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It's Decided: This Elmhurst Institution Going In Person In Fall
The majority of classes are expected to be in person starting in August.
ELMHURST, IL — Elmhurst University is set to return to in-person learning and living in August, the school announced Wednesday.
The university said it made this decision based on the latest pandemic and vaccine rollout projections and low coronavirus positivity rates.
“Our students prize an on-campus experience because it’s personal, student-focused and lived in the true spirit of community," President Troy VanAken said in a news release. "We’ll be working hard to restore that environment for them.”
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According to the release, the university plans to offer the majority of its courses in person in the fall, while remote options will remain available.
The dorms are expected to operate at close to full capacity.
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In the fall term, the university community experienced a "remarkably low" 1 percent positivity rate, the news release said. Testing data still shows a low incidence of the coronavirus on campus, the school said.
Elmhurst School District 205 has yet to reveal its plans for fall.
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