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STAC is BACK!
St. Thomas Aquinas College's Fall Semester Scheduled for September 8 Start
(SPARKILL, NY – June 9, 2020) – St. Thomas Aquinas College is pleased with the progress New York State has made in “flattening the curve” to mitigate the COVID-19 impact, and given Governor Cuomo’s Phase 2 announcement yesterday, STAC is working towards a phased reopening approach of the campus.
Maria T. Coupe, Director of Human Resources at STAC stated, “Our priority remains to safeguard the health of our faculty, staff, and students as we resume our work on campus, with health and safety at the forefront."
STAC Phase 1: Tuesday, June 9 - College administration returns to campus.
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STAC Phase 2: Monday, June 22 - Other administrative and support staff begin to return to campus. Faculty welcomed back to campus. (Note: all summer classes and activities remain online.)
STAC Phase 3: Summer 2020 - Preparing a safe, meaningful student experience for the Fall semester, we are re-configuring campus spaces, offices, and classrooms to accommodate physical distancing and other requirements. We are carefully following all NYS and CDC health and safety protocols to ensure a safe, vibrant educational environment for our students.
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STAC Phase 4: Tuesday, September 8 - First Day of Fall 2020 classes. We plan to begin the Fall 2020 semester with traditional in-person classroom instruction augmented by online course components to enhance the student learning experience.
St. Thomas Aquinas College will continue to follow CDC and New York State guidelines and requirements when finalizing our specific reopening protocols, and plans are in place should an unexpected change in the COVID-19 situation warrant extra precautions to safeguard health. We will announce all updates as necessary.
Dr. Margaret Fitzpatrick, S.C., Ed.D., president of the College enthused, “It is wonderful to welcome our St. Thomas Aquinas College community back to campus. While offering a superb online learning experience this spring and summer, we are thrilled to be reopening STAC to an in-person experience for our students starting September 8th. Yes, STAC is back!”
