The coronavirus has forced The College of New Jersey to cancel several fall semester sports and activities, including football, soccer and basketball.
“Regrettably but necessarily, and in alignment with our rationale and actions in instruction, residential education, and other operations, I have decided that for health and safety reasons we will restrict the menu of in-person student activities this fall to low human density and low in-person contact or proximity activities only,” TCNJ President Kathryn A. Foster announced in a community letter on Friday.
In addition to the three major varsity sports, Foster also listed varsity, intramural and club athletics such as field hockey, wrestling, rugby, dance and cheerleading among the canceled activities. Neither cross country nor tennis were listed among the canceled sports.
Performance ensembles such as music theater and many club and organizational gatherings also will be canceled, she said.
“I know how unfortunate and deeply disappointing this is for the many performers and athletes, coaches and supporters who were looking forward to a fall season,” Foster said. “I look forward to it, too. Yet the science on COVID-19 finds that activities with high in-person contact or proximity have the greatest likelihood of broad and rapid virus spread, a circumstance that at TCNJ could mean shutdown of the campus. We seek to get back to these pursuits as soon as it is safe to do so. If all goes well in fall, we may be able to allow some performance and winter sports preparation.”
Foster also announced COVID-19-related revisions to campus life. Student will have the option to take courses in a classroom or virtually, for example.
She also noted changes to the university’s on-campus housing, dining, academic facilities and student support services.
The letter can be read in its entirety here.
The changes were announced the same day as the state’s “The Road Back: Restart and Recovery Plan for Education” was released. The report was compiled by state education officials and serves as a blueprint as schools prepare for the return of the state’s 1.4 million students while the coronavirus pandemic continues.
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Chris Sheldon may be reached at csheldon@njadvancemedia.com.
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