As state universities plan to return to pre-COVID operations, Florida State University eliminates mask requirement indoors
State University System of Florida anticipates full in-person participation at sporting events
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. â Florida State University will no longer require face masks to be worn indoors.
Outgoing FSU President John Thrasher
said in a message to faculty, staff and students Friday that the university will instead continue to recommend the use of facial coverings while indoors, in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. This represents a shift from the previous face-covering requirement and reflects our substantial efforts to vaccinate the university community, along with a low number of COVID-19 cases on campus, Thrasher said.
FSU eliminates mask requirement
Florida State University will no longer require face masks to be worn indoors.
Outgoing FSU President John Thrasher
said in a message to faculty, staff and students Friday that the university will instead continue to recommend the use of facial coverings while indoors, in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. This represents a shift from the previous face-covering requirement and reflects our substantial efforts to vaccinate the university community, along with a low number of COVID-19 cases on campus, Thrasher said.
The change in policy comes after Gov. Ron DeSantis
It also follows Wednesday s
State University System of Fla. expects return to pre-COVID operations by next school year
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â The State University System of Florida announced Wednesday that all 12 public universities expect to increase classroom occupancy to pre-COVID capacity by the 2021-22 academic year and return to pre-COVID operations.
They also said that they anticipate returning to full in-person participation in athletic and social activities on our campuses, including fan participation in stadiums and arenas.
The 12 public universities in the state that this applies to are as follows:
Florida A&M University Working in consultation with the Florida Board of Governors, USF and the other 11 State University System institutions are planning to transition to pre-COVID operations and pre-COVID classroom capacity beginning at the start of the Summer B session on June 28.
All Florida public universities expected to full capacity this fall
Kellie Cowan reports
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida’s public university campuses are going to feel a lot more like, well, college this fall. Full classrooms, full stadiums, and yes, parties can be back in full swing.
On Thursday, the State University System of Florida announced that all 12 public universities in the Sunshine State can return to pre-pandemic operations for academics, social activities, and sports. [We] expect to increase classroom occupancy to pre-COVID capacity by the 2021-22 academic year and return to pre-COVID operations, said the statement. Further, we anticipate returning to full in-person participation in athletic and social activities on our campuses, including fan participation in stadiums and arenas.
Larry Robinson
FAMUâs president lays out his institutionâs priorities and needs.
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Heading into the final weeks of the 2021 legislative session, FAMU s president realizes the budgetary constraints facing Florida. At the same time, the continued support of the State University System of Florida is vital to the sustainability of the Sunshine State.
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FAMU has been forced to weather the circumstances caused by the pandemic. Like educational institutions across the nation, FAMU underwent an amazing transformation from a once predominant mode of in-person education, to primarily remote operation in less than two weeks during the spring 2020 semester.