By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hutch CC spokesperson Denny Stoecklein said Monday that the school is getting ready for some on-campus instruction to begin with students moving in this week.
"We have been going around setting classrooms for social distancing," Stoecklein said. "The mask mandate dictates that students and faculty and employees, that everyone on campus should be wearing a mask. As we adhere to those guidelines and regulations, face to face is certainly going to have a different look and feel to it. Our online enrollment is up a little bit over what it historically is."
Mask mandates will include all public areas of campus and that starts in the dorm.
"They are going to be required to be worn anytime someone is outside of their dorm room," Stoecklein said. "If they are in a common area or coming and going, they are going to need to have face coverings on anytime other than when they are in their own room."
Obviously, the exception is outdoor campus areas where social distancing can be maintained.
"We can put things in place while they are here, while they are on campus, while they are in classrooms," Stoecklein said. "What we really ask of our students, of our employees, of everyone, and expect, is that the same level of responsible behavior carries over to when they are not here. Don't have parties. Don't go to large gatherings. Don't do things when you're not on campus that could risk bringing some of those things back to your fellow students and co-workers."
The first semester is scheduled to be completed in time for Thanksgiving break.