UE president speaks on Covid-19 isolation plans as classes start

UE president speaks on Covid-19 isolation plans as classes start

Closes -- another opens back up.

The university of evansville welcomed students back to campus for the fall semester today.

And late breaking tonight-- 44 news reporter marisa patwa tells us at least one student she spoke with for today's story will begin the year in isolation after being exposed to the virus-- marisa reports from u-e "i was studying abroad last semester and got sent home early."

Ue's campus -- now buzzing with activity for the start of the fall semester -- after being quiet for months.

"i haven't been here since december and it feels so nice to be back here with my friends."

But the pandemic is still effecting student life -- with some international students stuck at home and greek life recruitment numbers down due to financial worries organizations still able to meet are trying to take safety seriously.

"when we have meetings and everything like that we social distance -- take temperature checks and really try and space out."

"if student does test positive for covid-19 -- university officials have worked out a plan to allow them to stay on campus and self- isolate.

The cafeteria staff will even deliver meals to them at their doors."

"if they're close -- obviously they can go back home.

But we have students from fifty different states.

And so we recognize that traveling with symptoms is very very difficult.

So we have created quarantine and isolation stations all across campus so that we can house students who are feeling sick -- so they don't spread it to their classmates.

Ue students -- pleading for fellow classmates to follow the safety guidelines in place -- including wearing their masks.

"please wear them.

Because if we all work together and wear them maybe we will be able to stay on campus longer and maybe things will be able to go back to normal hopefully sometime soon."

The university of evansville commencement for the class of 2021 was moved once again from september to may 2021.

Reporting in evansville marisa patwa 44news.

Tonight at 5-- while several public schools in kentucky head to virtual classes some schools are back