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More Students
Enrollment for spring is up compared to this time last year and we’ve increased our residential student population by 50 percent over fall. We have more than doubled the in-person or hybrid offerings this spring, enabling more traditional classroom experiences. As a result, we’ve ramped up our COVID-19 surveillance testing program to enable every student and employee working, learning or living on campus to get tested weekly.
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Low Positivity
In total, we ended up with a 0.47 percent positivity rate out of more than 19,000 tests from August through December — a fraction of Greater Lowell’s numbers. Through coordination from our Emergency Operations Center, our community stepped up, wore masks, socially distanced and followed the other public health recommendations designed to keep each other safe.
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More Activities
As the weather gets warmer, we hope to further increase campus activities — including spring and previously postponed fall sports — while adhering to state and federal public health guidelines. Our Student Affairs and University Events Division is planning ways for us to safely engage and gather in person. We’re always looking for ways to implement as much pre-pandemic normalcy as possible.