Planning a return to normal By Randy Sarvis - For The Times-Gazette Students traverse Wilmington College’s Collett Mall in fall 2019. New and returning students can expect a more robust campus experience should pandemic-related trends continue in the right direction. Submitted photo Wilmington College is planning for the upcoming fall semester to offer more of a typical — prepandemic — campus experience beginning when students arrive in advance of the first day of classes on Aug. 23. Homecoming is back on the calendar along with a mid-semester break, fall sports and a full slate of in-person classes. Indeed, the ever-increasing availability of COVID-19 vaccinations and successful treatments, in conjunction with effective precautions for mitigating the spread of the virus, give college officials the expectation of being able to offer a robust campus experience.