The global COVID-19 pandemic has forced virtually all school functions to either come to a grinding halt or embrace a virtual environment.
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Last week, Stevens released a statement explaining that the university will be making rooms in Jonas Hall available to health care professionals from Hoboken University Medical Center (HUMC) and the Hoboken Fire Department (HFD).
The coronavirus has forced business closures, school closures, and self isolation, thus having a detrimental effect on the U.S. economy. Restaurants have struggled to make profits and pay rents and the stock market has experienced a nosedive.
In order to ensure that students are maintaining their health during quarantine, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) has begun helping students through the use of teletherapy.
Since social distancing policies were issued on March 17 in Hoboken due to COVID-19, research on campus has had a lot of difficulty continuing in a productive manner.
Although many Hoboken residents are staying home to fulfill their employment duties, construction workers are still showing up in-person to continue working.
Cheers were heard (virtually, of course) when it was confirmed that Stevens would be providing refunds to Stevens leased housing students and those with meal plans; however, it was still left uncertain whether tuition refunds were still up for grabs.
Since the writing of this article, three additional cases have been confirmed, bringing Stevens’ total confirmed cases to 11.
As of now, two additional students have tested positive for COVID-19, the seventh and eighth member of the Stevens community to do so.
With all courses in a remote learning environment, students have expressed concern about how this new and unprecedented situation will affect their academic performance.
On March 27, Stevens closed its housing and dining services due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19.