Opening a University -- Coronavirus

[brixton]

Hi all -- I've been away from the fora for awhile. I've been teaching in China.

I know that there has been a lot of discussion about opening Universities.  I'm currently in Xi'an China and we opened in May.   Our Province had relatively low outbreak and we had a very strict protocol on how and when we could leave our apartment.  You might find my blog post on opening the University interesting.  We haven't had a second surge yet.  (Beijing had one last month). Suffice it to say that it has been an interesting year.   Teaching over here has been quite wonderful -- the students are very dedicated and creative.

https://qingwendy.blogspot.com/2020/05/how-do-you-open-university-essay-in.html

[polly_mer]

That's a neat post with nifty pictures.

What's happened since the end of May?

[brixton]

So far, so good.   We haven't had additional cases in Shaanxi. There have been a number of measures that have been lifted.  Initially, students had to stay on campus, but that has been lifted.  We still get our temperature taken and show our green QR code to enter buildings.  But, aside from an outbreak in Beijing at a market, things are OK here.

[Harlow2]

Thank you for this glimpse of a successfully managed reopening.  We really don't know yet what ours will look like;  do your students have an online option? 

[mythbuster]

Thank you for sharing this. It's helpful to know that somewhere, people are figuring out how to live with this is a productive manner. Not the case where I live, but it can be done.

[Vkw10]

Hi, Braxton. Good to hear what you've been doing. The blog is fascinating, both on how your university has re-opened and for some of the glimpses into Chinese university life.

[brixton]

Thank you for this glimpse of a successfully managed reopening.  We really don't know yet what ours will look like;  do your students have an online option?

We were on-line from January until May, but next semester there are no plans for online offerings, unless there is a second wave.

Hi, Braxton. Good to hear what you've been doing. The blog is fascinating, both on how your university has re-opened and for some of the glimpses into Chinese university life.

Thanks!  I've so enjoyed my time here. It has been more open than I pictured it.  The blog has really helped me process the whole experience.

[spork]

Duke is limiting fall residential undergraduate students to freshmen, sophomores, and those with special circumstances: https://today.duke.edu/2020/07/message-president-price-updated-reopening-plans.

At MIT, it's only seniors and those with special circumstances: https://covid19.mit.edu/fall-2020-faq.

[bluefooted]

Must be nice!  We opened and closed in 2 weeks...harnessing the power of positive thinking!

[no1capybara]

Thanks for posting the blog - so interesting to see such a different perspective.