{"id":14340,"date":"2020-04-01T20:41:47","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T20:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.golive.clarku.edu\/news\/2020\/04\/01\/april-1-2020-update-to-clark-students-governors-stay-at-home-order-through-may-4\/"},"modified":"2025-04-02T05:41:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T09:41:19","slug":"april-1-2020-update-to-clark-students-governors-stay-at-home-order-through-may-4","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/2020\/04\/01\/april-1-2020-update-to-clark-students-governors-stay-at-home-order-through-may-4\/","title":{"rendered":"April 1, 2020, Update to Clark Students: Governor&#8217;s Stay-at-Home Order Through May 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<html><body><span style=\"font-style: inherit !important;font-weight: inherit !important\">Dear Clark Students,<\/span>\r\n\r\nYesterday Governor Baker extended the order closing non-essential businesses, as well as the accompanying stay-at-home advisory, through May 4, 2020. These actions are vital to our community&rsquo;s efforts to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus, and mitigate demands on our health care system.\r\n\r\nThe adjustments we have made in campus operations will continue through May 4.&nbsp; Please note in particular the following:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Most campus offices will be physically closed through May 4. <strong>These offices will continue to be available to you online during regular business hours, all by card access only:<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Higgins University Center is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The Academic Commons is open noon to 8 p.m. daily.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Jonas Clark Hall is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;padding-left: 40px\">All other buildings are locked and are only open to those with designated card access.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-style: inherit !important;font-weight: inherit !important\">Undergraduate students remaining on campus have been re-located to Blackstone Hall, where the students have access to kitchens in their apartments. Student Council maintains a food bank for non-perishable items in the Rosenblatt Conference Room, University Center.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li>University Police are open 24\/7 and can be reached at 508-793-7575.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-style: inherit !important;font-weight: inherit !important\">Clark student escort service is operating out of the Academic Commons noon to&nbsp; 8 p.m. daily.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li>The ITS Help Desk is available online.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>When possible in light of state and federal laws, the Center for Personal Growth (CPG) is available for counseling support online during the day (<a href=\"mailto:counseling@clarku.edu\">counseling@clarku.edu<\/a>). CPG After Hours enables crisis tele-therapy from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m. by following the prompt in calling 508-793-7678.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-style: inherit !important;font-weight: inherit !important\">Student employees working at Clark will continue to be paid over this period. This includes student employees who are currently working for Clark, and a small number of students who are <\/span><strong>scheduled and approved by their hiring manager to work<\/strong> on campus <strong>during a particular pay-period<\/strong>, but are prevented from doing so as a <strong>direct result of the Governor&rsquo;s directive only<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit !important;font-weight: inherit !important\"><strong>.<\/strong> We will continue to review our guidelines on student employment as needed and as the situation changes.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Whether you are on the Clark campus or at home, please continue to follow CDC guidelines regarding social distancing, hand washing, and other preventative health measures.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThe May 4 extension takes us past the last day of classes (April 27) and into the period of final exams. As has become increasingly clear, the COVID-19 pandemic will be with us for an extended period. To the extent that we can, we are all seeking to establish a new schedule in our work and home lives that we can maintain with our family and friends.\r\n\r\nPlease take care of yourselves.\r\n\r\nSincerely,\r\n\r\nDavid Angel, President\r\n<span style=\"font-style: inherit !important;font-weight: inherit !important\">Francy Magee, Dean of Students<\/span><\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Clark Students, Yesterday Governor Baker extended the order closing non-essential businesses, as well as the accompanying stay-at-home advisory, through May 4, 2020. These actions are vital to our community&rsquo;s efforts to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus, and mitigate demands on our health care system. 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