Whitman College and Walla Walla University are looking to have students learn in-person in January. | Stock Photo
Whitman College and Walla Walla University are looking to have students learn in-person in January. | Stock Photo
Whitman College and Walla Walla University are making an effort to manifest a plan to bring students back to school in January.
Walla Walla Community College will proceed with its current “Warrior Flex” program model, which significantly limits in-person education for select programs, the Union-Bulletin reported earlier in December.
“We have learned a great deal more about the virus,” Whitman College President Kathleen Murray said, the Union-Bulletin reported. “We have also learned from institutions that did well this fall, as well as institutions that struggled.”
Walla Walla University officials said that they have learned a lot about the spread and prevention of the virus.
“Our country has learned a lot about COVID-19 since the pandemic began in March, specifically about how it is transmitted and steps we must take to interrupt the spread of infection,” Aaron Nakamura, Walla Walla University’s director of marketing and university relations, said, the Union-Bulletin reported. “We recognize that the pandemic is still of significant concern, and for that reason, we continue to insist on safety protocols.”
Murray added that testing equipment is available for students and educators at Whitman College.
“We could not access testing in the fall and are now able to do that,” Murray said, the Union-Bulletin reported. “We’ll have access to robust testing for students, faculty and staff when they come back in January. We feel we have a plan in place now that we simply weren’t ready within the fall.”
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