Dear Campus Community, The following message was sent this morning to members of the Class of 2020 and their families. ——————————————————- Dear Class of 2020, With a heavy heart, I am writing to you today to announce that Kalamazoo College’s Commencement will not take place as scheduled on June 14, 2020. This has been a […]
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Frequently Asked Questions for Staff (Updated 7.14.20)
Staff Working on Campus What is K’s reopening plan for faculty and staff? K has adopted a phased-in approach to the re-engagement of in-person work for employees. The reopening plan covers how to keep our valuable human resources safe while we perform in-person work as permitted under the State of Michigan’s orders related to emergency […]
Kalamazoo College Responds to “Stay Home, Stay Safe”
Dear Campus Community, In an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 throughout the state of Michigan, the governor’s office has issued an executive order requiring Michigan residents to remain at home to the maximum extent feasible. Kalamazoo College will follow the “Stay Home, Stay Safe” order to our utmost ability, allowing on campus only […]
Kalamazoo College Moves to Distance Learning for Entire Spring Term, Employees to Work from Home
Dear Campus Community, It is with a heavy heart that I tell you that all Kalamazoo College courses during the spring will be conducted through distance learning for the duration of the term. This difficult decision was made based on rapidly evolving recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and our local and state governments. […]
K Begins Spring Term with Distance Learning
This message has been sent to Kalamazoo College students, faculty and staff: During the COVID-19 pandemic, Kalamazoo College’s decision-making process has been science-based and informed by our local health department, state government and the Centers for Disease Control. Based on the evidence of how this virus spreads and the patterns identified in other communities, it […]
COVID-19 Update 3.12.20
As many of you are aware, in the past 24 hours, the state of Michigan and the United States Government have issued new public health and travel guidelines that inevitably have an effect on the Kalamazoo College community. There is a great deal of information in this message. Please take the time to carefully read […]
COVID-19 Information for Spring Break
Each of us needs to consider our own health and that of others as we make decisions about travel during the upcoming break. Our individual decisions have a direct impact on the health of our campus community. Please carefully reconsider travel plans if they will take you to areas of significant COVID-19 outbreak. Remember to […]
COVID-19 Update
We write with an update on COVID-19 as it relates to the campus community. Late in the day on Monday, the government of Madrid ordered all schools to be closed in response to the spread of COVID-19. As a result, our spring term study abroad program in Madrid has been cancelled. This affects 24 students, […]
03.04.2020 Information on COVID-19 for Kalamazoo County
TO: Kalamazoo County Community Partners FROM: Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services Department DATE: March 4, 2020 At noon on Wednesday, March 4, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 80 cases of COVID-19 from 13 states, with a total of nine deaths. Twenty-four of these cases are travel-related; 16 are believed to […]
K College COVID-19 Information
K College COVID-19 Information: As the COVID-19 illness receives increasing media coverage, we want to provide campus-specific information. Information about specific campus actions and decisions will be communicated via the K College email system.
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