TYLER, Texas — On Wednesday The University of Texas at Tyler announced they will be extending spring break one week and classes will also be held online for one week after.
UT Tyler says spring break will be extended through the end of Friday, March 20 and all classes will be held online the week of March 23.
"We are concerned about the well-being of our students, faculty, and staff in the face of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic," UT Tyler states. In light of the rapidly changing situation, UT Tyler is being proactive to do our part to slow the spread of COVID-19 and protect our community.
Here are the steps the university is taking:
Students will have one extra week of Spring Break. Creating social distance is one of the best preventative methods to slow the spread of COVID-19 and other pathogens.
No face-to-face classes will be held on UT Tyler’s campuses in Tyler, Longview or Palestine from March 23 to March 27. Faculty will be communicating with students over the next few days to let them know about online delivery.
Because of the dynamic nature of the COVID-19 situation, a determination has not been made about class format starting March 30, but are hopeful to return to normal operations.
Ut Tyler says students who remain on campus during spring break are asked to consider returning home until March 29.
Those with flu or COVID-19 symptoms should not come to campus. UT Tyler reminds the community members to follow CDC and public health guidelines, which are similar to what is recommended during flu and cold season, including:
- Stay home if you are sick and seek medical attention.
- Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve when coughing or sneezing.
- Wash your hands with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.
- Avoid contact with others who are sick.
Large events in the near future will be canceled or postponed.
At this time Homecoming 2020 and the East Texas Research Conference have been canceled. The Patriot Premiere campus visit event has been postponed. Commencement will continue as scheduled. For the most up-to-date list of the event schedules, please visit https://UTTyler.edu/coronavirus.
International travel is restricted.
The sponsored international travel ban previously announced remains in effect, as does the reporting requirement for all personal international travel for staff, faculty and students. The reporting form can be found here:https://UTTyler.edu/oip/intltravel/self-report.php
Stay updated.
For the latest on UT Tyler’s response to COVID-19, please visit: https://UTTyler.edu/coronavirus
