On Wednesday, September 23, the COVID-19 Committee sent out an update regarding the COVID-19 cases on campus, testing, and restrictions.
On Tuesday, September 22, the COVID-19 Committee sent an email to faculty and staff featuring information about a COVID-19 Commitee question/answer session, local testing, and reminders about travel, attestations, and student conduct data.
On Friday, Sept. 18, the Office of Student Affairs sent an email to undergraduate students featuring information about rising positive cases, contact tracing, student conduct sanctions, and current pandemic restrictions.
On Friday, Sept. 18, the Office of Student Affairs sent an email to law students featuring information about rising positive cases, contact tracing, student conduct sanctions, current pandemic restrictions, mental health resources, and ongoing COVID-19 testing.
On Wednesday, Sept. 16, the Office of Student Affairs sent an email to undergraduate students featuring information about adjusted restrictions due to rising positive cases, mental health resources, and ongoing COVID-19 testing.
On Tuesday, September 15, the COVID-19 Committee sent an email to faculty and staff featuring information about an environmental level indicator change, health and wellness, and travel.
On Monday, September 14, the COVID-19 Committee changed the environment level from yellow-middle to yellow-high based on an increase in cases, continued lack of compliance with social distancing, face coverings, and expectations for social gatherings, and increased pressure on the university's COVID resources.
On Saturday, September 12, the COVID-19 Committee sent a message regarding a small cluster of cases on campus.
On Friday, September 11, the COVID-19 Committee sent a message regarding positive test results from W&L's wastewater testing.
On Friday, Sept. 11, the Office of Student Affairs sent an email to law students featuring information about personal travel, dining facilities information, ongoing COVID-19 testing, and athletic facilities operations.
On Friday, Sept. 11, the Office of Student Affairs sent an email to undergraduate students featuring information about personal travel, dining facilities information, ongoing COVID-19 testing, and athletic facilities operations.
On Thursday, September 10, the COVID-19 Committee sent an email to faculty and staff featuring information about daily symptom attestation, student conduct data, and flu vaccines.
On Wednesday, September 9, the Office of Student Affairs sent a reminder communication to all students about the current restrictions in place regarding residential visitors, physical distancing, face coverings and gathering sizes.
On Tuesday, September 8, the Office of University Advancement sent a message to parents about the Virtual Parents and Family Weekend.
On Saturday, September 5, the Office of Student Affairs and the COVID-19 Committee sent a reminder communication to law students about the current restrictions in place regarding physical distancing, face coverings and gathering sizes.
On Saturday, September 5, the Office of Student Affairs and the COVID-19 Committee sent a reminder communication to undergraduate students about the current restrictions in place regarding residential visitors, physical distancing, face coverings and gathering sizes.
On Friday, September 4, the Office of Student Affairs sent an email to law students featuring information about personal travel from campus, the status of COVID-19 testing, athletic facilities operations, and room and meeting space reservations.
On Friday, September 4, the COVID-19 Committee sent an email to law students featuring details about the university’s revised visitor policy and ongoing COVID-19 safety precautions for W&L community members.
On Friday, September 4, the COVID-19 Committee sent an email to undergraduate students featuring details about the university’s revised visitor policy and ongoing COVID-19 safety precautions for W&L community members.
On Friday, September 4, President Dudley wrote to the W&L community about the university's initial weeks back on campus for the Fall Term.
On Thursday, September 3, the Office of Student Affairs sent an email to undergraduate students featuring information about personal travel from campus, the status of COVID-19 testing, available study space and wi-fi connections on campus, building access, and athletic facilities operations.
On Wednesday, September 2, the COVID-19 Committee sent an email to faculty and staff featuring information about COVID-19 testing and building access.
On Thursday, August 27, the Office of Student Affairs sent an email to law students featuring information about student the required daily health attestation, personal travel guidance, and an athletics facilities update.
On Wednesday, August 26, the Office of Student Affairs sent an email to undergraduate students featuring information about the required daily health attestation, personal travel from campus, the no visitors requirement, on campus housing refund scenarios, and library operations.
On Tuesday, August 25, the COVID-19 Committee sent an email to faculty and staff featuring information about the COVID-19 Dashboard, the required daily health attestation, and flexible work arrangements.
On Tuesday, August 25, the Office of Student Affairs sent an email to law students emphasizing the importance of following the university's COVID-19 protocols, procedures, and requirements, and the consequences for student noncompliance with community expectations.
On Tuesday, August 25, the Office of Student Affairs sent an email to undergraduate students emphasizing the importance of following the university's COVID-19 protocols, procedures, and requirements, and the consequences for student noncompliance with community expectations.
On Thursday, August 20, the Office of Student Affairs sent an email to law students featuring information about student COVID-19 testing, the required daily health attestation, consequences for student noncompliance with community expectations, physical distancing and face covering guidance, and an athletics facilities update.
On Wednesday, August 19, the Office of Student Affairs sent an email to undergraduate students featuring information about student COVID-19 testing, the required daily health attestation, physical distancing and face covering guidance, and an athletics facilities update.
On Tuesday, August 18, the COVID-19 Committee sent an email to faculty and staff featuring information about the daily health attestation, the Statement of Community Expectations, face covering recommendations and an athletic facilities update.
On Thursday, August 13, the Office of Student Affairs sent an email to law students featuring information about the Statement of Student Life Principles and Expectations, the daily health attestation, building security and access, and travel guidance.
On Wednesday, August 12, the Office of Student Affairs sent an email to undergraduate students featuring information about the Statement of Student Life Principles and Expectations, student COVID-19 testing, the daily health attestation, building security and access, and university library operations.
On Tuesday, August 11, the COVID-19 Committee sent an email to faculty and staff featuring information about Return to Work Phase Three, the daily health attestation, employee COVID-19 testing, building security and access, and university library operations.
On Monday, Aug. 10, Elizabeth Oliver, Steve McAllister and Sidney Evans sent an email to faculty, staff, undergraduate students and law students announcing the launch of W&L’s daily health attestation application, directions for the application’s use, and the tool’s importance in helping keep our campus community healthy.
On Wednesday, Aug. 5, the Office of Student Affairs sent an email to undergraduate students and their parents featuring information about upcoming student town hall sessions, Fall Term enrollment and on-campus housing scenarios, student COVID-19 testing and self-quarantine protocol, student travel from campus, and textbooks and course materials.
On Tuesday, August 4, the COVID-19 Committee sent an email to faculty and staff featuring information about self-quarantine protocol, travel guidelines, employee testing, and student textbook ordering.
On Wednesday, July 29, the Office of Student Affairs sent an email to undergraduate students and their parents featuring information about upcoming student town hall sessions, virtual-only enrollment, the new Statement of Student Life Principles and Expectations, student COVID-19 testing and self-quarantine protocol, transportation services and campus mail services.
On Tuesday, July 28, the COVID-19 Committee sent an email to faculty and staff featuring information about face covering requirements, employee COVID-19 testing, employee daily attestation and contact log, visitors on campus, self-quarantine protocol, and other employment and return to workplace guidance.
On Tuesday, July 28, Mary Main and Dr. Jane Horton shared a presentation and fielded questions during a virtual town hall session with staff that addressed the latest guidance for the university’s return to the workplace plan.
On Friday, July 24, the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia confirmed W&L's compliance with the state higher education reopening guidance. The full, certified plan is available on this website.
On Tuesday, July 21, the COVID-19 Committee sent an email to faculty and staff featuring guidance on limiting personal travel, accommodating work and local school schedules and information about PPE starter kit distribution to employees.
On Tuesday, July 14, the COVID-19 Committee sent an email to faculty and staff featuring details on the use of face coverings, employee return to work procedures and campus facility access parameters.
On Friday, July 10, President Dudley wrote to the W&L community regarding the university's decision to invite all students back to campus in the fall.
On Monday, June 29, the COVID-19 Committee sent an email to faculty and staff outlining the ordering process for faculty and staff PPE and the plan for future communications.
On Friday, June 26, Elizabeth Oliver, Steve McAllister and Sidney Evans wrote to faculty, staff and students regarding the university's approach to fall term, which is pending approval from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
On Wednesday, June 17, the university released parameters for summer 2020 campus access.
On Wednesday, June 3, Steve McAllister, Elizabeth Oliver and Mary Main wrote to faculty and staff regarding plans for returning employees to the workplace.
On Tuesday, June 2, Interim Provost Elizabeth Oliver wrote to faculty, staff and students regarding the Fall 2020 academic calendar.
On Friday, May 8, President Dudley wrote to faculty, staff and students with an update on contingency planning and other news from campus.
On Thursday, April 30, President Dudley wrote to seniors and third-year law students with confirmed dates for their rescheduled commencement ceremonies.
On Friday, April 24, Vice President Steve McAllister wrote to faculty and staff with an update on the university's 2020-21 operating budget and parameters.
On Monday, April 20, President Dudley wrote to faculty and staff about the university's contingency planning process for Fall Term.
On Tuesday, April 7, Vice President Steve McAllister wrote to faculty and staff about the financial impact of COVID-19 and the university's response.
On Wednesday, April 1, President Dudley wrote to members of the undergraduate and law classes of 2020 with the news that the 2020 Commencement exercises will be postponed to a later date.
On Friday, March 20, the Virginia Department of Health's Central Shenandoah Health District (CSHD) announced the first COVID-19 case in Lexington.
In a message to undergraduate students, parents and guardians on March 18, Vice President Steve McAllister shared details about plans to credit student accounts for unused room and board payments and flex dollars, as well as how the university will handle work-study positions this spring.
In a message to undergraduate students and faculty on March 18, Provost Marc Conner outlined the new undergraduate winter and spring academic calendar and addressed lingering questions about grading options.
In a message to students, faculty and staff on March 17, Director of Public Safety Ethan Kipnes outlined which campus buildings would be accessible to the W&L community after March 18 at 5:00 p.m.
We write with several reminders for students, faculty and staff as we transition into the two-week recess before virtual instruction begins.
On Friday evening, I wrote to students, faculty, and staff with the difficult news that we have suspended on-campus classes and will take a two-week recess before shifting to virtual instruction for the remainder of the year. Today I want to share with you what I have observed in the course of this extraordinary week, and what it has revealed about the Washington and Lee community.
In light of rapidly changing circumstances in Virginia and in the U.S., we have made the decision to suspend in-person classes immediately, and transition to virtual instruction for both undergraduate and law students for the remainder of the current term.
Yesterday we wrote regarding W&L's current plan for Winter and Spring Term. Like colleges across the country, W&L is consulting with regional and national public health experts and making difficult decisions in the interest of our community. There continue to be no reported cases of COVID-19 on our campus or in Rockbridge County. Based on current guidance from the Virginia Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control, we believe attempting to finish Winter Term classes on campus remains the best course of action.
As the number of cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to increase in the United States and abroad, we are aware that many colleges are extending spring breaks, suspending on-campus classes or transitioning to online course delivery. We are writing with an update on W&L's current plan for Winter and Spring Term
The March 9, 2020 weekly campus update includes recent changes in the campus community and advice on travel.
As coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread around the world and reported cases grow in the United States, officials at W&L are making decisions regarding international programs and travel, and working to prepare for the possibility of an outbreak on campus and in the surrounding community. We will provide weekly email updates every Monday beginning on March 9, 2020, until the risk to our community has abated.
As students and faculty returned to campus following Washington Break, Vice President of Student Affairs Sidney Evans wrote to the community with a reminder about precautions to take regarding the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).
As students and faculty departed for Washington Break, Vice President of Student Affairs Sidney Evans wrote to the community regarding precautions to take to guard against infection.
Dr. Jane Horton wrote to the community with an updated health alert regarding a new coronavirus (COVID-19) that originated in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.
Dr. Jane Horton wrote to the community with a health alert regarding a new coronavirus (COVID-19) that originated in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.