Augustana College Board of Trustees recently issued the following announcement.
Augustana College released the following statement today regarding the college's guiding principles for addressing issues associated with coronavirus:
1. We will rely on and follow the advice of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Department of State (for travel), and the Rock Island Public Health Department. We will resist following the advice of those who are not experts and advice that does not align with the recommendations of the sources previously noted.
2. Our actions will be guided by available science and information, and not by fear.
3. The safety of students, employees and visitors is our highest priority.
4. We will make the financial investments that are required to appropriately respond to any pandemic; we will make other investments needed to protect the safety of our community.
5. We will communicate promptly and as fully as possible.
6. We will promote an understanding of how the coronavirus is spread and how best to limit the transmission of the virus.
7. We will convene a task force chaired by Dr. Wes Brooks, dean of the college, and Sheri Curran, general counsel. This task force will meet weekly (or as needed) to recommend steps to be taken in accordance with these guiding principles, and will help to keep the Augustana community updated.
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