‘Vast majority’ of Sacramento State classes staying virtual in fall; sports’ fate unclear
A “vast majority” of classes at Sacramento State will remain online-only due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to the recently approved campus reopening plan for the fall semester.
University President Robert Nelsen in a Wednesday letter wrote that a “very limited number of students and faculty” will head back to campus this fall, and that the fate of athletics “unfortunately, remains undefined” as the campus awaits further guidance from the state.
The academic plan will “significantly reduce the number of faculty, staff, and students on campus during Fall 2020” but will include limited exceptions for certain instruction that can only be done in-person, the document says.
That includes nursing students, who must proceed with some amount of face-to-face instruction for accreditation purposes, Nelsen wrote.
The campus plan, approved a week ago by the California State University Chancellor’s Office, says only 5.5 percent of class sections planned for the fall semester will be held in person at Sacramento State. Those that do will have “intermittent” face-to-face interaction, requiring students on campus roughly four or five times a semester.
Those on campus must follow social distancing guidelines, wear face coverings and adhere to other health orders set by the state and county.
On-campus housing capacity will be cut in half, and the university will require masks in all common areas inside residence halls, as well as outside gathering areas where physical distancing can’t be maintained. Two student-staffed dining venues for those living on campus will be open, with extra sanitation measures in place and indoor seating restricted.
Sacramento State will set aside “approximately 100 spaces for self-isolation” within on-campus housing in order to quarantine anyone who tests positive for COVID-19, the planning document says.
