Assuming COVID-19 vaccine will be “widely available” this summer, Mount Mercy University this week unveiled plans for “fully in-person operations” by Aug. 1 — reverting back to a more normal college experience after hybrid learning this year kept students, at least some of the time, out of class and confined to Zoom boxes.In-person plans for the Cedar Rapids-based private university apply to “all work, academic, and student operations.” That means residence halls “will operate at full capacity,” and administrators will assess vaccine adoption rates to determine whether to adjust guest and group gathering policies, according to a Mount Mercy message.Although students and employees still “may be expected” to wear masks throughout the academic year, officials anticipate relaxing social distancing rules “after the vaccine is widely available.”“Mount Mercy is strongly encouraging its employees and students to receive the vaccine when it is available to them,” according to the campus communication.News of Mount Mercy’s plans comes as colleges and universities across the state and nation are wrapping a challenging, atypical academic year that drove away many students hoping for more traditional college experiences and has administrators pining to bring them back.University of Iowa and University of Northern Iowa, like Mount Mercy, have announced plans for more in-person classes and operations next fall.
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Vanessa Miller, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Thu, 03/11/2021 - 12:38pm
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