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The Nipissing University Student Union (NUSU) is calling on Canadore College and instructors in the Collaborative Nursing Program it operates with the university to apologize to almost 200 students who received unsatisfactory, in progress or incomplete marks this year.
The marks mean the students will be unable to progress and may have to repeat their year of studies, which the student union blames on students’ inability to attend clinical hours at the North Bay Regional Health Centre due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The return to on-campus classes at Nipissing University is not expected to begin until at least after students’ reading week.
Following the Ontario government’s declaration of a second provincial emergency Tuesday, and the announcement of a new order requiring everyone to stay home except for essential purposes, Nipissing released an update detailing the impact on students and faculty.
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Winter term courses will now be delivered online until after reading week, or Feb. 22.
Prior to that, the university planned to deliver classes online until Jan. 23.