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NIU plans for double-occupancy dorms, in-person events for fall
DeKALB – NIU is taking more steps to return to a sense of normalcy in the fall semester as students living on-campus will be allowed to have a roommate, and many in-person events will return.
Beth Ingram, executive vice president and provost, announced at Thursday’s Board of Trustees meeting that plans for the fall semester are underway. The university doesn’t plan on requiring COVID-19 vaccines as of right now because they’re under an emergency use authorization.
Screenshot of presentation at NIU Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday. (Kierra Frazier)
Ability Beyond to host annual gala, other Danbury area highlights
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The Rev. Whitney Altopp (c) of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church is flanked by Cantor Deborah Katchko-Gray and Rabbi David Reiner of Congregation Shir Shalom of Westchester and Fairfield Counties. The three form the leadership of the Ridgefield Clergy Assocation./Show MoreShow Less
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Ability Beyond announces ‘Gala & Beyond’
Ability Beyond, a nonprofit headquartered in Bethel and Chappaqua, N.Y, announced its April 24 “Gala & Beyond” to raise funds for critical programs and services for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities, brain injury and neurological disorders throughout Connecticut and New York.
NIU plans to hold 70% of fall classes face-to-face
DeKALB – NIU announced Wednesday that it plans to offer primarily face-to-face classes and student support services, increased capacity for housing, social activities, athletics and events for the fall 2021 semester, according to a Wednesday email from Beth Ingram, executive vice president and provost.
Roughly 70% of classes, except for the School of Law, will be conducted face-to-face; the majority of these courses will be fully in-person, although that percentage includes some hybrid models, according to the email. Students living in residence halls will also be allowed to have roommates.
“We are evaluating all of our classrooms to ensure that they are equipped with appropriate technology for fall classes,” Ingram said in the email. “This has been a joint effort of the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning, the Division of Information Technology and the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost to ensure