Shawnee Community College to extend spring break

ULLIN, Ill. (KFVS) - Shawnee Community College announced it will extend spring break.

The administration made the decision to extend its spring break through next week.

Interim-President Dr. Kathleen Curphy announced that in addition to the Spring Break extension for students, the faculty will be utilizing the extension to move face-to-face courses to online or synchronous meeting delivery options.

The online or synchronous meetings will begin on March 23.

Any in-person classes that did not convert to an alternative delivery option will resume on March 23, as well.

The spring break extension will require classroom contact hours to be made up at the end of the academic semester.

College officials said they are closely monitoring the situation regarding the virus as it relates to the SCC community.

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