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AdvertisementPlans laid out over ZoomUNH plans campus return with COVID-19 testing, classroom plan, mask requirementPlans laid out over ZoomHide TranscriptShow TranscriptWMUR'S JEAN MACKIN TAKES A LOOK AT THE OTHER CHANGES AHEAD. (UNH FILE) BEFORE SETTING FOOT ON THE DURHAM CAMPUS, UNH STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF MUST BE TESTED FOR COVID-19, AGAIN WHEN THEY ARRIVE, AND AGAIN ABOUT A WEEK LATER - IN A TESTING AND TRACING PROGRAM THAT PROMISES RESULTS WITHIN 48 HOURS (ON CAM)  (VIDEO) UNH WILL ELIMINATE FALL BREAKS, AND SWITCH TO REMOTE LEARNING FROM THANKSGIVING THROUGH THE END OF THE SEMESTER (GRAPHIC: (WITH MOVEMENT?) UNH CAMPUS CHANGES: - DORMS OPEN AT REDUCED CAPACITY - DINING NUMBERS CUT BY 50% - NEW WALKING FLOW - LIMITED STUDENT EVENTS) CAMPUS HOUSING WILL BE OPEN, WITH REDUCED CAPACITY DINING CROWDS CUT BY 50 PERCENT, WITH TAKE OUT AVAILABLE A NEW WALKING FLOW MARKED, AND LIMITED STUDENT EVENTS, KEPT TO SMALL GROUPS (END GRAPHIC HERE AND GO TO VIDEO) ABOUT 60 PERCENT OF FACULTY AND STAFF WILL BE áON CAMPUS STUDENTS WILL ROTATE BETWEEN IN-PERSON AND ONLINE SESSIONS (ON CAM)  (VIDEO) CLASSROOMS WILL BE CLEANED TWICE A DAY, CHAIRS DISTANCED, AND FACE MASKS REQUIRED. THE FIRST SAFETY VIOLATION COMES WITH A WARNING  TWO QUARANTINE DORMS WILL HOUSE STUDENTS WHO TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 OR CAME IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH SOMEONE WHO DID (ON CAM) &gt; Download the free WMUR appBefore setting foot on the Durham campus, UNH students, faculty and staff must be tested for COVID-19, again when they arrive and again about a week later in a testing and tracing program that promises results within 48 hours. ** Town-by-town COVID-19 case data: Interactive map | Text-only list **“Our first concern is the health and safety of students, our faculty, our staff,” UNH President James Dean Jr. said. UNH will eliminate fall breaks and switch to remote learning from Thanksgiving through the end of the semester.Campus housing will be open with reduced capacity, dining crowds will be cut by 50% with takeout available. Student events will be limited and kept to small groups.About 60% of faculty and staff will be on campus. Students will rotate between in-person and online sessions. “The course that would typically be in a classroom, we’re guaranteeing every student can go face-to-face with their faculty member in a classroom or in a classroom setting once a week,” UNH Provost Wayne Jones said.Classrooms will be cleaned twice a day. Chairs distanced, and face masks will be required. The first safety violation will result in a warning.“The first time it’s a teaching opportunity, but repeated interactions would result in you no longer being able to come to campus, period,” Jones said.Two quarantine dorms will house students who test positive for COVID-19 or came in close contact with someone who did.“We truly are working really hard to get everybody the best possible education in this moment,” Dean of the UNH graduate school Cari Moorhead said.On Wednesday night, University of New Hampshire students and staff learned what campus life will be like when they return in August.&gt;&gt;AdvertisementBefore setting foot on the Durham campus, UNH students, faculty and staff must be tested for COVID-19, again when they arrive and again about a week later in a testing and tracing program that promises results within 48 hours. ** Town-by-town COVID-19 case data: | **“Our first concern is the health and safety of students, our faculty, our staff,” UNH President James Dean Jr. said. UNH will eliminate fall breaks and switch to remote learning from Thanksgiving through the end of the semester.Campus housing will be open with reduced capacity, dining crowds will be cut by 50% with takeout available. Student events will be limited and kept to small groups.About 60% of faculty and staff will be on campus. Students will rotate between in-person and online sessions. “The course that would typically be in a classroom, we’re guaranteeing every student can go face-to-face with their faculty member in a classroom or in a classroom setting once a week,” UNH Provost Wayne Jones said.Classrooms will be cleaned twice a day. Chairs distanced, and face masks will be required. The first safety violation will result in a warning.“The first time it’s a teaching opportunity, but repeated interactions would result in you no longer being able to come to campus, period,” Jones said.Two quarantine dorms will house students who test positive for COVID-19 or came in close contact with someone who did.“We truly are working really hard to get everybody the best possible education in this moment,” Dean of the UNH graduate school Cari Moorhead said.Loading more articles...

AdvertisementPlans laid out over ZoomUNH plans campus return with COVID-19 testing, classroom plan, mask requirementPlans laid out over ZoomHide TranscriptShow TranscriptWMUR'S JEAN MACKIN TAKES A LOOK AT THE OTHER CHANGES AHEAD. (UNH FILE) BEFORE SETTING FOOT ON THE DURHAM CAMPUS, UNH STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF MUST BE TESTED FOR COVID-19, AGAIN WHEN THEY ARRIVE, AND AGAIN ABOUT A WEEK LATER - IN A TESTING AND TRACING PROGRAM THAT PROMISES RESULTS WITHIN 48 HOURS (ON CAM)  (VIDEO) UNH WILL ELIMINATE FALL BREAKS, AND SWITCH TO REMOTE LEARNING FROM THANKSGIVING THROUGH THE END OF THE...

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