In recent weeks, COVID-19 has produced some type of lifestyle change for all of us, whether it be not being able to attend classes, being advised to work from home, or even both.
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As of Sunday, March 29, 2020, there are now six official COVID-19 cases at Stevens.
According to Mayor Ravi Bhalla’s daily briefings, the number of lab-confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Hoboken has grown to 40.
As of March 25, two new individuals related to Stevens—one student and one staff member—have tested positive for COVID-19. This increases the total number of confirmed cases at Stevens to five.
COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, has become a major public concern worldwide. Cases were first reported in December 2019; since then, there have been over 3,900 confirmed deaths worldwide and at least six presumed positive cases in New Jersey, which has led Stevens Institute of Technology to mount an increasingly severe response effort.
Update: According to a statement from Mayor Ravi Bhalla on Friday, March 13, the first known positive case of coronavirus in Hoboken was identified as a male in his 40s, who has been kept in self-isolation at home.
On Monday, March 9, students and faculty were informed that
all classes are being completely moved to an online platform. What does this
mean for the future?
This past semester, the Stevens Italian Club (SIC) was dissolved by the Student Government Association (SGA). The Italian Club was a cultural student organization with the purpose of promoting Italian and Italian-American culture on campus.
The Student Government Association (SGA) is now beginning the process of creating a customized new organization process for club sports. The SGA has been reworking the way funding works for club sports, and that change has also motivated a re-evaluation of the new organization process for them.
The modern news cycle has become a dizzying parade of minute-by-minute updates on the Democratic presidential primaries and caucuses, as well as the novel coronavirus, outpourings of praise and blame for President Trump, personal attacks on individuals and organizations alike from across both sides of the political aisle, complicated discussions on more nuanced issues in foreign and domestic affairs, and far, far more.