Students with accommodations are asked to contact the Abilities Office. Please contact Shenay Bridges-Carter, Interim Coordinator for the Abilities Office,
at sbridg21@csu.edu or (773)821-2893.
- The University Library will remain available to students who need access to technology,
including internet-enabled computers; students are encouraged to make appointments
with reference services, circulation, and archives (contact information is included
in the list of student resources accompanying this letter). Beginning on March 16 and continuing through to May 9, the library hours are as follows:
- Library hours: Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm (closed on Sundays).
- Any students currently in the residence hall who can safely return to their permanent
home for the rest of the Spring 2020 semester are instructed to do so. The University will consider hardship cases on a one-on-one basis. Please contact
Tyeisha Banks, Interim Director of Housing and Residence Life, at tbanks29@csu.edu or (773)821-2411, should you have any questions.
- Residence and dining halls will remain open to accommodate residence hall students
who must stay on campus and are not in a position to return to their permanent home. Dining services will continue to be available to students with the following modified
hours:
Dining Hours: Monday – Sunday, 10am-2pm and 4-6pm
- Federal Work-Study Students, Graduate Assistants, and On-Campus Student Employees
are not required to report to work for the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester. Your supervisor will work with you to ensure that your pre-approved funding, stipends,
or salaries based on regular hours of employment will be provided through the remainder
of the Spring 2020 semester.
- Summer 2020 and Fall 2020 course registration begins on April 15. Our Admissions, Financial Aid, and Registration staff are available to speak to you
over the phone and through email to help you meet your academic plans:
Keep this letter and its contents in a safe place; you will continue to receive updates
from the University and your instructors through your CSU email address. Therefore,
it is absolutely vital that you continue to monitor your CSU email and our website
(https://www.csu.edu) for updates regarding this evolving situation. Additional student information is
included with this letter and links to student resources are available at https://www.csu.edu/covid19updates.
While this situation is rare, we thank you for your patience as we work to address
these adjustments together with your faculty and academic support staff to provide
the least disruption to your higher education as possible. We remain grounded in our
mission to educate, and we are committed to our values of academic excellence and
responsibility.