Ohio University Students Return To Campus For Fall 2021

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Students attending Ohio University are being told in-person educational opportunities on campus will return for the fall semester of 2021.

Ohio University President M. Duane Nellis made that announcement Monday morning.

“First, I want to take a moment to fervently applaud the work of Special Assistant to the President for Public Health Operations Dr. Gillian Ice, Chief Medical Affairs Officer Dr. Ken Johnson, and the entire COVID Operations team for their incredible work during the last several weeks and months. I also want to thank our students for the role they continue to play in keeping each other safe by following protocols, even when it creates challenges. Together, we have maintained a positivity rate under four percent and avoided significant outbreaks in our residence halls this Spring.”

Nellis continued by stating; “With recent successes in mind, and with COVID cases currently dropping in Ohio and across the country as vaccines are deployed, we are planning to welcome all students to our campuses, to significantly increase face-to-face course offerings, and to have fully open residence halls on our Athens campus this fall. We have already started to phase in on-campus activities. We recently increased the number of available campus visits for prospective students, adding group information sessions under careful guidance from our public health leaders. We are also planning to host Bobcat Student Orientation in-person this summer – although in smaller groups than normal – with virtual options available for families who prefer not to travel to campus until Welcome Week in August.”

While fall classes are being planned out, Nellis cautioned they are taking a cautious approach. “While we should not expect University life to fully return to a pre-pandemic normal, we can all look forward to a more normal summer and fall.”

For more specific details on Ohio University’s plan to return to on-campus learning, go to our link to the Ohio University website story. CLICK HERE: