UPDATE: WCSU In Danbury Broadens Coronavirus Safeguards

DANBURY, CT — Western Connecticut State University will be cancelling events in addition to classroom activities in efforts to reduce the treat of the new coronavirus from spreading.

The university is cancelling all campus events through April 30. Some of these events have been converted to Webex to replace face-to-face interaction. WCSU is maintaining a complete and updated list of previously scheduled events and their current status online.

WCSU previously announced that all academic programs will be run online from March 23 — the day students were originally scheduled to return from their one-week spring break — through April 3.

Campus buildings will remain open and administrative staff will report unless an underlying health condition exists for the employee or a family member that indicates telecommuting is advisable.

Residence halls will close at 5 p.m. on Friday, and all residential students must depart campus housing for the next three weeks.

"The expectation is that students will be allowed to return to campus housing on Sunday, April 5. Students have been advised to bring course materials home and make sure they can log into their courses," officials said in a press release.

Faculty advisers are working with students who are currently engaged in internships and clinical placements to help them determine if and when they can continue in these positions. Students have been advised not go into high-risk areas for their internships, such as hospitals, and they are not report to any internship if they have been exposed to COVID-19.

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