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Summer courses moved online, campus buildings locked

Kane Mitten, Arts & Life Editor March 24, 2020

In response to the growing concern over the COVID-19 pandemic, Provost Sue Ott Rowlands announced Tuesday that NKU has moved all May intersession and summer courses to online instruction. Priority registration...

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Vaidya: spring commencement canceled

Natalie Hamren and Billy Keeney March 20, 2020

President Ashish Vaidya announced in a campus-wide email today that spring commencement will be canceled due to coronavirus concerns.  All 2020 graduates are invited to participate in the December...

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Maintenance updates: strategies on cleaning campus

Rachel Smith, Assistant News Editor March 19, 2020

In response to the increasing number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Kentucky, over 60 custodial workers have remained on campus to ensure the health and safety of students and faculty. NKU’s facilities...

SOTA: All events, including mainstages and Henry shows, canceled

SOTA: All events, including mainstages and Henry shows, canceled

Kane Mitten, Arts & Life Editor March 19, 2020
NKU’s School of the Arts has canceled all mainstage shows, according to an official statement by the department. All art exhibitions and concerts by the music department are also canceled. Student-run plays in the Henry Konstantinow Theatre were canceled last Friday. 
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COVID-19 reimbursement procedures for student, faculty, staff travel

Billy Keeney, News Editor March 18, 2020

NKU faculty and staff members with unrecoverable out-of-pocket travel expenses due to the coronavirus pandemic may seek reimbursement through the MyNKU Travel Module, according to a press release from...

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Northern Kentucky announces first regional case of coronavirus

Kane Mitten, Arts & Life Editor March 18, 2020

Northern Kentucky now has its first confirmed case of Coronavirus. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced five new cases in the state on Wednesday; one of the cases is in Kenton County. The individual...

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Housing, commencement, worker pay decisions discussed at Board of Regents

Rachel Smith, Assistant News Editor March 18, 2020

COVID-19 updates at NKU, such as university housing, pension developments and faculty and student employment were discussed today at today’s digital Board of Regents meeting. COVID-19 Updates “The...

The Campus Recreation Center.

Campus Recreation Center to close Wednesday

Kane Mitten, Arts & Life Editor March 17, 2020
The Campus Recreation Center will close tomorrow, March 18, based on the standards set by the U.S.. Centers for Disease Control and by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear
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NKU creates emergency fund to aid students impacted by coronavirus

Billy Keeney, News Editor March 17, 2020

NKU has launched a Student Emergency Fund to support student success during the coronavirus outbreak, according to a press release.  The release said NKU’s fund focuses on supporting student needs...

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Provost provides resources for faculty amid online transition

Josh Kelly, Managing Editor March 16, 2020

Provost Sue Ott Rowlands updated faculty who are transitioning their courses to an online format in an announcement on NKU’s coronavirus preparedness website. Rowlands said this week she and the deans...

SGA reschedules presidential election amid coronavirus concerns

SGA reschedules presidential election amid coronavirus concerns

Billy Keeney and Natalie Hamren March 14, 2020

Through an executive order, student body President Jarett Lopez has postponed the 2020-21 SGA presidential election, originally scheduled for March 25 and 26, to April 1 and 2. The extension allows...

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NKU employee, spouse self-quarantining with flu-like symptoms

Billy Keeney, News Editor March 13, 2020

In a campus-wide email, President Ashish Vaidya said that an NKU employee is self-quarantining with flu-like symptoms. According to the email, the employee’s spouse was also sick but tested negative...

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