IRVING (WBAP/KLIF) – The University of Dallas announced this week that it has transitioned to virtual learning in an effort to curb a recent COVID-19 outbreak.
Officials with the University said that at least 25 students tested positive for COVID since Monday.
“We anticipate more will be coming in for testing in the next few days,” said University President Jonathan Sanford. “While a number of students are isolating off campus, the number isolating on campus in the designated beds that had been set aside has reached capacity. Should additional students test positive, the university will assist students in identifying a location off campus to self-isolate.”
Sanford said the goal is to resume in-person classes and activities on Monday, September 13.
“We will assess the feasibility of that goal early next week to determine whether we will need to extend slightly our hiatus from in-person classes,” Sanford said. “The determinative factor for that assessment will be consideration of whether the rate of COVID cases has slowed sufficiently. Our hope is that this temporary pause will enable us to significantly slow the current spread of COVID in our community so that we can resume in-person classes for the remainder of the semester.”
University offices will remain open, but with minimal on-campus staffing. Additionally, NCAA athletics will continue, but with no spectators.
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