OSWEGO, N.Y. — Classes at SUNY Oswego will restart in person on Monday, Oct. 5, SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras and SUNY Oswego President Deborah Stanley announced.
The Oswego County Health Department lifted the “precautionary pause” on in-person classes at SUNY Oswego following an increase in cases of COVID-19. The temporary shift to remote classes started Sept. 19.
The campus has seen declining positive tests over the past two weeks and the county health department’s review found “no significant on-campus issues,” per a SUNY news release issued Friday.
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SUNY Oswego has had 32 estimated total positive cases since Sept. 26, compared to the 138 cases reported in the two-week period between Sept. 12 and 25, according to the SUNY COVID-19 tracker. It has had a total of 266 cases since the start of the semester. None of those have resulted in hospitalization or death.
“I credit the SUNY Oswego community, particularly our students, in keeping their campus open by proving that strict compliance to health safety protocols can flatten the curve,” Malatras said. “Today’s progress at SUNY Oswego shows that by regular testing, tracking and acting on new cases, and enforcing health and safety rules, campus life can continue during the coronavirus pandemic. I am proud of our SUNY Oswego students for all of their efforts over the past two weeks, and I thank President Stanley, Oswego Mayor Bill Barlow, and the local health department for their continued leadership and collaboration during this time. Together, we can continue to keep the coronavirus in check by staying diligent.”
Even though in-person classes for the fall semester are set to resume on Monday, Stanley “reaffirmed” the suspension of athletics, Greek Life, in-person dining, and residence-hall visitation for the remainder of the semester.
SUNY Oswego will continue its pooled surveillance testing of students, faculty, and staff on campus. The campus has required quarantine and isolation space on campus, and trained college staff to routinely check on students testing positive for the coronavirus or who have been exposed to someone who has tested positive.
