IU South Bend will begin Fall semester on Aug. 24 as planned and complete the 16-week semester on Dec. 20.  Until Nov. 20, classes may be in-person or online.  Nov. 30 through the end of the semester, classes will be online only.  Spring semester begins Jan. 19 and ends May 9 and will offer a mix of in-person and online course options, with the first three weeks of the Spring semester being online only.  In addition to 16-week course offerings, some courses may be offered for 13 weeks or 8 weeks.

A variety of measures are being put in place to help ensure your health and safety when returning to campus.  Among these are providing and requiring cloth face coverings for all students, faculty, staff, and visitors, enacting rigorous cleaning procedures, and reducing the number of people on campus at one time.  Signage will inform about public health guidance and any restrictions in place.  Additionally, all IU students, faculty and staff will have access to a virtual symptom checker, virtual screening, and COVID-19 testing if needed.

Due to the nature of COVID-19, our individual actions affect not only our own well-being but also those of every other person we interact with or every person who uses the same spaces we use. A pandemic of a highly infectious disease like COVID-19 demands a community response. The CRA ensures employees are informed of—and commit to—best individual safety practices. In addition, understanding that some employees have underlying conditions that make them at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19, the CRA gives employees another way to request accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The CRA does not replace individual conversations with your department for understanding how to plan for work in the fall. In addition to the CRA, please talk to your supervisor, department chair, or associate dean to work through care responsibilities for children, family members in your household who are medically fragile, or other life situations that might play a role in your work this fall.

Yes. To help keep everyone in the IU South Bend community safe and healthy, all employees are required to complete the CRA and follow the guidance in the acknowledgement.

Keep Teaching IU and the University Center for Excellence in Teaching offer resources for preparing to teach this fall.

Yes.  Masks are required to be worn while on campus, including while teaching and interacting with others.