Dear Allegheny College Students:
We are writing to follow up on the message that went out yesterday, from Deans Thompson and Binnington, about the deadline to switch to remote learning. We wanted to clarify that if you are currently signed up for remote learning and want to switch to on-campus living and learning, it is still possible to do so, until February 4.
We know that it is challenging to decide whether to be remote or in-person, and we wanted to provide you a little more context to help you in making the decision. As noted in Deans Thompson and Binnington’s email, students currently signed up for in-person, who want to change their residency status to remote, should email spring2021@allegheny.edu.
- Before 5:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern time on Thursday, February 4, students may switch to remote without penalty, fee, or charge.
- Between 5:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern time on Thursday, February 4 and the time they move in, students may switch to remote and will be charged a $600 cancellation fee. Room charges left after the $600 is deducted and all board charges will be refunded.
- After a student moves in, they may switch to remote and will be charged a $600 cancellation fee. They will receive a prorated refund of room and board (not tuition and fees) through the 60% mark of the semester.
- After the 60% mark of the semester, students may switch to remote and will receive no refund of room or board and will not owe any additional fees as a result of moving out.
A large number of students who were remote in the fall have selected to live and learn on campus instead in the spring. As some students are currently still weighing their options, we wanted to alert you to our updated and enhanced COVID dashboard, which shows the COVID positivity rate on campus (currently 0.42%), compared to that of Crawford County (currently 12.9%) the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (currently 10.5%) and the U.S. (currently 11.9%). Our ACHA advisory board — including epidemiologists and microbiologists in California and in Erie, PA — is confident that the surge is declining in Crawford County and that Allegheny College remains one of the safest possible places to live and learn this spring.
To that end, students who are currently signed up to be remote, who may have changed their minds and wish to live and learn on campus, should similarly email spring2021@allegheny.edu by February 4 to arrange for at-home testing prior to move-in. For students who make this switch, billing for room and board will be reinstated.
Whether you plan to be with us in-person or joining us remotely, we are all excited for the spring Module 2 semester to start. We wish you all the best, and we look forward to welcoming you back to campus soon.
Sincerely,
President Link and ACHA