Anonymous
Post 08/24/2020 13:35     Subject: Which colleges are totally open for business and operating normally?
PP from above. I meant to add so I think that what this means for colleges is that they need to keep up the social distancing and mask wearing -- even the remote ones, no matter what they're seeing with infections on campus.
Anonymous
Post 08/24/2020 13:34     Subject: Re:Which colleges are totally open for business and operating normally?
Anonymous wrote:Colgate University in upstate NY has an interesting plan. All kids--regardless of whether they stayed on campus over the summer or live in New York--began a 14-day quarantine in their dorm rooms / off-campus housing yesterday for 14 days. They were tested before the quarantine, and then will be tested twice during quarantine. They must mask when outside of their rooms, and can't leave their floor (their "extended family") other than for specific times for exercise, in specific areas. Meals are delivered to the rooms / off-campus residences by staff. The President, smartly, is actually doing the quarantine in a freshman dorm room. We shall see. There's a good chance, given this is in New York which essentially has no community transmission, that this all works and they have a "relatively" normal fall. Even with the quarantine, there will be restrictions after (Phase 1, 2, etc.) but my guess is that kids won't follow those too closely. These are 18-22 Y.O.s we're talking about. If, even after all this, the school has an outbreak, that'll also be interesting. It'll show that even the strictest quarantines can't create a true bubble. This is what New Zealand learned--and they're an island.


I think what New Zealand learned is that you can't let your guard down. They stopped wearing masks, had movie theaters back open, and were essentially back to normal. If they'd continued with social distancing and mask wearing, things might have played out differently when, inevitably, the virus slipped in.
Anonymous
Post 08/24/2020 13:22     Subject: Which colleges are totally open for business and operating normally?
Mary Baldwin is reopening with masks and social distancing.
https://marybaldwin.edu/news/2020/07/24/back-to-baldwin-plan-guides-mbus-fall-reopening/
Anonymous
Post 08/24/2020 12:51     Subject: Which colleges are totally open for business and operating normally?
Deep Springs is operating the way it usually does, but is Deep Springs "normal"?
Anonymous
Post 08/24/2020 12:49     Subject: Re:Which colleges are totally open for business and operating normally?
I think most of the SEC schools are open. My son is a professor and they are open and operating normally. But, he doesn't think it will last.
Anonymous
Post 08/24/2020 12:48     Subject: Re:Which colleges are totally open for business and operating normally?
Washington and Lee is 1/2 and 1/2, I think. Some in person classes and some DL. They have one similarity to military academies in that they take their honor code seriously and they stress responsibility to the community at large. Also, their students come from probably all 50 states plus a few countries. So it's a small school, somewhat geographically isolated, with a disciplined student body. If it can work, it will work there.
Anonymous
Post 08/24/2020 12:47     Subject: Which colleges are totally open for business and operating normally?
https://www.gpb.org/news/2020/08/18/university-system-of-georgia-no-definitive-covid-19-threshold-for-moving-classes
The flagship university is among the 26 colleges and universities that are part of USG. Many are already on campus and others are preparing to welcome students in the coming days. While each school has its own leadership, the USG creates overall policies, including those around reopening and COVID-19.
Anonymous
Post 08/24/2020 11:49     Subject: Which colleges are totally open for business and operating normally?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Small catholic college in Ohio requiring masks in class and some rules to limit dorm visits but all moved in and no testing.


Same with my DD’s friends small catholic college in NY state. She did not have to get tested at all!

Same with BIL’s small catholic college in Wisconsin. Only testing if you have symptoms.


Interesting, friend’s son is at Holy Cross and they are doing many things. Her son did not get housing ad is home for the semester.

Holy Cross is a highly selective school with a huge endowment and students from all over the country and world. The school I’m talking about has an acceptance rate of 80% and probably 95% of its students live within a 250 mile radius.


PP here. I said that and someone reported my comment!!
Anonymous
Post 08/24/2020 11:43     Subject: Which colleges are totally open for business and operating normally?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Small catholic college in Ohio requiring masks in class and some rules to limit dorm visits but all moved in and no testing.


Same with my DD’s friends small catholic college in NY state. She did not have to get tested at all!

Same with BIL’s small catholic college in Wisconsin. Only testing if you have symptoms.


Interesting, friend’s son is at Holy Cross and they are doing many things. Her son did not get housing ad is home for the semester.

Holy Cross is a highly selective school with a huge endowment and students from all over the country and world. The school I’m talking about has an acceptance rate of 80% and probably 95% of its students live within a 250 mile radius.
Anonymous
Post 08/24/2020 09:15     Subject: Which colleges are totally open for business and operating normally?
New Zealand
Anonymous
Post 08/24/2020 09:14     Subject: Re:Which colleges are totally open for business and operating normally?
Colgate University in upstate NY has an interesting plan. All kids--regardless of whether they stayed on campus over the summer or live in New York--began a 14-day quarantine in their dorm rooms / off-campus housing yesterday for 14 days. They were tested before the quarantine, and then will be tested twice during quarantine. They must mask when outside of their rooms, and can't leave their floor (their "extended family") other than for specific times for exercise, in specific areas. Meals are delivered to the rooms / off-campus residences by staff. The President, smartly, is actually doing the quarantine in a freshman dorm room. We shall see. There's a good chance, given this is in New York which essentially has no community transmission, that this all works and they have a "relatively" normal fall. Even with the quarantine, there will be restrictions after (Phase 1, 2, etc.) but my guess is that kids won't follow those too closely. These are 18-22 Y.O.s we're talking about. If, even after all this, the school has an outbreak, that'll also be interesting. It'll show that even the strictest quarantines can't create a true bubble. This is what New Zealand learned--and they're an island.
Anonymous
Post 08/24/2020 09:12     Subject: Which colleges are totally open for business and operating normally?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Small catholic college in Ohio requiring masks in class and some rules to limit dorm visits but all moved in and no testing.


Same with my DD’s friends small catholic college in NY state. She did not have to get tested at all!

Same with BIL’s small catholic college in Wisconsin. Only testing if you have symptoms.


Interesting, friend’s son is at Holy Cross and they are doing many things. Her son did not get housing ad is home for the semester.


Holy Cross is fully remote. They announced that some time ago.
Anonymous
Post 08/24/2020 09:11     Subject: Which colleges are totally open for business and operating normally?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Small catholic college in Ohio requiring masks in class and some rules to limit dorm visits but all moved in and no testing.


Same with my DD’s friends small catholic college in NY state. She did not have to get tested at all!

Same with BIL’s small catholic college in Wisconsin. Only testing if you have symptoms.


Interesting, friend’s son is at Holy Cross and they are doing many things. Her son did not get housing ad is home for the semester.


Holy Cross is rather high profile. The college I was talking about has a 96% acceptance rate and low endowment.
Anonymous
Post 08/24/2020 09:07     Subject: Which colleges are totally open for business and operating normally?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Small catholic college in Ohio requiring masks in class and some rules to limit dorm visits but all moved in and no testing.


Same with my DD’s friends small catholic college in NY state. She did not have to get tested at all!

Same with BIL’s small catholic college in Wisconsin. Only testing if you have symptoms.


Interesting, friend’s son is at Holy Cross and they are doing many things. Her son did not get housing ad is home for the semester.
Anonymous
Post 08/24/2020 08:07     Subject: Re:Which colleges are totally open for business and operating normally?
Indeed I did say red states... I mean states where the political pressure is very much against using science and data to make public health decisions. Sorry for my shorthand.

If anyone can name these small colleges that aren't doing much different, please do so. I want to see how they fare in the next two months.