AAUP-SC Supports Continuation of Covid-19 Measures through Spring 2021
To Legislators, Colleagues, and Leaders in Higher Education,
This past weekend 12 SC college presidents issued a statement detailing the successful measures they have taken on their campuses to slow and stop the spread of COVID-19 as outlined by the CDC and SC-DHEC.
These measures include campus wide establishment of face coverings, sanitization protocols, and student orientation programs focused on social distancing in academic settings, residences, dining facilities, and social gatherings. Presidents also recognized the legislation of state government over the summer to implement these measures publicly in order to deter the spread of the pandemic this fall.
Now they are calling for elected officials in the state to “hold fast” to these public measures through the spring of 2021 and “not jeopardize our progress by relaxing protocols too soon.”
The AAUP-SC strongly supports this statement by these SC College Presidents:
Fred Carter, Francis Marion University
Bob Caslen, University Of South Carolina
James E. Clark, South Carolina State University
Jim Clements, Clemson University
David J. Cole, Medical University Of South Carolina
J. Derham Cole Jr., University Of South Carolina Upstate
David A. Decenzo, Coastal Carolina University
Andrew T. Hsu, College Of Charleston
George W. Hynd, Winthrop University
Sandra J. Jordan, University Of South Carolina Aiken
Richard E. Cosentino, Lander University
Al M. Panu, University Of South Carolina Beaufort
With respect,
AAUP – SC Chapters
Clemson University
Coastal Carolina University
Columbia College
Francis Marion University
Furman University
South Carolina State University
University of South Carolina – Aiken
University of South Carolina – Beaufort
University of South Carolina – Columbia
University of South Carolina – School of Medicine Greenville
University of South Carolina – Upstate