And clearly it is our most extreme desire that we return back to face-to-face in the fall if we can. But that said, if it’s possible to gradually phase in some of the smaller classes or face-to-face instruction, so everything’s on the table where we’re really looking at everything. Again, all of this depends on what the guidance is and what the restrictions are at the time when we have to make these decisions. Everything from continuing in a virtual world, where we keep as low density as possible, face-to-face contacts on campus, to maybe starting virtually and then depending on what the data shows us and what the public health officials tell us, what the mayor says, what the governor says, possibly moving into face-to-face later on in the semester and then some kind of hybrid-like if it’s possible. You know, we have what we call a cross-functional team looking at the fall and what potential scenarios that we might engage in. Is CSUN preparing alternative plans for the fall, and if so what do those plans look like? Some universities around the country are preparing plans for remote or modified instruction in the fall. And then also to notify our campus that this is going on, and what we’re doing about it. So our protocol is to follow what the Department of Public Health says we need to do. And since then, the individual has recovered and we are very happy about that. So we’ve only had this once and then, we were really attempting to be very transparent about what was happening at that time. But at the same time, in terms of letting the campus know, we’ve had this experience. We also have to be cognizant of individuals’ privacy, particularly as it relates to their medical condition and maintaining confidentiality for individuals. We’ve established the practice of communicating with the campus community when there is health news that might affect CSUN students, faculty or staff in any way, and we follow the very strict protocols that the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has outlined for us. What is the university’s protocol when it is made aware that a member of the CSUN community has tested positive for the virus? It has been edited to fit a text format and is not a transcript. Below is a summarized version of the interview.
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