Your College Student May Be Coming Home For Awhile

Syracuse University announced their transition to online classes amid the coronavirus outbreak through at least the end of the month and several local colleges say they’re considering a similar move.

My niece attends Law School at Syracuse University and will be home by the end of the week.

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A spokesperson for Canisius told News 4 Buffalo they’re exploring the move toward online classes should they deem that necessary..

In a campus-wide email sent out Monday night, President of Buffalo State, Katherine Conway-Turner says members of the college are working on options and technology to ensure academic continuity and flexibility for students and staff.

Daemen College is currently taking similar action, stating today they have yet to transition classroom teaching to remote learning in response to the outbreak, while there are still no confirmed cases in Western New York.

In a statement released to News 4 Buffalo yesterday afternoon, Daemen says:

The health, safety, and well-being of the Daemen community remains a top priority. In the event that the decision is made to conduct classes remotely, Daemen has made preparations to ensure the continuity of classes, services, and college operations. Daemen will continue to closely monitor developments with the coronavirus and the determination regarding the delivery of classes will be made as the situation progresses.”

Officials at the University at Buffalo say the have a plan they can implement...

“As part of this plan, UB is developing a series of contingencies and guidelines for how students could complete courses through online instruction, independent studies or other approaches,” according to the school.

D’Youville College says...