrange to have packages forwarded from the campus mailroom by contacting mailroom@morrisville.edu. USPS letters and packages may be forwarded to the student’s home address or another address that the student requests, at no charge. UPS and FedEx, who may charge for forwarding services, must be contacted by students directly to make arrangements. Please inform mailroom staff if any such arrangements are made.
Finals
Finals are still expected to take place, with each faculty member determining specific plans. Some faculty may choose examinations, and others may choose projects or other formats. Students should check with their individual faculty and consult Blackboard and Web for Students as the semester progresses.