Coronavirus

Dear Students,

Dear faculty and staff, Thank you for all you are doing to adapt to remote work and instruction in such a swift manner during this challenging time. We know that our students are benefitting from this herculean effort to make sure their education can continue and stay on track, even as the world changes so dramatically.

Dear Students, Thank you for your responsible efforts to reduce the density of students remaining on campus. We appreciate those who have already moved out or retrieved essential belongings for the remainder of the semester. This reduces the risk of exposure and spread of COVID-19, the coronavirus, as well as the strain on our limited employees still on campus. This Wednesday and Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., is the next window we can extend for those who have not yet done so.

Dear students, Governor Cuomo has now signed the New York State on PAUSE Executive Order, taking the strongest actions to date to contain the growing spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. Madison County announced its first three positive cases this weekend. Specifically, the Governor announced that the State will enforce:

Today’s COVID-19 (coronavirus) roundup includes information about living on campus, having packages forwarded, and plans for finals to continue. Reconsidering Living on Campus If you haven’t already, please complete the “Student Plans After Spring Break” survey in Web for Students to remain on campus. This is essential to our plans to reduce the spread of COVID-19. 

We have more information to share you with this evening, as students ask questions about returning to campus, either to retrieve their belongings before returning home or to continue living on campus for the remainder of the spring semester. We want to provide as much information as possible to help inform your decisions. Most importantly, please log in to Web for Students and complete the survey, please! This will help us accommodate your requests to return. 

We have news tonight for students seeking to stay on campus, return to campus or retrieve their belongings from campus, as SUNY Morrisville seeks to lessen the spread of COVID-19, or the coronavirus, and prepare for remote learning only, beginning Monday, March 30. We are strongly encouraging all students who have other suitable housing options other than SUNY Morrisville to thoroughly consider leaving campus as soon as possible. Similarly, we strongly discourage students returning to campus and ask them to reconsider.

FOR STUDENTS  LIVING ON CAMPUS  New directives from the governor’s office and relayed to us by the chancellor’s office are to discourage students from returning to campus after spring break, until further notice. We are also aware of some localities contemplating “shelter in place” guidelines, which essentially would require residents to stay in their homes and keep outside social contact to a minimum to slow the spread of the coronavirus. 

Dear members of the campus community,  Thank you for your continued efforts to isolate COVID-19 instances and lessen the spread of the virus. Several measures are in place to assist us, including some new and expanded ones. 

Until further notice, all campus residence halls, dining halls and other facilities will remain open to serve students in a safe and healthy environment for those students who choose to stay on campus. Tuition and fees charged to student accounts will continue to support these activities.