Walla Walla University announced Thursday afternoon, 3月12日, in a campus-wide e-mail from the university’s president, 约翰·麦克维恩, that it will end winter quarter face-to-face instruction on its campuses at the end of the day, 星期五, 3月13日, as part of its efforts to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus (新型冠状病毒肺炎).

Final exams, normally scheduled for March 16-18, will be administered online. For spring quarter, classes will begin as scheduled on March 30 via online instruction. The university plans to resume face-to-face instruction on April 27.

At the time of the announcement, there were no confirmed nor presumed positive cases of 新型冠状病毒肺炎 among WWU students, 教师, 和工作人员. The action was taken as part of the university’s efforts to fulfill its commitment to the overall health and safety of its campus community.

All university-sponsored international travel has been suspended until further notice. University-sponsored domestic travel is strongly discouraged but will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

“Walla Walla University remains fully committed to supporting our students, 教师, 和工作人员,麦维说. “We are family, and I invite you to keep us all in your prayers in the coming weeks.”

“As we’ve been processing this decision, the words of a particular song have been echoing in my mind: ‘He’s got the whole world in His hands!’ That includes this global pandemic,麦维说. “I am praying that God will bind our hearts together and continue to bless and nourish this amazing community of faith and discovery.”

Walla Walla University has 1,864 students enrolled across five campuses in the Pacific Northwest, including College Place, Washington; Portland, Oregon; Anacortes, Washington; and Missoula and Billings, 蒙大拿.

Find the latest information about the WWU response to 新型冠状病毒肺炎 at stellarhygiene.net/covid19. On this page you will find a video message from President McVay, a link to a list of frequently asked questions and their answers, and a link to submit questions.

Posted 2020年3月16日