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Shaw University Developing Plan For Safe Return To Campus

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Raleigh, NC – Shaw University announced today (May 27) that a working group representing a wide cross-section of University units is developing a plan to ensure the safe return to campus for employees and students for fall 2020.  University leadership continues to be guided by directives from state and local government and recommended best practices from the Centers for Disease Control regarding ways to protect the health of students, faculty, staff, and community partners.

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“Our priority is to ensure that employees and students alike have a safe place to work, learn and live,” said Dr. Paulette Dillard, president of Shaw University. “We cannot assume that the former standards for life in a campus setting will work in our ‘new normal,’ so our team is looking at how every unit will function when we reopen. Instructional modalities, residence life, student activities, administration – we are looking at everything to ensure that Shaw University can provide the kind of educational experience our students expect and deserve.”

On March 13, the administration announced that effective immediately students who had left campus for Spring Break should not return. Beginning March 21, all face-to-face and hybrid classes on the Raleigh campus and Adult Degree Program (CAPE) campuses transitioned to online classes for the remainder of the Spring semester.  All athletics, band, choir, and student life activities were suspended through the end of the semester.

The University expects to provide a timetable for a phased reopening of the campus by June 30 that the group is currently developing.

About Shaw:  Shaw University is a private university located in vibrant downtown Raleigh dedicated to providing every student with access to the opportunities that will lead them to a brighter future. Shaw engages each individual student through academic excellence and empowers them to make an impact in their communities and the world. Excellence. Opportunity. This is Shaw U! Learn more at www.shawu.edu.