As the University, in alignment with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Nodaway County Health Department and other public health agencies, actively monitors the COVID-19 pandemic, this webpage provides broad information and answers to frequently asked questions related to Northwest's operations and pandemic response.
Updates and information are provided as they become available. Additional information specific to an academic or service area at Northwest may be obtained by using contact information provided in University directories.
For other information specifically related to COVID-19 and its impacts on your health, visit the CDC's FAQ page.
According to the Nodaway County Health Department, there are 254 active cases of COVID-19; 14 of these cases involve Northwest students or employees.
Of the 1,989 individuals who have tested positive in Nodaway County since April 2, 725 are Northwest students or employees; 1,722 of all individuals testing positive in Nodaway County are no longer in isolation.
101 individuals in Nodaway County have been hospitalized; nine are currently hospitalized, 13 have died.
Click here for a detailed review of COVID-19 data in Nodaway County.
Click here for a detailed review of COVID-19 data related to Northwest.
Face coverings are required in all hallways, common spaces, meeting rooms, classrooms and all other areas indoors. Face coverings are required outdoors when at least 6 feet of distance from others is difficult to maintain.
Individuals who do not have a face covering when entering a building should obtain one at designated stations located in all campus buildings or campus vending machines.
Students who do not comply with the policy may be reported in violation of Northwest’s Student Code of Conduct and be subject to disciplinary sanctions. Employees who are non-compliant may be reported and face sanctions in accordance with Northwest’s Disciplinary Action Policy.
Northwest is requiring all individuals to wear face coverings inside University facilities at all times except:
Northwest is providing reusable, washable cloth facial covering to students and employees. The University recommends all individuals have at least one additional face covering.
The appropriate use of face coverings is critical to minimize the spread of COVID-19 to others. Wearing a face covering not only protects you; it is us collectively protecting one another.
You may review the budget and expenditure reports required per HEERF CARES Act Section 18004(a)(1) Institutional funds portion by clicking here.
Campus Dining does not deliver. However, to-go containers and a mobile ordering option are available for students who wish to get food and leave.
To use mobile ordering, download the Transact Mobile Ordering app from the Apple Store or Google Play. Then, select the Northwest campus, register your device and place your order.
Northwest custodial services is cleaning restrooms more frequently and providing disinfectant wipes for each restroom and stall.
Foot pedals have been added to restroom doors and touchless faucets have been installed to help reduce contact with high-touch surfaces.
Additional mitigation measures include:
Seating is reduced and set to accommodate social distancing. Two traffic ways are set up for ordering – one walkway for Chick-fil-A guests and one walkway for Einstein or Zen guests.
Additional mitigation measures include:
Disposable to-go containers are provided upon request to all guests. First-year freshmen and transfer students are provided with a free reusable to-go container, which also is available to purchase for $7 at Bearcat Commons registers.
To reduce the risk of cross-contamination, employees plate the student’s chosen food items, hand the plate to the student, and the student is responsible for placing the food into the to-go box.
As part of the Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the HEERF provides funding for emergency grants to students whose lives have been disrupted and are facing financial challenges to meet their most basic needs.
Northwest signed and returned the required HEERF certification and agreement on April 28, 2020. The University will use the required $2,396,395 of these CARES Act funds to provide emergency financial aid grants to students.
This information is intended to provide needed communication for students and families while meeting federal reporting requirements for the receipt and use of these funds.
Northwest identified all HEERF-eligible students last May and offered payments to all 3,855 eligible students on May 8, 2020. The University provided each student with the opportunity to self-certify eligibility and students were instructed to opt out if they did not and would not meet the conditions of the payment. After accounting for opt outs, the University provided $2,354,700 to 3,850 students through this initial effort. Additional emergency grant payments are being provided on an as-needed, case-by-case basis to qualifying students who request assistance from the Office of Scholarships and Financial Assistance.
This information is intended to provide needed communication for students and families while meeting federal reporting requirements for the receipt and use of these funds.
Northwest initially used estimated living expense costs calculated by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and published by the College Board to determine a reasonable amount of additional living expenses a student would incur from the campus disruption due to COVID-19.
In our effort to prioritize students with the greatest need, we determined a higher payment amount for our Pell Grant-eligible students is appropriate. All HEERF-eligible students were offered an initial emergency grant payment of $450 or $875. Remaining funds are being delivered on an as-needed, case-by-case basis.
As of this update, an additional total of $6,800 has been paid to 10 students, with award amounts ranging from $450 to $1,500. In total, 3,857 students have received $2,361,500 in HEERF emergency grant payments. The remaining $34,895 will continue to be provided on an as-needed, case-by-case basis.
This information is intended to provide needed communication for students and families while meeting federal reporting requirements for the receipt and use of these funds.
Student organizations may meet in person and are expected to implement and maintain Northwest mitigation measures, which include, at a minimum, maintaining 6 feet of social distance from others and wearing a face covering. Common areas, such as the J.W. Jones Student Union, as well as hallways, common work spaces, meeting rooms and classrooms, will require students to wear a face covering regardless of social distance.
While Northwest advises student organizations to use Zoom or similar platforms for meetings, groups may choose to meet in-person if they can maintain appropriate social distancing and wear face coverings.
Organizations may host activities off-campus within Nodaway County with the following limitations:
Student organization activities must be canceled or postponed if mitigation measures cannot be maintained. At a minimum, individuals attending campus events and activities must maintain 6 feet of social distance and wear a face covering. Common areas, such as the J.W. Jones Student Union, as well as hallways, common work spaces, meeting rooms and classrooms, will require individuals to wear a face covering regardless of social distance.
Events or activities that draw more than 250 participants or more than 10 high-risk participants and cannot be modified due to time or resource limitations must be canceled or postponed.
Organizations may host activities off-campus within Nodaway County with the following limitations:
All students are expected to comply with mitigation measures by, at a minimum, maintaining 6 feet of social distance from others and wearing a face covering when 6 feet of social distance cannot be maintained. Common areas, such as the J.W. Jones Student Union, as well as hallways, common work spaces, meeting rooms and classrooms, will require individuals to wear a face covering regardless of social distance.
Meetings, events and other activities where mitigation measures cannot be maintained should be canceled, postponed or conducted virtually. Organizations may host activities off-campus within Nodaway County with the following limitations:
For additional information or assistance, contact Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Dr. Kori Hoffmann at khoff20@nwmissouri.edu.
Isolation is the term used for individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 and who must stay home and avoid seeing any other people. Individuals who test positive are to isolate for 10 days, beginning on the first day of symptoms or the date of the positive test result. They are not to leave their home or return to campus until they are symptom-free and the 10 days have passed.
Quarantine is the term used for individuals who are identified as a close contact to a positive case, and that person must stay home and avoid seeing any other people. These individuals have not tested positive for COVID-19 but must quarantine for 14 days, beginning with the most recent date of exposure. Quarantine can last 14 to 24 days, depending on the situation. If an individual develops symptoms during this 14-day period or tests positive, their “quarantine” time ends and their 10-day “isolation” period begins. If, during quarantine, you receive a negative COVID-19 test, the quarantine time is not reduced.
Examples:
A close contact is considered to be any individual who had a prolonged (at least 15 minutes) close contact (within 6 feet), or had physical contact (of any duration) with an individual who tested positive for COVID-19. A person may be considered a close contact regardless of whether either individual was wearing face coverings.
A common misconception is that you should quarantine if you have been exposed to someone who is a close contact; that is not accurate. If you live with someone who is a contact, but they do not have a positive test or symptoms, you do not need to quarantine.
Northwest will work with the Nodaway County Health Department to identify contacts of the individual who tests positive. Whether an individual is identified as a contact depends on the amount of time spent within a 6-foot radius of the positive individual, so it’s possible an entire class will not need to be quarantined.
Be definition, a close contact is considered to be any individual who had a prolonged (at least 15 minutes) close contact (within 6 feet), or had physical contact (of any duration) with an individual who tested positive; a person may be considered a close contact regardless of whether either individual was wearing face coverings. A common misconception is that you should quarantine if you have been exposed to someone who is a close contact; that is not accurate. If you are in a classroom with someone identified as a contact, but they do not have a positive test or symptoms, you do not need to quarantine.
To assist Northwest conduct accurate contact tracing, all faculty are requested to maintain seating charts for their classes.
Contact tracing is the process of identifying all close contacts of a COVID-19 patient and placing close contacts into quarantine. Individuals who test positive for COVID-19 or who are identified as a close contact will receive instructions from a health care official about the steps they need to take to prevent further spread of the virus.
Northwest or the Nodaway County Health Department begin their case investigation upon learning an individual has tested positive for COVID-19. It is the process of interviewing the patient to determine their symptoms and symptom onset, possible locations where exposure occurred and their close contacts.
A close contact is considered to be any individual who had a prolonged (at least 15 minutes) close contact (within 6 feet), or had physical contact (of any duration) with an individual who tested positive; a person may be considered a close contact regardless of whether either individual was wearing face coverings. A common misconception is that you should quarantine if you have been exposed to someone who is a close contact; that is not accurate. If you live with someone who is a contact, but they do not have a positive test or symptoms, you do not need to quarantine.
To assist with accurate contact tracing, Northwest has requested all faculty to maintain seating charts for their classes.
Individuals who develop symptoms consistent with COVID-19, should immediately isolate from others.
Northwest has implemented “Zoom Zones” in various locations throughout the campus where students may go to access technology and participate in Zoom sessions. The following locations are available during regular hours:
All University-related and University-funded travel, international and domestic, is prohibited until further notice and should not be planned or scheduled. The policy applies to all students, faculty and staff, and Northwest encourages individuals and teams to explore creative options for alternative study, research, work and collaboration.
Exceptions will be granted for recruitment of students and donors, athletic team travel and fully funded grant-required expenditures. Additional exceptions will be granted on a case-by-case basis with the approval of the University president. All requests should be submitted to the respective NLT member for evaluation.
All international travel granted will require a 14-day quarantine upon return in alignment with CDC Guidance.
In regard to personal travel, Northwest urges its campus community to be mindful of the health risks, especially in geographic areas with widespread infection. Employees who travel should self-monitor for symptoms and follow their medical provider’s instructions, including a self-quarantine for 14 days if symptoms present.
Employees who have questions or need guidance about their travel plans should contact the Office of Human Resources at 660.562.1127 or hrwebpg@nwmissouri.edu.
You should stay home for 14 days after your last contact with a person who has COVID-19. For all of the following scenarios, even if you test negative for COVID-19 or feel healthy, you should stay home (quarantine) since symptoms may appear two to 14 days after exposure to the virus.
Quarantine time: Your last day of quarantine is 14 days from the date you had close contact.
Quarantine time: Your last day of quarantine is 14 days from when the person with COVID-19 began home isolation.
Quarantine time: You will have to restart your quarantine from the last day you had close contact with anyone in your house who has COVID-19. Any time a new household member gets sick with COVID-19 and you had close contact, you will need to restart your quarantine.
Quarantine time: You should avoid contact with others outside the home while the person is sick and quarantine for 14 days after the person who has COVID-19 meets the criteria to end their home isolation.
Individuals may choose their own face covering, which should be, at a minimum, made of a thick or multi-layered cloth material.
Northwest’s face covering guidelines are aligned with those provided by the CDC. Visit https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html for additional guidance and research supporting the importance of face coverings.
With the assistance of an external team, the ventilation systems throughout campus facilities were inspected to ensure operational effectiveness. Filters have been upgraded to MERV 13, and portable air purifiers with HEPA filters and UVC lighting are being deployed in strategic locations.
Northwest teams have evaluated all campus buildings and posted directional signs to mark entrances and exits as well as one-way traffic in some staircases and hallways.
Additionally, Northwest has adapted some course delivery models and moved its largest classes online to reduce the number of people passing through hallways in some academic buildings.
While Northwest does have limited testing capability for students, the University is following the guidance of the CDC, the American College Health Association, and the World Health Organization, which do not recommend testing for asymptomatic individuals.
Northwest has adopted a “box-in” strategy, which focuses on testing symptomatic individuals and others who are identified as contacts of those individuals.
Students may choose to obtain a test in their home communities. Northwest employees who desire a test, should contact Mosaic Medical Center by calling its COVID-19 nurse call line at 660.562.5357.
A student’s ability to return to a classroom will be managed by the Nodaway County Health Department, or another health agency, in alignment with CDC guidelines.
In general, an individual must be fever-free and show an improvement of respiratory symptoms, including cough and shortness of breath. An individual may return to normal activities no less than 10 days after the first symptoms appeared.
An extended absence flag has been created in Northwest Success 360 to communicate a COVID-19 case to campus stakeholders. Log in to Northwest Success 360, find the student, and raise the flag titled, “Student reported that they will be absent for a week or more of classes.”
The flag will trigger a notification to the student’s course instructors as well as various campus offices for services or account holds.
Although the flag system provides a notification, students who must isolate after testing positive for COVID-19 or need to quarantine due to being a contact of a positive case are expected to communicate directly with their instructors to arrange accommodations and progress through their coursework.
Faculty members who must isolate after testing positive for COVID-19 or need to quarantine due to being a contact of a positive case should work with their department chair or school director to move courses online temporarily.
Students may gather in the Student Union, The Station, the B.D. Owens Library or their residence hall lounges. Northwest staff have evaluated all buildings and put mitigation measures in place, including the spacing of furniture.
In an effort to prevent further spread of the virus at Northwest and to keep isolation and quarantine housing available, a student who tests positive will first be encouraged to go home to isolate or quarantine.
The University is evaluating additional options in the event that on-campus housing designated for isolation or quarantine reaches capacity.
Yes, employees are encouraged to host Zoom meetings with students but should do so in campus offices.
Face coverings are required in all classrooms, as stated in course syllabi. An instructor may allow students to remove their mask to participate in certain course activities, such as playing a musical instrument.
Each class setting will be unique and faculty should be judicious and conservative in regard to allowing students to remove face coverings. If 6 feet of distance cannot be consistently maintained, either in a classroom or outdoors, face coverings are required.
Northwest has installed additional wall-mounted hand sanitizers in building locations and provided hand-pump dispensers for office settings and portable stations for large gatherings.
Disinfectant spray, called Bearcat Thunder, and wipes also are provided in areas throughout campus to help employees and students clean touch surfaces after use.
Northwest is intensifying its disinfection efforts across the campus in accordance with guidelines shared by the CDC, the American College Health Association and other state universities.
Northwest has implemented a variety of measures to encourage social distancing on the campus that include moving and limiting the access to furniture in classrooms and gathering spaces as well as the installation of Plexiglas barriers in high-traffic workspaces.
While the mitigation measures and protocols in place at Northwest are focused on protecting our campus community and preventing spread of the disease, it is our shared responsibility as individuals to participate in protecting those around us by following Northwest’s recommended measures and taking responsibility for our personal well-being. By taking individual responsibility and holding each other accountable, we not only do our part to help protect our campus and local community but contribute to a successful fall semester.
Northwest is providing Bearcat Logo face coverings to all employees and students. These face coverings are made of cloth and are washable for reuse.
Students who have not received a Northwest face covering may pick up one face covering at The Station between noon and 5 p.m. daily. Additionally, Northwest has placed disposable masks in buildings and campus vending machines for individuals who may not have a face covering upon entering.
Face coverings are required in all hallways, common spaces, meeting rooms, classrooms and all other areas, indoors and outdoors, when at least 6 feet of distance from others is difficult to maintain.
Northwest reviews a variety of metrics and receives daily inputs from local health experts, including the cumulative total of positive cases, the current number of positive cases, the percentage of the population testing positive for COVID-19, and hospitalizations. The University will not rely on one data point to transition courses to remote delivery.
Individual course sections may temporarily move online as the result of a group of students or an instructor’s need to isolate after testing positive for COVID-19 or a need to quarantine due to being a contact of a positive case.
Click here for a detailed review of COVID-19 data in Nodaway County.
Click here for a detailed review of COVID-19 data related to Northwest.
Face-to-face classes at Northwest have begun meeting and will meet in person for the last time on Tuesday, Nov. 24, before Northwest dismisses for Thanksgiving break. The week after the Thanksgiving break (Nov. 30 to Dec. 4) will be a preparation week for students.
All final exams will be online during the scheduled final exam week, Dec. 7-11. Exceptions to this schedule include evening classes and classes with resource-intensive instructional environments, which may use the preparation week for final assessment.
Northwest will have no classes, as previously planned, on Labor Day (Monday, Sept. 7) and Walkout Day (Friday, Oct. 9)
Northwest is not implementing changes to any courses already designated as online.
Yes, COVID-19 falls under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Northwest employees should assist students with reasonable flexibility.
Students may request accommodations by following the process provided by Northwest's Office of Accessibility and Accommodations, which includes completing an accommodations application and providing supporting documentation from a health professional. Contact ada@nwmissouri.edu for more information.
To be considered a contact, the following criteria must be met:
Northwest has designated face covering stations in all campus buildings. Disposable face coverings may be obtained in the following areas:
Academic areas
Service and support areas
Athletics and recreation areas
Residential Life
Facility Services buildings
Northwest has adopted the use of a sanitizing product, which we’re calling “Bearcat Thunder” and is being made available to classrooms, offices and others throughout the campus. Bearcat Thunder is an alcohol-based product that is sprayed onto surfaces as a mist and allowed to air dry for about 3 minutes.
As a note to employees and students, bleach is not an approved cleaning or sanitizing chemical for use on campus due to risks of chemical reaction.
For more information about “Bearcat Thunder,” including an instructional video, visit www.nwmissouri.edu/services/facility/custodial/bearcatthunder.htm.
In response to NCAA requirements for maximum and minimum allowable contests and dates for the 2020-2021 season, Bearcat athletics teams are playing reduced schedules. On Aug. 14, the MIAA CEO Council announced emergency action for the conference's member institutions, and Northwest's fall sport competitions are suspended until Jan. 1, 2021. More details are available at https://bearcatsports.com/.
Courses will look different this fall and will follow a variety of instruction models. As just one example, we moved two large, multi-section courses – General Psychology and Introduction to American Government and Politics – online to help lighten hallway traffic and open those classrooms to allow additional flexibility.
To date, about 44 percent of all Northwest courses will exhibit few changes – meaning you will gather with classmates in a classroom with face coverings and social distancing measures in place.
About 35 percent of courses are adopting what we’re calling an “alternating attendance” model, which means you will be inside the classroom one day and participate in the next class session via a video stream.
Eleven percent of courses are being delivered in a blended format, which involves a combination of in-person and online participation.
The remaining 10 percent of courses will be all online or adopt a combination of methods.
Students who need to be quarantined for health reasons will be accommodated with course delivery.
Students should communicate with instructors when they are not feeling well. COVID-19 accommodations also may be requested by contacting the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations.
Students and faculty should follow mitigation guidelines, which require the wearing of face coverings and maintaining social distance.
Academic units are preparing their instructional environments to meet instructional outcomes. In some cases, a class may be split with students attending face-to-face in one session and virtually the next. Another class may follow a blended instruction model that is already a common practice at Northwest. In some cases, classes will remain exactly the same with the expectation of mitigation efforts.
Northwest will not add costs to students for mitigation measures, except where personal protective gear may be required above and beyond what is provided.
Northwest is not issuing building capacity occupancy limits at this time.
Individuals are expected to maintain 6 feet of social distancing to the fullest extent possible and are required to wear a face covering when social distancing cannot be maintained.
Residents and guests will be required to wear face coverings in all common space, including hallways, elevators, stairwells, lounges, restrooms and laundry rooms. All residence hall staff will wear face coverings in common areas or an enclosed spaces with a student, such as an office.
Desk supplies will remain available but must be cleaned by users after each use. Cleaning supplies will be provided.
Furniture will be spaced in lounges to allow for socially distanced seating.
Non-Northwest guests are not allowed to visit residence halls. Students should meet their guests outside or in another space.
Elevators will be limited to three people at a time, except during move-in days when one family unit will be allowed at a time in the elevator.
Programming will be provided with mitigation measures in place.
Students who have medical conditions that make them vulnerable and need special accommodations, such as a private room, may contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations.
Additional cleaning and hand sanitizers will be provided in common areas.
Roommates and suitemates should establish their own mitigation rules for their room, suite or apartment.
If you become aware your roommate was tested for COVID-19, one of you will need to move out of the living space until the test results return. If one of you cannot move out, avoid sharing a bedroom and bathroom.
If the test results return positive for your roommate, you will be contacted by Wellness Services and/or the public health department for contact tracing. If you are determined to be a contact, you will be given guidance from Wellness Services on what to do next.
If you are not contacted, additional precautions are not necessary.
The following links provide information about testing sites in the four-state region. If you reside outside the four-state region, check with your local or state health departments for testing information.
Per CDC guidelines, anyone arriving to the U.S. from an international location should quarantine for 14 days. Public health officials also recommend that individuals quarantine after domestic travel.
Individuals who travel should monitor for symptoms and contact their medical provider if symptoms present. To further prevent the spread of coronavirus, individuals should wear face coverings when 6 feet of social distance cannot be maintained.
For CDC information related to domestic travel, visit https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/index.html.
Therefore, employers should keep an employee’s medical condition and diagnosis confidential and private unless there are true health and safety circumstances deemed by the Department of Health. It is always the employee’s right to release and share their own medical condition information.
Employers may educate employees on how they can best protect themselves and what steps employees should take if they were exposed or experience symptoms. The Department of Health will conduct a trace and contact employee who may have been exposed and need to be quarantined.
The revised schedule allows students to have a week of preparation to finish final projects and study for final exams. If finals exams occurred prior to Thanksgiving, the academic experience would be significantly impacted and Northwest would not meet the contact hours required by its accreditation standards for the classroom experience.
A public health official or Wellness Services will notify individual contacts who need to quarantine. If you are not contacted, there is no need to take additional precautions.
To be considered a contact, an individual would have spent more than 15 minutes within 6 feet of another individual who tested positive. If both of you were wearing cloth masks, you would be at low risk but still considered a contact. If the person testing positive sat at the front of a classroom and you sat in the back, you would not be considered a contact.
A student testing positive for COVID-19 is responsible for notifying their instructors that they will not return to class until further notice. The student is not required to provide the reason.
Wellness Services will notify the Office of Student Affairs that you are not to attend classes until further notice and will not provide a reason. This is part of Northwest’s normal procedure when students have an infectious disease, are hospitalized, or for other reasons.
If you are exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19, you have an obligation to stay away from others. It is important that you communicate with your instructors that you are not feeling well.
Call Wellness Services for screening and further guidance. Wellness Services may communicate to your instructors if you need to be excused from classes. Faculty will offer alternative learning opportunities if you have an approved absence from the Office of Student Affairs and Wellness Services.
You do not need to quarantine unless the roommate has symptoms. However, the roommate needs to isolate, and that means they should not have contact with anyone, including all roommates.
If your roommate develops symptoms, you should quarantine. A public health official or Wellness Services will contact you to provide guidance. If you are not contacted, there is no need to take additional precautions.
The links below are affiliated with state and federal health agencies and provide real-time updates, guidelines and other resources related to the coronavirus outbreak.
Co-curricular activities will continue to take place at Northwest, though they may be modified to meet COVID-19 mitigation measures.
During the spring 2020 semester, Northwest's Office of Student Involvement hosted a variety of virtual activities during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as guidance to help student organizations meet and continue fulfilling their objectives virtually.
Northwest made the decision to move final exams online to maintain student learning while taking preventative measures to help protect the health and safety of our community in case of a virus outbreak.
Final exams or summative experiences may be synchronous or asynchronous depending upon the most optimal practice for student assessment in a given course.
All synchronous online final exams and summative educational experiences will occur during the day and time for which they are scheduled per the final exam schedule. Asynchronous final exams and educational experiences must be due by the end of the scheduled final exam day or time.
Attendance policies are determined by individual academic units. Students who self-report being symptomatic will be accommodated as an excused illness with course delivery.
Northwest will not implement the COVID-19 grade structure during the fall semester. However, accommodations will be made to ensure students whose academic progress may be impacted due to health reasons can continue their studies.
Wearing cloth face coverings helps slow the spread of the virus and helps prevent people who do not know they have the virus from transmitting it to others. Face coverings provide an extra layer to help prevent respiratory droplets from traveling in the air and onto other people. While they may not protect the wearer from contracting the virus, they protect individuals around the wearer.
In situations where individuals choose not to wear a face covering, supervisors have been directed to have an interactive dialogue with the individual about Northwest’s expectations. Disciplinary action may take place if the individual refuses to comply.
While the mitigation measures and protocols in place at Northwest are focused on protecting our campus community and preventing spread of the disease, it is our shared responsibility as individuals to participate in protecting those around us by following Northwest’s recommended measures and taking responsibility for our personal well-being. By taking individual responsibility and holding each other accountable, we not only do our part to help protect our campus and local community but contribute to a successful fall semester.
Northwest is implementing mitigation guidelines to help keep students safe and will continue its requirement that first-year students live on campus.
Students who have medical concerns and may need accommodations for housing should work through the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations.
Northwest did not change the start and end dates of the fall semester, so financial aid offers will not be adjusted.
Northwest will maintain a level of financial assistance that allows the University to remain an affordable college choice.
Northwest anticipates starting its spring semester as scheduled on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, and an end date of Friday, May 7, 2021.
Students living in residence halls will be charged the semester price because the halls will remain open for the duration of the semester, which ends Dec. 11.
