Coronavirus, Spring Practice and School Closings

[SW_Mustang]

Meh. I'm bored. Here's a list of schools that are OPEN - as in, have not modified their class schedules...

NSIC:

-Wayne State
-University of Mary (although leniency is being given to students who wish to make accomodations)

MIAC:

-Augsburg
-Concordia-Moorhead
-Gustavus
-Hamline

UMAC:

-Crown College (next week is spring break, looks like they are going to evaluate later)
-Northland College

Other MN colleges not in the NSIC/MIAC/UMAC (*no updates)

-Oak Hills Christian*
-Leech Lake Tribal College*
-Academy College*
-Adler Graduate School*
-Hazelden Graduate School*
-Luther Seminary*
-Mayo Clinic Colleges* (You'd think one of the top medical schools in the world would be onto something like this?)
-NWHSU*
-United Seminary*

(Bet some of you didn't know we had so many weird colleges, huh? *wink)

[vikingfaithful]

Augustana at this point is extending spring break a week until March 23rd.

[SW_Mustang]

It's kind of moot at this point, but the NSIC has suspended athletics.

I'm guessing that's a wrap on spring football.

[SW_Mustang]

These are the only schools that are not suspending classes to some degree as of me writing this, although I would definitely expect to see this change.

University of Mary: Open in Bismarck, although they are allowing students to make other arrangements. Closed in Rome.

Northern State University: Open

Wayne State: Open

[SW_Mustang]

With the onset of the Coronavirus, are there any schools in the conference postponing Spring Practice and/or class? SMSU's Spring Break ends this week and there's still no word from the president or Athletic Department regarding postponing class or practice. I wonder if the NSIC will make a decision for all the schools, to keep everyone on the same page.

SMSU is monitoring the situation, but has elected to continue on for the time being.

EDIT: I know for a fact MSU is doing the same, and I've been told SCSU and RCTC are doing the same as well.

[212 Degrees]

With the onset of the Coronavirus, are there any schools in the conference postponing Spring Practice and/or class? SMSU's Spring Break ends this week and there's still no word from the president or Athletic Department regarding postponing class or practice. I wonder if the NSIC will make a decision for all the schools, to keep everyone on the same page.