By SUNY JCC MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
April 8, 2021 at 12:15 AM
By SUNY JCC MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
April 8, 2021 at 12:15 AM
SUNY Jamestown Community College President Daniel T. DeMarte has announced the college’s intention to resume in-person operations for the fall 2021 semester.
“The COVID-19 pandemic has tested our abilities in a variety of ways,” DeMarte said in a recent message to the campus community. “Despite the adversity, I am proud of how we have responded and am excited to move forward in regaining our pre-pandemic momentum.”
With the COVID-19 vaccine becoming more widely available to the general public, the first step toward regaining that momentum, DeMarte explained, “is welcoming students, faculty, and staff back to campus for the fall semester.”
For now, SUNY will not require COVID vaccinations for fall semester
Chancellor Jim Malatras said on 2 On Your Side’s Town Hall newscast that the issue will be re-evaluated in the coming months. Author: WGRZ Staff Updated: 6:35 PM EDT April 7, 2021
BUFFALO, N.Y. The State University of New York, which has nearly 1.3 million students on dozens of campuses, does not currently plan to require vaccinations come the fall.
But the chancellor said on 2 On Your Side’s Town Hall newscast Wednesday evening that the issue will be re-evaluated in the coming months.
“We think we’re going to be able to get most of our students vaccinated without a mandatory vaccine program, but we’ll cross that bridge if we get to it,” Chancellor Jim Malatras said.
Intelligent.com Announces Best Online Communications Degree Programs for 2021
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Degree holders gain increased earning potential with career opportunities upon graduation from these top ranked online programs. SEATTLE (PRWEB) April 08, 2021 Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning, has announced the top online programs for 2021. The comprehensive research guide is based on an assessment of 1,280 accredited colleges and universities in the nation. Each program is evaluated based on curriculum quality, graduation rate, reputation, and post-graduate employment. The methodology also uses an algorithm which collects and analyzes multiple rankings into one score to easily compare each school.
Syracuse overdose deaths hit record high as Covid stress, fentanyl create ‘perfect storm’
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In this file photo, Syracuse firefighters and an ambulance crew respond to an overdose outside the Rescue Mission shelter in Syracuse.
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Syracuse, N.Y. – Onondaga County saw a record number of opioid drug overdose deaths last year during the Covid-19 epidemic.
The county health department reported there were 156 opioid deaths in 2020, up from 127 in 2019, a 23% increase.
The 2020 opioid death toll is the highest in Onondaga County since the health department began tracking the numbers at the start of the opioid epidemic in 2012. The previous record high was 142 opioid deaths in 2016.
SUNY Supplying Single-dose COVID-19 Vaccines to Their Students
The State University of New York (SUNY) has announced that SUNY is supplying COVID-19 vaccines for their students. SUNY Officials say they are targeting residential students in their college communities for the first round of vaccinations and have secured nearly 19,000 single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccines to be distributed across 34 campuses across New York State before the end of the spring semester which is winding down quickly.
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According to SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras, through this vaccination program, SUNY has secured its first reserved shipment of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine to inoculate SUNY residential students prior to their departure for summer break. Because the J&J vaccine requires just one dose, thousands of students scheduled to finish the semester in early May can get their one shot without having to wait weeks for a second dose before going home.