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-10 posts tagged "Online classes"
Isabelle Kause | Friday, January 27, 2023
A few days ago on my way across campus, instead of hurrying to get to where I was going like I normally do, I took time to admire the snow. I noticed how beautiful the Golden Dome looked as the snow fell down and how much people seemed to be embracing the moment. Being from
Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Undergraduate classes will move online for the next two weeks, until at least Wednesday, Sept. 2, and public spaces on campus will close, University President Fr. John Jenkins said in an address to the Notre Dame community Tuesday. After 89 students tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday and the number of total positive cases increased to
Sarah Kikel | Friday, April 3, 2020
With classes being held online for the rest of the semester, you are undoubtedly devastated, kept up at night lamenting your failure to fulfill the fundamental item on your Notre Dame bucket list. No, not the Hesburgh Challenge — ring by spring. I get it. All year you were nervous, every day postponing that moment
Claire Rafford | Thursday, March 26, 2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tri-campus community will be engaging in distance learning for the rest of the semester. Online classes for Notre Dame officially began Monday. While all disciplines face challenges in adjusting to remote learning, courses with hands-on components face great difficulties in adjusting to online classes. Dean of the School of
Danny McMaster | Tuesday, March 24, 2020
With the start of online classes this week, I fear that Notre Dame is making a huge mistake. Look, we had to cancel classes — it’s the right thing to do without a doubt. However, Notre Dame is taking a big misstep by turning the school to online classes for everyone. With the inevitable struggles of
Hannah Thomas and Alysa Guffey | Monday, March 23, 2020
After learning the news that Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross would not be returning to campus for the remainder of the semester due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, students across the tri-campus community reacted with a variety of emotions to the knowledge that seniors would lose their last memories on campus
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, March 19, 2020
The past week has been one of the most destabilizing, frightening and saddest weeks of my life. Most of my friends can say the same. In the upcoming week, students are going to have to figure out how to get home and adjust to living in isolation. For many of us, the second half of
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Holy Cross will suspend all on-campus activity until at least April 13 due to coronavirus, Holy Cross President Fr. David Tyson announced in an email Wednesday. Classes are set to resume online Monday, the email said. Holy Cross informed students of its decision amidst similar announcements from Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and other Indiana universities.
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Saint Mary’s will extend spring break until March 20, providing faculty time to prepare online courses, the College announced in an email Wednesday. All in-person classes are suspended from March 23 to at least April 13, and students will be provided with online coursework. This announcement follows the suspension of all in-person classes at Notre
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Notre Dame will suspend all in-person classes beginning March 23 through at least April 13, the University announced in a school-wide email Wednesday. All courses will be replaced with “virtual instruction and other alternative learning options,” the email said. All University-sponsored international programs are also suspended at this time. Students and U.S.-based faculty will return