Fleming College has announced it is suspending on-site classes on all campuses for the remainder of the winter semester, which ends on Friday, April 17th.
On Sunday (March 15), Fleming College president Maureen Adamson issued an update about the public educational institution’s plans for the health and safety of students, faculty, and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic,
There will be no in-person classes held on any of Fleming campuses in Peterborough, Lindsay, Haliburton, and Cobourg.
On Friday (March 13), Fleming College announced plans to suspend classes until Tuesday, March 17th, and to implement online and alternate delivery of courses on Wednesday, March 18th.
Now online and alternate delivery of courses will now begin on Monday, March 23rd.
“Please note that this has changed from our original announcement to allow more time to prepare for online and alternate delivery of courses,” Adamnson writes.
Students are not expected to return to campus for the remainder of the semester. The semester will be completed through online and alternate delivery.
Students will receive program information from their faculty by Friday, March 20th. Fleming College is preparing plans to address final exams, projects, and assignments and will share this information in the coming days.
Other developments shared in Adamson’s announcement include:
- Student placements are suspended for the remainder of the semester. Students should contact their faculty if they have any questions.
- Students in residence are encouraged to return home; however, residence buildings will remain open. Assistance will be provided for those requiring alternative accommodation. Further communication will be sent to students who live in residence in the coming days.
- College buildings will be closed with limited access to students and employees for the period from Monday, March 16th to Friday, April 3rd unless otherwise notified. Students and employees will have limited access to the buildings from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and will be required to sign in and out starting Tuesday, March 17th.
- On Monday, March 16th, employees can access the building to pick up materials and technology to support their working from home.
- Except for some employees who have been identified to provide required services, all employees will be expected to work from home during the period from Monday, March 16th to Friday, April 3rd. Employees who are expected to work on-site will be contacted by their managers directly.
- Unless they have heard otherwise, employees should assume that their attendance on campus on the morning of Monday, March 16th is not required and they should follow up with their manager to receive directions for the remainder of the week.
- Managers are expected to be at work onsite on Monday, March 16th and throughout the closure period.
- Due to these exceptional circumstances, all staff (full, partial-load, part-time and student employees including work study students) who would normally be scheduled to work during this period will receive pay consistent with their regular schedule. No one will suffer a loss of pay of their regular earnings as a result of limiting on-site work during this time period.
- On-campus recreational facilities at the Peterborough Sport and Wellness Centre and the Lindsay Recreation Complex are closed.
- As per the Government of Canada travel advisory, anyone returning from any travel outside of Canada is required to self-isolate for 14 days and will not be allowed on campus.
- Additional information for international students will be available on Monday, March 16th.
“I want to thank all students, parents, employees and community partners for their patience and understanding,” Adamson concludes in her statement.
“We are in uncharted territory and our goal is to help stop the spread of COVID-19. I must say how impressed I have been by the response and support from our employees and partners as we rapidly develop our responses to this unprecedented health crisis and do the utmost to protect our communities.”
For updates, visit Fleming College’s COVID-19 information page at flemingcollege.ca/covid19.
