ALFRED — Hundreds of Alfred State students were honored at the 40th annual Honors Convocation presided over by Dr. Carrie Cokely, vice president for academic affairs.
ASC increases COVID testing to 100 percent as new semester begins
Alfred State’s spring 2021 semester kicked off on Monday
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ALFRED As the spring 2021 semester gets underway, Alfred State College is joining with its fellow SUNY institutions by increasing the COVID-19 testing rate on campus so that 100 percent of students, faculty, and staff are tested each week.
This increase is a marked change from the fall 2020 testing rate, in which 20 percent of the campus population was tested each week. Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Gregory Sammons noted the change is SUNY-wide and that it will ensure that Alfred State can fulfill its educational mission for the entire spring semester.
OLEAN â Jamestown Community College will be going virtual for the rest of 2020, college officials reported Wednesday.
âAs has been predicted by healthcare officials, a significant increase in COVID-19 cases is occurring in our region,â said JCC president Daniel DeMarte, with all operations, including courses and services between Wednesday and Dec. 23, moving to a full remote delivery mode.
The college had already moved to remote classes following Thanksgiving break, as well as implementing pool testing among students and staff, and limiting public access to campus facilities as steps to battle the pandemic on the collegeâs campuses.
Essential personnel will continue to work on campus. Courses scheduled through Cornell Cooperative Extension and Workforce Readiness will continue and be completed by Dec. 18. Pool testing will continue as scheduled. To date, two positive results have been found in more than 1,000 tests performed by the college.