A statue of John Purdue, the founder of Purdue University, is seen wearing a Purdue surgical mask, Tuesday, April 7, 2020 in West Lafayette. (Photo: Nikos Frazier | Journal & Courier)
WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue employees who have been working from home since mid-March during the coronavirus pandemic will stay there through the end of June, the university announced this week.
Bill Bell, Purdue’s vice president for human resources, wrote to faculty and staff this week to say that regardless of what Gov. Eric Holcomb does in the coming days to either extend or relax his stay-at-home orders, “employees who can work remotely should continue to do so.”
Bell said Purdue, which already had canceled or postponed large, on-campus gatherings on the West Lafayette campus through June, would continue to hold classes remotely through that time. Purdue’s spring semester moved to virtual settings on March 23, the day after students were scheduled to return from spring break.
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“When allowed by our public health experts, Purdue will slowly begin to provide more campus access for approved research activity with continued strict adherence to public health protocols,” Bell wrote in a letter posted on Purdue’s site.
“It is our hope that beginning July 1, and contingent upon ongoing assessment and guidance from health experts and government officials, Purdue will offer limited residential coursework with adherence to strict public health protocols, the additional ramping up for research activity, and the possibility of a return to campus for those who work in student support roles,” Bell wrote. “Other employees will be asked to continue to work remotely.
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