Students walk through Purdue University's campus Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 in West Lafayette. Staff photo by Nikos Frazier
WEST LAFAYETTE – By the Fall 2021 semester, in-person classes and residential plans at Purdue could be back to normal, or as normal as life post-pandemic can be, according to plans announced by the university.
Citing the expected increase in COVID-19 vaccinations and “no evidence of classroom transmission,” a letter sent Thursday signed by President Mitch Daniels and Provost Jay Akridge said Purdue plans to resume a traditional academic calendar with a more normal start and end dates and typical breaks by the next semester.
“With this outlook and our understanding of the significant impact of modified instruction on student success, instructor workload, and community well-being, our intent is to take another step toward full restoration of our residential instruction model for fall 2021, starting with our fall calendar,” the letter reads.
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In addition, classroom density is expected to increase by the fall, including in larger lectures. Masks will still be required, and personal protective equipment may also be required when necessary.
Both the Fall 2020 and the Spring 2021 semesters have offered hybrid in-person and virtual classes for the more than 45,000 students at the West Lafayette campus, in line with the university’s ambitious “Protect Purdue” plan.
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