In a press release Thursday evening, University of Evansville officials announced the school's plans to reopen campus for in-person instruction no later than Aug. 26.
Based on feedback from students, faculty and staff, UE President Christopher Pietruszkiewicz said the university is committed to shifting back to traditional, face-to-face courses in the fall.
Read MoreThe University of Southern Indiana Thursday, after a special meeting of the Board of Trustees, announced changes for the next school year as well as the approval of a tentative operating budget.
The announcements came from the USI Steering Committee, which represents more than 125 members of the COVID-19 task force.
Read MoreWhile stay-at-home restrictions have been lifted, area colleges and school districts remain tight-lipped about how local campuses and facilities will welcome students this fall.
Read MoreJust a few weeks ago, local high school seniors were bracing to miss out on a traditional graduation ceremony, a milestone many have counted on throughout their school years.
Having missed out on prom, traditional award banquets and other events due to the coronavirus, many expected graduations to take place virtually or through some other non-traditional approach.
Read MoreIn an effort to distribute books to local families, Read Evansville has joined forces with Feed Evansville for a community-wide project.
The two organizations, along with other volunteers and youth-serving agencies, have combined their resources to ensure students avoid learning loss this summer.
Read MoreAfter conducting phone surveys across the district to decide how to honor graduating seniors, the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. plans to host traditional commencement celebrations this summer.
Out of the 899 senior families that responded to the survey, 80% favored in-person celebrations to take place in July.
Read MoreThere were warm smiles, "air hugs" and streams of tears Thursday, as teachers and staff said their good byes to students during item exchanges at each Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. building.
Read MoreWhile the state of many area high school graduations was still being determined, Ivy Tech Community College Evansville held a virtual ceremony to honor 18 students graduating the Early College High School program.
The students joined Chancellor Daniela Vidal and other Ivy Tech administrators Thursday afternoon during the celebratory event that highlighted their accomplishments throughout their four years in the dual-program.
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