COVID-19 Update #3

Saturday, Mar 14, 2020
2020-covid3

Today鈥檚 update is lengthy, but contains a lot of important information.

Advising: 聽Offices will remain open with normal hours of operation.聽However, students are strongly encouraged to have virtual meetings with their advisors in lieu of visiting the office.聽Students can schedule virtual advising appointments through the Success Network button found on聽 聽or by visiting聽 .聽For those still on campus, or those who would like a face-to-face appointment, contact your advising office to schedule an appointment.聽Contact information can be found at聽 fau.edu/advising .

Tutoring: 聽The University Center for Excellence in Writing, Math Learning Center, CLASS, and the Science Learning Center remain open.聽Most services will shift to online delivery and students are strongly encouraged to avail themselves of online support, although limited face-to-face tutoring also will be available.聽For students who choose face-to-face tutoring, social distancing norms will be observed.聽Links to full tutoring schedules and scheduling information is available at聽 fau.edu/ctl 聽and on each center鈥檚 website.

Testing: 聽The Testing Center remains open. Students are encouraged to check the center鈥檚 website at聽 聽for updates and operating hours before visiting the center.

Student Health Services 聽is operating regular hours, but please call ahead to confirm. The number is聽 561-297-3512 聽(after hours, please select option 3).聽 Counseling and Psychological Services 聽also are operating regular hours. Again, please call ahead. The number for these services is聽 561-297-3540 聽(24 hours daily).

Student Union 聽operating hours are 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday to Friday on the Boca Raton campus. The Union is closed on weekends. The Davie campus Student Union and computer lab hours are 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Monday to Thursday, and 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. Fridays. Saturday and Sunday hours are noon - 6 p.m. On the Jupiter campus, the Burrow will remain closed.

Dining Hall hours 聽on the Boca Raton and Jupiter campuses are as follows: Monday to Friday 7:30 - 10 a.m. for breakfast; 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. for lunch; 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. for dinner. Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. for brunch and 3 p.m. - 8 p.m. for dinner.

On the Boca Raton campus, the Wimberly Library will be open 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Monday to Friday; 10:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturdays; noon - 8 p.m. Sundays. There also is a 24/7 study space with computer lab adjacent to the library accessible to all students with card swipe.

In Jupiter, the聽 John D. MacArthur Campus Library 聽will be open 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday to Friday. There also is a 24/7 computer lab adjacent to the library in Jupiter accessible to all students with card swipe.

罢丑别听 HBOI library 聽will operate its regular hours of 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday to Friday.

Library availability for students on the Broward campuses can be found at聽 .

Additional library services may be accessed at聽 .

Many of our services will continue for as long as we are permitted to stay open. However, some facilities and programs have temporarily closed or suspended operations.

All our聽 campus recreation 聽locations are now closed until at least March 27. And, all summer聽 study abroad 聽programs are cancelled.

The on-campus Boca Raton聽 shuttle bus 聽that services various campus parking lots is suspended until March 30. However, the 国产自拍-operated shuttle bus between our Boca Raton and Jupiter campuses is operating its normal schedule.

罢丑别听 Schmidt Center Gallery , the聽 Ritter Gallery , and the聽 Avron B. Fogelman Sports History Museum聽 are closed until further notice. Staff associated with these facilities should report for work as normal. Also, all on-campus聽 student events 聽on all campuses are cancelled through March 27.

础迟听 国产自拍鈥檚 Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute 聽in Fort Pierce, all public events are postponed, cancelled, suspended or closed. They include the ocean science lecture series, the marine science Friday lecture series, the Ocean Discovery Visitors Center, all public tours, and the speakers bureau. Visit聽 国产自拍.edu/hboi 聽for more information.

罢丑别听 2020 President鈥檚 Gala , which was scheduled for April 4 at 国产自拍 Stadium, also is cancelled. I would like to thank our generous sponsors, guests who purchased individual tickets, and our vendors, who all make this such a wonderful event year after year. I look forward to seeing everyone at the 2021 Gala on Saturday, April 10.

Conference USA has cancelled the basketball championships, and all spring sports competitions are suspended until further notice. In addition, the NCAA has cancelled all spring athletic championships.

Please remember to regularly check our dedicated COVID-19聽 , which contains a wide array of information and resources to help you stay informed. And, most important of all,聽 if you are feeling unwell, and especially if you are experiencing symptoms associated with COVID-19, please seek medical attention as soon as you can.

Please take care of yourselves and those around you.