7/7/20 Classroom distancing modifications
The University is "de-densifying" classrooms and public spaces on campuslike in the Wilmeth Active Learning Center, Wetherill Hall of Chemistry and Stewart Center for students' return this fall, and for upcoming summer programs. Modifications include distancing desks and chairs for social distancing guidelines, erecting mobile Plexiglas barriers to separate professors and students, and providing disinfectant wipes to sanitize areas after student use.Â
About 8% of classroom spaces on campus have been de-densified as of Tuesday, according to Michael Gulich, director of campus planning and sustainability.
A Plexiglas barrier sits in a Wetherill lecture hall, but desks have not yet been marked off or modified to comply with distancing guidelines as of Tuesday.Â
Two Plexiglas barriers have been placed in a classroom in WALC to separate students and instructors.Â
Mobile desks in classrooms in WALC sit positioned over stickers indicating where they should be placed to comply with social distancing guidelines.Â
Lounge seating in the Wetherill lobby has been taped off to prevent students from using the area.Â
Desks in a classroom on the third floor of WALC are spaced out and all face forward to comply with distancing guidelines.
A classroom in WALC sits prepared for student arrival with spaced desks, chair spaces marked by stickers on the floor, and a mobile Plexiglas barrier.Â
Stickers indicating where chairs should be placed to comply with distancing guidelines have been placed on the floor of classrooms in WALC.Â
A Plexiglas barrier sits in front of a teaching station in a classroom in WALC to separate professors from students.Â
A Plexiglas barrier still covered in plastic wrap sits in a WALC classroom.Â
Two desk spaces in a classroom in WALC are affixed with Plexiglas barriers.Â
Disinfectant wipes are available in classrooms with signs encouraging students to sanitize their desk spaces before and after use.Â
Seats sit spaced apart and facing a side wall to prevent students facing one another in a WALC classroom. Â
Seating space across from Catalyst Cafe in the Wetherill lobby is blocked off with diving walls and caution tape to prevent students gathering in the area.Â
A traditionally two-person computer station has only one chair to keep students in compliance with distancing guidelines.Â
Chairs and tables sit spaced out in a classroom in Matthews Hall.Â
Chairs in a conference room that doubles as a classroom on the second floor of Stewart Center are spaced out to promote proper distancing.Â
Seats on a couch in a WALC seating area are marked with tape to distinguish where students can sit in accordance with distancing guidelines.Â
