COVID-19
As we return to campus, all Oles have an important part to play in keeping our entire community healthy and safe. As individuals we may not feel at risk, but we each need to act to protect those around us. As Oles, we care deeply about our community. We can do this together.
IF YOU HAVE COVID-19 SYMPTOMS
Please CALL FIRST: Northfield Hospital Triage Line 507-646-1494 (daytime hours) or 507-646-1100 (Emergency Department). There is also a COVID-19 information line at 507-646-1919.
CDC also has a symptom checker for those currently residing in the United States. This tool is to help people determine whether they should seek medical care.
For rides to the hospital, call Public Safety at 507-786-3666 to arrange transport in a Safe Ride Van. If you are exposed or evaluated/tested for COVID-19 while here on campus or away from campus, please fill out this form.
Reopening Schedule
Summer Session 2
Summer Session 2 courses will now end two days earlier than originally scheduled to accommodate an earlier start to the Fall 2020 semester. Summer Session 2 will begin on Monday, July 13, and now end on Friday, August 14.
Fall 2020
Fall semester will begin three weeks earlier than originally scheduled. It will end prior to what was originally scheduled as Thanksgiving break. Now, that break will be an extended holiday break beginning on Wednesday, November 25, and lasting through December 2020.
Opening Faculty Meeting: Thursday, August 6
Move-In: Begins Saturday, August 15 (students will receive individual instruction on when they can arrive)
New Student Orientation: Saturday, August 15 – Wednesday, August 19
Classes Begin: Thursday, August 20
Classes WILL be HELD on Labor Day: Monday, September 7
Mid-term Grades DUE: Thursday, October 1
Last Day of Classes: Tuesday, November 17
Reading Day: Wednesday, November 18
Finals: Thursday, November 19 – Saturday, November 21, and Monday, November 23 – Tuesday, November 24
Extended Holiday Break: Wednesday, November 25 – Sunday, January 3
All Grades DUE: Monday, December 28, at 9 a.m.
Interim 2021
Begins: Monday, January 4 (tentative)
Community Standards
Last Updated June 15, 2020
As part of the reopening process, we have great Community Standards for everyone to follow. These are based on guidelines from the CDC and the Minnesota Department of Health. This document will continue to be updated as guidance changes.
Monitor and Care
Everyone must be proactive and responsible for their own daily health routine for the protection of self and others in this community.
Prevention
Everyone must take active prevention measures. Even though you may not be at high risk, there are others around you who are.
Provide Space
For students, faculty, and staff to be together on campus, we need everyone to be mindful and respectful of personal space.
Community Pledge
Our goal is to have every community member understand how interconnected we all are, especially when it comes to managing through COVID-19. Most of us are not medical professionals, but we all have a role to play in providing for the health and safety of our community. It is up to each of us to conscientiously do our part.
To align the College’s health and safety expectations with the well-being of each member of our community, and to provide all Oles greater assurances as to what they can expect from each other in terms of a commitment to these standards, all students, faculty, and staff of St. Olaf College are required to acknowledge their agreement with the pledge as a condition of their return to campus this academic year.
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