This afternoon the Big Ten announced “the postponement of the 2020-21 fall sports season, including all regular-season contests and Big Ten Championships and Tournaments, due to ongoing health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.” The university has posted a statement in response on FightingIllini.com.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Professors Sergei Maslov and Nigel Goldenfeld have been creating data models about COVID-19 since early in the pandemic, and their data has been instrumental in some of the state’s responses to COVID-19. In this edition of the COVID-19 Briefing Series, professors Maslov and Goldenfeld explain in greater detail their COVID-19 data… Continue Reading
On August 5, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign hosted another edition of the COVID-19 Briefing Series, with this particular presentation focused on what students and their families need to know before students return to campus. If you were unable to watch the briefing live, a recording has been posted to YouTube: The briefing covers a… Continue Reading
We are providing the latest information on our university COVID-19 website. Our newly redesigned website is the central spot for university COVID-19 updates, resources and announcements. We are providing requirements and expectations for Fall 2020. Updated guidance is available for students, faculty and staff, including on-campus testing requirements and COVID-19 safety training. We are encouraging… Continue Reading
All students enrolled for the Fall 2020 semester are required to provide their fall address information by August 17. Maintaining an updated address enables campus health and wellness units to communicate proper protocols to students that will help us all maintain a safe and healthy campus environment during the pandemic. More information on how to… Continue Reading
Chancellor Robert Jones sent new massmail messages to faculty, staff and students with information for the Fall 2020 semester. Some of the topics covered in the messages include: On-Campus COVID-19 Testing Contact Tracing Quarantine & Isolation Fall 2020 Residence Instruction after November 20 Classroom Management Guide for Instructors Guidance for University Employees The faculty/staff massmail… Continue Reading
The University Life committee and the Community and Public Engagement committee have created a Fall 2020 Events Guidance document (PDF) that provides detailed information about how events, programs and meetings will be happened on-campus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Fall 2020 Event Guidance covers a number of topics including: Virtual events Indoor… Continue Reading
We are encouraging all current university faculty, staff and students to take advantage of free on-campus COVID-19 testing. Free on-campus COVID-19 walk-up testing is available to current faculty, staff and students. View the most updated hours and locations. For testing questions, please contact the COVID Wellness Answer Center at covidwellness@illinois.edu or 217-333-1900. We have updated… Continue Reading
The University of Illinois will host a COVID-19 Briefing about COVID-19 data modeling. The Briefing will stream live on Thursday, August 6 at 11:30 a.m. CDT. The briefing is the latest in the university’s COVID-19 Briefing Series. This briefing will discuss in detail the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers’ data model that is being… Continue Reading
The Office of the Registrar sent the following information to students about the Fall 2020 Class Schedule: Fall 2020 Class Schedule Update July 31, 2020 8:09 AM Dear Students, Thanks to the hard work of units across campus and to your patience and cooperation, we are pleased to share that the Fall 2020 Class Schedule is now live… Continue Reading