Update from Board of Regents President Mike Richards on Coronavirus (Mar. 10, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

Iowa (Board of Regents, State of Iowa; University of Iowa, Iowa State University, University of Northern Iowa) · Iowa

Level

State

Authority

Iowa Code sec. 262.9

Issued

2020-03-10 Mar. 10, 2020

Effective

2020-03-10 (planning); institutional announcements Mar. 12, 2020; the Board's Mar. 14, 2020 direction moved all classes online (AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-045, verified_secondary) (read as 2020-03-10)

End

Spring 2020 semester (read as 2020-06-30)

In force

Mar. 10, 2020 to June 30, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Business closureTravel and quarantineSchools and child care

Addressees

• the three Regent institutions
• students, faculty and staff

Functions reached

• IN
• RS travel
• AD
• OP

Collection

Colleges, Universities and Community Colleges SEC-27

Operative words

Following the identification of COVID-19 cases in Iowa, the Board of Regents has asked the three Regent Institutions to move as quickly as possible towards the ability to deliver instruction virtually. It is important for students, faculty and staff to prepare for this eventuality this week prior to spring break. Specific information will be provided by the individual universities no later than 8 a.m. on Thursday, March 12th. Additionally, until further notice, the Board will be extending the international travel ban by seven days each Monday, effective Monday, March 9th.

Enforcement

Notes