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University of Las Vegas Nevada BIOL 100 & 197 Laboratory Coordinator, Chenoa Wilcox, left, works with Nathan Magtoto, Laboratory Instructor and Assistant, on making videos to take the BIO 197 to an online/remote format March 18, 2020. (Josh Hawkins/UNLV Photo Services)
Thursday, May 7, 2020 | 2 a.m.
UNLV officials say they’re working on a few scenarios for the fall semester, tentatively still scheduled to begin in late August.
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- UNLV, CSN developing plans for students to return in fall
The first: conducting classes on campus with social distancing and sanitation protocols in place. Another: continuing remote learning with an eye toward eventually transitioning back to traditional campus learning.
In the meantime, the university is taking guidance from health officials and Gov. Steve Sisolak’s office, UNLV spokesman Tony Allen said. “We’re so proud of how our students, faculty and students pulled together to shift so quickly to remote work and instruction, and of those working every day to fulfill our educational and research mission as we navigate this period of uncertainty together,” Allen wrote in a statement.
Remote learning has already been extended through June 30, which covers the initial two sessions of UNLV’s summer school schedule.
UNLV officials are also working to disburse $11.8 million in aid from the federal CARES Act for financial aid grants to students facing economic hardship from the virus shutdown. Visit unlv.edu/coronavirus for more information.
Similarly, CSN, which has been in remote-learning mode since March 18, will remain so through June 30 at the earliest, spokesman Richard Lake said. At the same time, the school is both preparing for a fall return to its campuses and other contingencies.
“We are planning to offer a combination of online and in-person classes this fall, while making sure that we’ll be able to transition to a fully remote environment should that be necessary,” he said.
