{"id":5884,"date":"2020-12-16T15:45:49","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T15:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/?p=5884"},"modified":"2020-12-16T15:45:49","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T15:45:49","slug":"arlnow-com-marymount-university-calls-fall-semester-a-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/arlnow-com-marymount-university-calls-fall-semester-a-success\/","title":{"rendered":"ARLnow.com: Marymount University calls fall semester a success<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Despite the pandemic, and dozens of COVID-19 cases, Arlington-based Marymount University says the fall semester \u2014 conducted with a mix of in-person and virtual classes \u2014 was largely a success.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn what has been perhaps the most challenging semester for U.S. higher educational institutions in recent memory, Marymount University has successfully navigated the Fall 2020 academic semester as planned without any disruptions to its hybrid learning format or in-person living,\u201d the university said.<\/p>\n

Marymount says that it had 86 positive cases of COVID-19 among its students, faculty and staff \u2014 around 4,000 people \u2014 between mid-August and mid-December. That\u2019s about a 2.2% infection rate among the school community during that time.<\/p>\n

By comparison, Arlington\u2019s overall population of around 230,000 recorded 4,329 positive cases from Aug. 15 to Dec. 15, a 1.9% infection rate.<\/p>\n

The university said it was able to contain\u00a0a cluster of infections<\/a>\u00a0on campus in October with the help of targeted testing and Arlington\u2019s Public Health Department.<\/p>\n

According to Marymount, only six of the 86 positive cases were among staff members and none of those staff members were subsequently hospitalized. Additionally, the university says that no infections were traced back to a classroom setting.<\/p>\n

Marymount conducted in-person classes for most of the semester, but held classes, exams and other course requirements after Thanksgiving break online.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my view, especially for a university located in the populous Washington, D.C., metro area, this is a success story worth sharing \u2013 and it\u2019s thanks to all of our community members for understanding their roles in keeping each other safe,\u201d Marymount President Dr. Irma Becerra said in\u00a0a press release<\/a>. \u201cOur low rate of infection and continuous operations throughout the fall speak volumes in support of our preparation and determination to fulfill our mission \u2014 to provide a high-quality academic experience that opens doors for students and helps them grow personally and professionally.\u201d<\/p>\n

The university spent around $2 million preparing for the fall semester, the\u00a0Washington Business Journal reported<\/a>\u00a0in September. Marymount received slightly over that amount from the\u00a0CARES Act<\/a>, but reportedly dedicated those funds to student financial aid and refunds.<\/p>\n

Marymount, which has campuses along N. Glebe Road in Ballston and in residential North Arlington, is planning to begin spring classes on January 19, \u201cwith the hybrid class format continuing for the foreseeable future.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn order to begin the semester in a safe and secure manner, the University intends to test all student residents, student athletes, commuters registered for in-person classes, faculty who teach in-person classes and identified staff members for COVID-19 prior to the start of classes,\u201d the university said. \u201cIn addition, Marymount is working on a campus plan for vaccination whenever it becomes available to higher educational institutions.\u201d<\/p>\n

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