Keep Winter Semester Online at Trent University


Keep Winter Semester Online at Trent University
The Issue
On December 17, Trent University announced that effective December 20, exams would be moved online and the first week of classes would be online. The date of return to in-person was scheduled for January 17 and got pushed to January 31. Many students have expressed concerns over the return to in-person such as the lack of distancing in many classrooms, difficulty finding housing for 3 months, rising cases, long commutes to campus due to going back home and safety concerns among others. The back and forth is not fair to students and during covid, professors have not been recording lectures. This puts students who are uncomfortable with being on campus in an undesirable position. Many students have expressed wanting to just finish the semester online rather than the back and forth for only 3 months. Please support the students’ safety and other valid concerns and let us just finish the semester online.
The Issue
On December 17, Trent University announced that effective December 20, exams would be moved online and the first week of classes would be online. The date of return to in-person was scheduled for January 17 and got pushed to January 31. Many students have expressed concerns over the return to in-person such as the lack of distancing in many classrooms, difficulty finding housing for 3 months, rising cases, long commutes to campus due to going back home and safety concerns among others. The back and forth is not fair to students and during covid, professors have not been recording lectures. This puts students who are uncomfortable with being on campus in an undesirable position. Many students have expressed wanting to just finish the semester online rather than the back and forth for only 3 months. Please support the students’ safety and other valid concerns and let us just finish the semester online.
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Petition created on January 23, 2022