The University is gradually phasing in face-to-face instruction. We expect many courses will start the semester remotely but then will introduce an increasing number of in-person sessions as the semester progresses. As we do so, it will remain up to the students to decide whether they want to attend in person or remotely this semester.

Rowan will offer two kinds of virtual courses:

• Fully virtual with meeting time: The class meets together online at the stated class meeting time, possibly through WebEx or Zoom
• Fully virtual with no meeting time: These online courses enable students to access the course material and interact with the instructor and other students at any time and from any place. Students are responsible for meeting all stated due dates but can determine their own schedule within a given day or week.

Rowan will also offer two kinds of in-person courses:

• “Physical presence required” courses that require labs, technical and clinical rotations, and hands-on instruction will be offered in person.
• “Physical Presence Optional” courses are expected to begin in a fully virtual mode (at the stated class meeting times) and may transition to offering an in-person attendance option if Rowan is able to expand in-person instruction. Until further notice, these courses will operate as Fully Virtual With Meeting Time.

Classes that involve higher-risk activities (likely transmitting more aerosolized droplets), such as theater, music, dance and physical education, will begin in a remote format and will transition to in-person instruction when authorized by the state. 

All other classes, including lectures and seminars, also will begin remotely with many courses designed to transition to in-person instruction when authorized by the state and others remaining online. 

Once we are allowed to offer more in-person instruction, students may choose to continue in remote learning or a HyFlex combination.

Course schedules have been updated, but may receive additional adjustments, so students should check their schedule periodically. Please use this step-by-step guide to navigate your course schedule. Additional video resources can be found on the Rowan University YouTube Channel.

Academic advisors are available to assist if students wish to make any changes to their schedules, all the way through the drop/add period the first week of September. 

Students with questions about courses or advisors should email advise@rowan.edu. Students may also contact their advisor through the Rowan Success Network powered by Starfish. Go to www.rowan.edu/RSN to log in.

The brief videos and written guide available here will show you how to determine the mode of delivery for each of your courses. If you have questions or need to make any changes to your schedule, please consult with your academic advisor. You can identify your advisor in your Success Network in www.rowan.edu/rsn or by emailing advise@rowan.edu.

Sections labeled “Physical Presence Optional” always have a remote attendance option. Students are never required to physically attend these sections. These courses are expected to begin offering an in-person attendance option during the first few weeks of the semester. Each instructor will provide students with information on when the course will begin to offer an in-person attendance option as well as how to attend the scheduled class sessions remotely prior to the first day of class. 

To facilitate planning for reduced classroom capacity, instructors may ask students their intention to attend the class sessions physically or virtually, but will permit students to change their attendance modality as needed or preferred to best support their learning. To enable class planning, students who indicate that they will physically attend class sessions are expected to do so, unless they inform the instructor that they will attend virtually or will not attend at all at least one day prior to the class session except in cases of emergency.

First, check to see if the course may be offered in alternate formats. Speak with your advisor to find out if there is an alternate course, or if you could take this course in a future semester without changing your graduation timeline. If you have a health condition or disability which prevents you from attending in person, please contact the Office of Disability Resources for assistance. Students requiring accommodations for attendance options will be supported. If, however, you don’t qualify for an accommodation, your physical presence is required.

Students registered with the Office of Disability Resources may experience particular challenges due to remote learning environments, heightened health risks and mental health strain. 

If you have an accommodation, we are going to make absolutely sure that your needs are met. The Office of Disability Resources will be eager to work with you and your professors. There’s also a new online system for the Office of Disability Resources called AIM, found on the Office of Disability Resources website. Students with accommodations will now be able to distribute copies of accommodation letters to faculty members online, rather than physically picking up the letters, as students have had to do in the past.

As always, you can reach out directly to John Woodruff, director of the Academic Success Center & Disability Resources, at woodruff@rowan.edu.

We will work with students on an individual basis. Through our HyFlex format, every class is now going to have some kind of online component with the exception of lab courses and studios. For those that can only be offered in-person, we will work with students to determine a reasonable plan of action.

Canvas is the learning management system that will be used for all courses at Rowan. Visit online.rowan.edu, click on “Access Your Courses in Canvas,” and log in with your Rowan Network ID and password. Your courses will be listed in the portal starting as soon as five days prior to the start of the course, though some may appear closer to the first day of class. If you add a course after the semester starts, the new course will appear in your Canvas portal within one to two hours of the change. 

If you haven’t already taken it, we also recommend students register for ONL 00100 Rowan Online Immersion course using the Self-Service Banner. It is a non-credit, one-hour overview of how to use Canvas and tips for success in an online course. It is a prerequisite or corequisite for any course labeled Fully Virtual With No Meeting Time (Online), and students who complete it will be prepared for any such courses they take in the future. 

Visit rowan.edu/laptop. That’s a website that will guide you through evaluating your current technology. There’s also guidance there if you’re considering purchasing a device. 

You should also consult with your academic advisor about any recommended technologies suggested for your major. Be sure to have a headset and webcam so you can participate in class.

There are a few options. You can plan your financial aid package and/or use a refund to purchase technology. The Financial Aid office can help you. Students with emergency financial needs can apply for the Student Emergency Fund Students can also apply for CARES funding (see question below). Some online and local vendors may also provide the option to rent a device.

Students who are not sure how they can access appropriate technology also can email Dean of Students Kevin Koett at deanofstudents.rowan.edu. The Dean of Students office is located in Suite 210, Chamberlain Student Center.

Yes. At this time, University computer labs are expected to be open for student usage. See locations here. Information about printing on campus is here.

We expect that most faculty members will be available virtually, but please communicate with your professors to determine the best ways to interact with them to get the support you need.

That will be determined by the type of activity and where it will happen. 

We’re looking very closely at how we can safely provide experiential learning courses on campus. Some will have to be remote at the beginning of the semester. Some will require attendance on a rotating basis to meet social distancing guidelines. Laboratories will have heightened safety protocols. Field courses, such as biology or geology, frequently meet outdoors. 

Student teaching will be contingent on the schools. Internships will depend on the site.

Our reopening plan details extensive protocols for cleaning, social distancing, health screenings and safety requirements regarding personal protective equipment. You’ll see a lot of signage around campus directing traffic and reminding everyone to take precautions. We’re also staggering schedules and limiting classroom capacity in order to follow social distancing requirements. 

We will test symptomatic individuals and isolate those who express symptoms. When we identify a positive case, we’ll conduct a thorough assessment to find out who that person has been in contact with, including at meetings, labs or activities, as well as the individual’s partners or friends, and any other risk factors that may contribute to the spread of the disease. Close contacts are individuals who are within 6 feet of the positive case for more than 10 minutes. 

When a close contact is identified, that person is contacted and a phone investigation is done with that person, as well. 

Additionally, we will conduct an asymptomatic surveillance program, testing a random sample of asymptomatic, residential students of each residence hall’s students, with their consent, each week.

Yes.

The application period ended Friday, Aug. 28. If you had previously submitted an application and it was rejected due to administrative errors, you are still eligible to submit a replacement application. Note that only students who had applied between the periods of 8/13 to 8/28 are eligible to submit a replacement application; all others will be automatically denied without cause or explanation. The deadline for submitting a replacement application is 11:59 p.m. on September 2, 2020. No exceptions will be made after this date. Go here for more information.

Rowan has taken numerous measures to ensure safety in housing. These include limiting density, social distancing, requiring face coverings in public areas and intensified cleaning throughout residence halls, dining areas and public spaces. 

Move-in begins on Aug. 20 and will be by appointment/assignment. Students will receive detailed information this week. Assignments were sent in early August.

Students arriving from a high-risk state will receive an email and survey from Kevin S. Koett, interim dean of students.  The University will work on individualized plans based on their responses. 

The web page for Residential Learning & University Housing can answer most questions. If students wish to change on-campus housing assignments, they must make a request through the office.

Yes. We will house students in the spring who did not have housing in the fall. However, we cannot guarantee that it will be the same building and/or room they were assigned to in the fall.

At this time, dining will look a little different when you return to campus. It will be offered as takeout only. Students will place all orders through the Grubhub app and pick up at the location when notified that the order is ready. 

We've added additional picnic tables to campus and made other arrangements to encourage outdoor dining and social distancing. An outdoor dining tent is available on the Chamberlain Student Center back patio.

We'll have great dining options this year — in fact, 16 of them! Unfortunately, the Owls Nest Restaurant & Peet’s Coffee in Chamberlain Student Center, Owls Express in James & Robinson Halls and Shaked in the REC Center are temporarily closed.​​ For detailed information, visit Locations & Hours of Operations | Dining Services.

Yes. If you want to be on campus, you can do that.

Find options for one or more persons throughout campus (map)

Large rooms for more than one person
These classrooms are available during the buildings’ open hours, generally 7 a.m. - 11 p.m. Bring your laptop or other device; headsets/earphones and webcams are encouraged. Computer labs and printing are available. 

Bozorth 107, 108

Bunce 105

Esby 111

James 1112, 2094

Robinson 103, 204

Savitz 217

Victoria 204

Small rooms for one or two students
For priority access, reserve a space through 25Live or drop in, first-come, first-served. All spaces can be reserved during building open hours for two-hour blocks.  

Engineering Hall (one person per room)

122    146

123    147

124    148

To use Engineering Hall rooms, students must use their ID cards to gain access through the card reader system.

Business Hall (two persons per room)

102    128    213    226

118    202    215    228

120    206    220    304

124    210    222    306

126    211    224    308

Public spaces in open buildings
Students are welcome throughout campus spaces such as the Student Center (check hours), Campbell Library (check hours), and academic buildings such as Science, Rowan, Engineering, Business, James, Savitz, etc., using appropriate distancing and safety protocols and following all posted signage. 

Yes! We have events scheduled from Friday, Aug. 21, to Saturday, Sept. 5. We’ll have in-person and virtual events for students when they return to campus, including some of our big campus traditions, such as the College Welcome and Picnic, Playfair, Food Truck Festival, Late Night with Campus Rec, Bingo and Outdoor Movie Night. Check here for details.

We will also host an Ask Me! tent the first week of classes to help students find classrooms and answer questions.

Campus activities will be a mix of in-person and virtual events, including Rowan After Hours, intramurals and esports. We will host a virtual student organization fair early in the fall term, and student organizations mainly will meet virtually. Look for campus events and student organizations on ProfLink. 

Sport clubs will not compete this fall, but some sport clubs will continue to recruit and meet internally.

While the Student Rec Center and Fitness Center on Victoria St. facilities remain closed, Campus Recreation will offer virtual and outdoor group fitness classes and other programming.

Full-time undergraduate Rowan University students are typically eligible to join Greek social organizations after completing 12 credit hours (24 for EOF/RISE) and achieving a 2.5 or higher GPA. Rowan Choice students are not eligible until they fully transfer to Rowan University. Our largest recruitment period traditionally happens in the spring term. Decisions on the recruitment process and timeline will be made at a later time using currently available data and guidance from the applicable national fraternity and sorority governing bodies.

Deployed students receive support with enrollment and course completion options. Military students should speak with representatives in the Military Services Office for issues related to training absences, post-deployment quarantining, etc. Most services are now offered virtually, but in-person services will resume when appropriate.

On July 28, 2020, the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) suspended all fall sports conference-wide in an effort to help support its member institutions’ efforts to keep their students and staff healthy.

No decision has been made regarding winter and spring sports but we will remain engaged with our student athletes and continue working with them on strength, conditioning and skills development as well as on academic success.

We will reopen the Fitness Center on Victoria Street on Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. Access will be available for all students and Rowan employees that had an active membership in the spring. We have updated our protocols to ensure that our community stays as safe as possible. Some of our processes have changed but our mission remains the same.  

In order to comply with the NJ Executive Order 181, the Fitness Center will open with limited hours and capacity. The Recreation Center will remain closed, however, the Recreation Pool is tentatively scheduled to reopen on Monday, October 19, 2020. More information on the pool will be forthcoming. 

Please read below for important information. 

In order to access the Fitness Center on Victoria St. you will need to make a reservation through our portal. You must be logged in to see times available to reserve. Please visit our website for instructions as well as new hours and guidelines.

What to expect:

1. Arrive at the Fitness Center with your mobile device at the time of your reservation. If you do not have a reservation, you will not be granted access.
2. Temperature checks will be completed by Campus Rec staff prior to entry. If your temperature is above 100.4 degrees or you have not completed the daily Health Screening you will not be permitted to access the Fitness Center.
3. Participants are expected to stay a minimum of 6 ft. apart during check-in and at all times while using the facility. This will be strictly enforced.
4. Hands must be sanitized upon entry. 
5. Masks or face coverings securely covering mouth and nose must be worn at all times when checking in to and using the Fitness Center. 
6. Locker room use will be limited to hand washing and restroom use only. Please come dressed in your workout attire and sneakers.  We recommend leaving personal items, gym bags, and backpacks at home since limited storage space is available. 
7. Equipment will not be available for checkout at the front desk (i.e. boxing gloves, weight belts, jump ropes).
8. Bring your own water bottle.  Water fountains will be disabled; however, refilling stations will be available.
9. Bring your own towel. Towel rental service has been discontinued.
10. Sanitize all equipment before and after each use.
11. Equipment will be spaced 8-10 ft apart. When this is not possible, selected pieces of equipment will not be available for use.
12. Due to distancing requirements, partner workouts and spotting will not be allowed.
13.  Areas marked with yellow floor tape indicate only 1 person is permitted in that space.
14. Accessory fitness equipment (medicine balls, resistance bands, etc.) will be cleaned by Campus Recreation staff after each individual use.

Please visit rowan.edu/rec for more frequently asked questions or email reccenter@rowan.edu with any questions.

Yes! Campbell Library is now open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Access is limited to Rowan students, faculty and staff with Rowan ID. Contactless pickup services are also available and online access is available 24/7. Fall hours begin Tuesday, Sept. 1, and have been adjusted to allow for additional cleaning time overnight. For information, visit the library’s site.  

The Chamberlain Student Center is now open for essential services only from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Monday through Friday. Essential services include food, laundry and mail services. 

This fall, the student center will be open 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. As with every building on campus, visitors must wear masks and follow social distancing guidelines, and gatherings will be restricted to fewer than 100 people.

The Office of Career Advancement (OCA) encourages students to schedule appointments through the Rowan Success Network or call 856-256-4456. Alumni should call 856-256-4456 for a virtual appointment. The OCA also offers a variety of virtual career workshops. To access a list of workshops, please click here: Summer Career Workshops. Please email us at careers@rowan.edu.

Students also many find employment or internship opportunities through the Office of Career Advancement's PROFS JOBS.

Students should contact The Wellness Center for guidance. Call 856-256-4333 before coming in. The center is open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday. Testing is conducted twice a day, Monday through Friday, at Hollybush Mansion. 

Students who opt to see their own physician or obtain testing off campus should also notify The Wellness Center, so we can track cases and conduct contact tracing, if necessary.

Classrooms and public spaces are being cleaned and sanitized multiple times per day. Rowan’s Facilities team is installing plexiglass where necessary as well as sanitizer stations, wipes and spray. These products will be available so when a student leaves or enters a room they can wipe down their space. And, of course, students, faculty and staff are encouraged to wash their hands often throughout the day.

Rowan will issue all students a washable cloth mask, but we request that students bring extras. In common areas such as lobbies, classrooms and public spaces in residence halls, students, faculty and staff must wear a mask. Residential students will not be asked to wear a mask in their private room.

Please use this mask-usage guideline for additional information.

The University has instituted a Daily Screening application to collect baseline information on wellness. Students and employees using Rowan networks will be prompted to fill out a brief survey upon logging on each day.

Our plans are flexible and designed to accommodate a variety of needs based upon individual circumstances. When a student tests positive, we will connect with the student to gather important information related to isolation and/or treatment protocol. 

Some students may elect to return home to see their family physician and get support from loved ones. Some will only need monitoring and their living arrangement may not require a change. Others may need to relocate to Triad for a period of time.

Triad, a 218-bed hall on the main campus, has been designated for quarantining. Arrangements have been made with Rowan’s dining vendor to provide food to anyone in isolation. Further, Rowan will provide medical services, student services and virtual instruction to students in self-isolation.

As is always the case in emergent medical situations, Rowan will notify individuals that students list as emergency contacts if they become seriously ill. Cases will be handled individually and with the utmost respect for students’ wishes.

If a positive case is identified and the affected student attended a classroom within three days prior to onset of symptoms, the students and professor will be notified that they were in a classroom with a known positive case, but present guidance does not call for further action.

If students have life circumstances that prevent them from completing their coursework, they should communicate with their professors and Dean of Students Kevin Koett, deanofstudents@rowan.edu. The University will work with the students to support them in their academic work until they can resume normal activities.

Fear is a legitimate reaction — it helps us pay attention to a potential threat. It’s important to balance that fear so it doesn’t become overwhelming. Be mindful of your media consumption and seek credible sources of information. Connect with people in your life that you trust and love. 

In public health, we must protect the public while also protecting confidentiality.

After we learn about a confirmed case, we'll do an immediate investigation with that individual. We’ll conduct a thorough assessment to find out who that person has been in contact with, including at meetings, labs or activities, as well as the individual’s partners or friends, and any other risk factors that may contribute to the spread of the disease. Close contacts are individuals who are within 6 feet of the positive case for more than 10 minutes. 

When a close contact is identified, that person is contacted and a phone investigation is done with that person, as well. 

If a student has attended a class, the professor will be notified that the student will be out due to isolation or quarantine -- the faculty member will not get specific information regarding an infection. If the professor is considered a close contact, the instructor will be notified as such and given information and guidance on what to do. 

If, after the investigation with the contact, there's a risk we cannot quantify or we are uncertain if others may be exposed, we will make a broader notification including the time and specific location where it may have occurred. But that will not be a regular occurrence.

Living with a household member who has been quarantined due to travel but who has no known exposure does not mean the rest of the household must be quarantined as well. Anyone instructed to be quarantined within a house should isolate themselves from other members of the family, wear a mask when in contact with other family members and limit travel throughout the house. Ideally, the quarantined person would have access to a dedicated bathroom.

Unfortunately, Admissions will not offer on-campus tours, visits or open houses this fall. We are developing a self-guided tour on Spotify and students may watch a virtual tour on YouTube or sign up for Virtual Events throughout the fall.

Rowan developed an Acknowledgment of Responsibility that students must complete after receiving educational materials related to COVID-19. Compliance expectations have been included in the Student Code of Conduct.

We care about our students and we want them to be successful. We are also committed to holding students accountable. If students don’t comply with those standards, they may be asked to leave the Rowan community.

Residential students both on and off campus are receiving personal visits from our Dean of Students to remind them of our expectations. We’re also working closely with Glassboro and Gloucester County law enforcement officials.

Large gatherings without face coverings and social distancing can lead to outbreaks and shut down campuses. If you see such risky activity, we ask our neighbors and campus community to alert Rowan University’s Department of Public Safety at 856-256-4922.

Students who aren’t following public health orders will be asked to disperse. Continued violations could lead to summonses issued against attendees, residents and even landlords. Students may face additional consequences as described in the Student Code of Conduct.

We are testing symptomatic individuals. We will also conduct an asymptomatic surveillance program, testing a random sample each week of asymptomatic, residential students with their consent. We expect to test between 1 to 3 percent of our residential population each week.

We’re using a number of metrics to help us make the best decisions for our community: positivity rates, the number of cases at Rowan and the surrounding counties, the number of outbreaks and whether they’re related, area ICU capacity and ER visits.

Our plans are flexible and designed to accommodate a variety of needs based upon individual circumstances. When a student tests positive, we will connect with the student to gather important information related to isolation and/or treatment protocol.

Some students may elect to return home to see their family physician and get support from loved ones. Some will only need monitoring and their living arrangement may not require a change. Others may need to relocate to Triad for a period of time.

Triad, a 218-bed hall on the main campus, has been designated for quarantining. Arrangements have been made with Rowan’s dining vendor to provide food to anyone in isolation. Further, Rowan will provide medical services, student services and virtual instruction to students in self-isolation.

We’re reporting the number of confirmed cases we’ve identified here.

After we learn about a confirmed case, we'll do an immediate investigation with that individual. We’ll conduct a thorough assessment to find out who that person has been in contact with, including at meetings, labs or activities, as well as the individual’s partners or friends, and any other risk factors that may contribute to the spread of the disease. Close contacts are individuals who are within 6 feet of the positive case for more than 10 minutes.

When a close contact is identified, that person is contacted and a phone investigation is done with that person, as well.

If, after the investigation with the contact, there's a risk we cannot quantify or we are uncertain if others may be exposed, we will make a broader notification including the time and specific location where it may have occurred. But that will not be a regular occurrence.

The RowanCard Office is working to print cards now. Students can submit their own photos electronically. Cards can be picked up or mailed to you directly. If you haven’t received a card by the time you arrive on campus, you can schedule an appointment to visit the RowanCard Office in the Student Center. 

If you need to activate your GrubHub account and you haven’t yet received the physical card you’ve ordered, you can log into id.rowan.edu to find your ID number.  

For questions, email rowancard@rowan.edu.

Parking permits for the Glassboro campus will be available for purchase beginning Monday, Aug. 17. Permits must be ordered online at rowan.thepermitstore.com.

The office is currently closed to walk-ins, but you may contact the office by phone or email for assistance. Appointments can be scheduled if we are unable to assist you over the phone or through email. 

Employee permits have been extended for one year. Employee permits that are expiring Aug. 31, 2020 will be extended to Aug. 31, 2021. 

Yes. Rowan is working with the South Jersey Transportation Authority to finalize details so riders may enjoy the service safely. For more information and updates, visit the Rowan Shuttle website. 

Phase 1 was the period of emergency closure in which only essential employees were on campus or in medical offices.

Phase 2 implemented a staggered return to campus, with departments that need access to equipment and records on campus the first to return. During Phase 2, research that can be completed with social distancing or is clinical in nature will be permitted with safeguards in place. Staging departments, as well as staggering employees, provides for more effective implementation, testing and refining of environmental and public health protocols. During this phase most employees will continue to work remotely. We are now in Phase 2. 

Phase 3 will enable other staff to return, but under restrictive guidelines. This phase primarily will include staff in other departments, including clerical/administrative employees, Human Resources, Library, etc. Faculty will be on campus to prepare for return to onsite education. Research will be expanded.

Phase 4 will return faculty and students to campus but under guidelines to be developed and adapted as public health initiatives dictate.