With the end of in-person instruction less than a week away and as a precautionary measure, we will shift all classes and administrative operations to remote formats beginning tomorrow, Thursday, November 19. This is effective on all three campuses. Faculty and staff should work from home wherever possible, in consultation with their managers. All in-person student events should move to remote.
This is not a closure of our campuses. Our buildings and residence halls will remain open as planned through Tuesday of next week, when we will break for Thanksgiving. This will give all students, faculty, and staff the opportunity to gather necessary materials in preparation for winter break and the remote period.
Dining services on all campuses will continue to operate, but with grab-and-go and Grubhub services only.
We are making these moves in an effort to keep the Pace Community safe. Unfortunately, COVID-19 positivity rates are increasing in our area. Today, the New York City Department of Education announced that public schools will move remote starting tomorrow. In Westchester, the positivity rate is higher than it is in the city. In our remaining in-person days, we want to minimize the risks of exposure for all our students, faculty, and staff. You can track our status and alert level at the Pace COVID Dashboard.
Our goal remains to do everything we can to ensure the health and safety of everyone in our community. Please be careful, and continue to observe guidelines like keeping your distance, wearing face coverings, washing your hands, and completing the Pace Safe questionnaire daily. For those who continue to work on campus, please continue to observe all protocols.
Together, we’ll make it safely to Thanksgiving and through the holiday season.
