Fort Schuyler Magazine Spring 2021

LOOKING BACK ONE YEAR AGO It has been over one year since the COVID-19

person instruction commenced on January 25. A full 12 weeks of in-person instruction was completed, and by the end of semester, over 19,000 students, faculty and staff tests were administered. By remaining focused, Maritime College achieved the goal of sending off approximately 500 Cadets in April 2021 for the first Summer Sea Term since 2019. While the journey of the past year has been difficult, it has also strengthened the College’s resolve to overcome challenge. It is in that spirit that Maritime College continues to move ahead. Local Media Covers Campus Testing As part of a SUNY university-wide effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the spring semester, all students,

staff and faculty are required to undergo COVID-19 testing once a week. As an additional safety protocol for the college community, students were also required to provide a negative COVID-19 prior to their arrival on campus. In-person instruction began Monday, January 25, and weekly COVID-19 testing will help reduce delays in completing the spring semester.

pandemic began affecting all aspects of campus life and learning. Spring semester ‘20 ended with remote final exams, a virtual commencement, and Maritime College faculty and staff hand-delivering diplomas to graduates in the local area. As Summer Sea Term was no longer an option due to continued COVID concerns, more than 200 cadets returned to campus to complete a 30- day Pier Side Training program. Students returned to campus on Labor Day weekend facing a new “normal” of COVID health and safety protocols. A total of 11 weeks of in-person, hybrid, and remote instruction were successfully completed, with a deliberate transition to remote instruction after the Thanksgiving holiday. In the Spring ’21 semester, remote instruction resumed on January 8, and in-

CAMPUS ADMINISTERED TESTS (Students & Staff) 19,187

CAMPUS ADMINISTEREDTESTS (Employees) 1,860

STUDENTS VACCINATED

CAMPUS ADMINISTERED TESTS (Students) 12,066

895

VACCINATED THROUGH YANKEE STADIUM

POSITIVE

POSITIVE

POSITIVE

126

6

156

769

POSITIVITY RATE

POSITIVITY RATE

POSITIVITY RATE

VACCINATED THROUGH MARITIME COLLEGE 126

1.04%

0.32%

.81%

QUARANTINED/ ISOLATED ON CAMPUS 137

(Stats 1/2021 – 5/52021) Data does not include tests conducted by private providers or local Department of Health

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