{"id":2425,"date":"2020-03-25T15:37:10","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T19:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/news\/?p=2425"},"modified":"2024-08-01T15:05:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T19:05:56","slug":"campus-update-3-25-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/news\/2020\/03\/25\/campus-update-3-25-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Campus update 3\/25\/20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dear Virginia Western community, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope the start of this week has gone as smoothly as\npossible during this time of transition to online and remote education.\nGovernor Ralph Northam and the Commonwealth of Virginia have continued to\nrespond to the escalating scale of the COVID-19 pandemic and we are following\ntheir guidance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we originally planned the transition to online classes,\nour hope was to completely reopen for face-to-face instruction by April 6. That\ndate is no longer realistic in light of guidance from the Governor, the\nVirginia Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and\nPrevention. As a result, Virginia Western campus will remain closed to students\nand the public until further notice. We will continue to hold Spring Semester\nclasses online and remotely for the time being. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are updating our website information and frequently asked questions throughout this public health crisis. If you have questions you&#8217;d like to ask, we have added a form where you can directly submit them: https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/vwforms\/questions-or-concerns\/.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Roanoke Region has been fortunate thus far not to have\nbeen impacted by COVID-19 at the level other parts of the country have. For the\nsafety and well-being of our college community, we are asking that if you are\ntested for COVID-19, you inform the college so we can adequately respond. We\nwill soon have an online form you may submit. Students can also email Lori\nBaker, Dean of Student Affairs, at <a href=\"mailto:lbaker@virginiawestern.edu\">lbaker@virginiawestern.edu<\/a>.\nEmployees can email Jennifer Pittman, Associate Vice President of Human\nResources, at <a href=\"mailto:jpittman@virginiawestern.edu\">jpittman@virginiawestern.edu<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for considering the health and safety of our\nregion and helping Virginia Western do our part to flatten the curve of\nCOVID-19 in the Commonwealth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Robert H. Sandel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Virginia Western Community College<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virginia Western campus will remain closed to students and the public until further notice. 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