With roughly 3,260 new students anticipated to move in and start their studies at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) beginning Aug. 23, students can expect to enjoy a more traditional approach despite the safety restrictions in place.
University administrators are looking forward to incorporating more traditional instruction in most of the academic classes and other activities on the campus.
Key Takeaways:
- Rochester Institute of Technology is expecting to incorporate more traditional instruction for the fall classes.
- RIT’s goal is to provide more in-person activities as much as possible for students.
- Most spaces in RIT will fully operate for instructional purposes, campus programs, research, and other services.
The institution considers this a welcome change from what the entire school community experienced during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic—ranging from modified classroom activities to limited social interactions with other students.
According to RIT Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Ellen Granberg, beginning this fall, RIT’s goal is to implement more in-person activities as much as possible for the students.
In this regard, most spaces in the institution will operate at nearly full capacity for instruction, campus programs, research, and other services. Courses, which were formerly instructed as A/B splits, will be delivered mainly in a face-to-face approach. RIT will also reinstate the letter grading from pass/fail to maintain academic continuity if any challenges may arise moving forward.
In the event that international and graduate students are not able to return to campus yet because of the restrictions brought about by the pandemic, RIT encourages them to reach out to the International Student or Graduate School Services.
With the combined positive efforts in high vaccination rate among students, staff, and faculty, as well as the strict adherence to masking guidelines, RIT will allow academic activities to go back to their normal form little by little.
To date, the institution is continuously monitoring evolving Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance, particularly with the spread of the new Delta variant, to respond to the changing situation around the campus.
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