NSCS keeps virus guidelines, retains spring schedule

On Nov. 2, an email was sent out to CSC staff and students on behalf of Nebraska State College System Chancellor Paul Turman thanking them for their efforts in following COVID-19 guidelines and announcing plans for the Spring 2021 semester.  

Students will return to in-person classes on January 11, 2021. They will have a five-day midterm break starting March 8, 2021. The semester will end May 7, 2021.  

The guidelines that were set in place for the fall semester regarding COVID-19 will remain in place next semester.  

“The College leadership teams are confident that the collective efforts of each College during this Fall term to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 will continue to serve the State Colleges during the Spring 2021 term,” Turman said in his letter. 

Even with the current spike of COVID-19 cases in Nebraska, as well as on campus, CSC President Randy Rhine does not expect classes scheduled to be in-person next semester to be moved to online only or distant delivery.  

“The CSC Covid Team, President’s Cabinet, Chancellor Turman, Deans, PPHD, and others are in close communication about the status of our campus, our community, and the region,” Rhine said. “We constantly monitor our situation.”