{"id":163522,"date":"2020-08-14T13:19:02","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T17:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=163522"},"modified":"2020-08-14T13:19:02","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T17:19:02","slug":"students-return-uconn-fall-2020-semester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2020\/08\/students-return-uconn-fall-2020-semester\/","title":{"rendered":"Students Return to UConn For Fall 2020 Semester"},"content":{"rendered":"

Testing stations and quarantine regulations are now part of the so-called \u201cnew normal,\u201d but student move-in for the 2020 fall semester started Friday, Aug. 14, with the usual optimism that begins anew each late August on campus.<\/p>\n

The COVID-19 pandemic sent students home in mid-March of last spring\u2019s semester, so it has been five months since the campus has been alive with the buzz and energy that is the familiar way of life in Storrs.<\/p>\n

Between Friday and Monday, nearly 5,800 students are expected to move into residence halls at Storrs and Stamford. Students were tested for COVID-19 before they could begin moving their possessions into their rooms and masks were provided to everyone moving in. They will quarantine on campus until classes being on Monday, Aug. 31. The policies and protocols in place to keep students, faculty, staff, and visitors safe are summed up in the UConn Promise<\/a>, part of numerous communication<\/a>s to students ahead of move-in.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited to be back,\u201d says Ben Taylor \u201923 (ENG) of Granby. \u201cUConn knows what they are doing and they have a plan in place that makes me feel a lot safer about coming back. I\u2019ve been waiting for months to be back here. It feels pretty good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taylor\u2019s mother, Carolyn, admits she was a \u201clittle nervous,\u201d but is happy her son in back on campus because of the great experience he had as a freshman.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was nice to have him home for five months, but it\u2019s nice to get rid of him,\u201d she says with a smile. \u201cAnd I am sure he would tell you the same thing. Hopefully every stays safe and follows the recommendations.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Back<\/a>
Back in Storrs<\/div>
Michelle Gonzalez '21 and her mother Maria Gonzalez<\/div><\/div>\"Back<\/a>
Back in Storrs<\/div>
Jessica Osagie '22<\/div><\/div>\"Back<\/a>
Back in Storrs<\/div>
Ban Taylor '23 (ENG) and his mother Carolyn Taylor<\/div><\/div>\"Back<\/a>
Back in Storrs<\/div>
Siona Shakoor '21<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

Siona Shakoor \u201923, from Ansonia, thinks the quarantine period will be a good chance to bond with her suitemates in South Campus.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am excited to be back because of the UConn spirit and I think everybody will protect one another,\u201d says Shakoor. \u201cIt\u2019s good to be part of a community again.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy mother is actually feeling pretty good about it. UConn is doing good procedures to get us ready and keep us healthy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jessica Osagie \u201922 is from Norwich, and is new to the Storrs campus after attending UConn Stamford.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really smooth,\u201d says Osagie of the move-in process on Friday. \u201cI was expecting lines with a lot of people, but it is going fast.\u201d<\/p>\n

The quarantine period will be fine with Osagie, she says, because there is \u201cWi-Fi and food.\u201d<\/p>\n

Michelle Gonzalez \u201921 and her mother were also busy moving all sorts of belongings into a South Campus suite.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s exciting to be with my friends again, however with the COVID, there are worries,\u201d says Michelle. \u201cI hope that everything goes well and my last college experience will be a good one. I missed my friends and being with them all the time. My roommate is my best friend, so the quarantine will be fine.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her mother expressed the typical parental concerns, but felt comfortable bringing Michelle back to school.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know the University is working very hard and feel like she is doing well and prepared for these times,\u201d says Maria Gonzalez. \u201cI know the students are safe and feel comfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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