Campus Update, Monday March 23, 2020

 
Dear East Bay Campus Community,
 
Following Governor Newsom’s announc ement last week direc ting all
Californians to S tay at Home to protec t our public  health, we are making
the following updates for the c ampus:
 
Instruc tion: All c lasses, inc luding final exams, will c ontinue to be held
virtually through the end of the semester.  For questions related to
instruc tion, email ac ademic _affairs@ c sueastbay.edu. 
 
New travel restric tions: International travel is prohibited until further
notic e. Cal S tate East Bay students in study abroad programs are required
to return to the U.S . as soon as possible and as long as it is safe to do so.
Contac t Thomas Tyner at the Center for International Educ ation at 510-8857510 or email thomas.tyner@ c sueastbay.edu for assistanc e.
 
Housing: S tudents living in c ampus housing are strongly enc ouraged to
return to their permanent home residenc es, where they c an attend the
remainder of the semester virtually. However, those who have no other
housing options or have other c onc erns, suc h as limited ac c ess to
tec hnology, will be allowed to remain in housing on a c ase-by-c ase basis.
Residents will rec eive a notic e from housing today with further move-out
instruc tions. For any other assistanc e, please c ontac t housing personnel
at housing@ c sueastaby.edu. Residenc e halls and c ampus dining will remain
operational with soc ial distanc ing measures enforc ed. 
 
Commenc ement:  With great regret, the in-person May c ommenc ement, 
whic h is our c ommunities’ most important day of the ac ademic  year, is
being postponed and we are exploring and seeking input on ways to
rec ogniz e, honor and c elebrate our graduates for their remarkable
ac hievements. We understand the signific ant impac t of this dec ision and
the disappointment eac h of you are feeling. Consideration of public  health
for all attendees and partic ipants will determine resc heduling. We will
provide an update to the university c ommunity when we have more
information. For questions c onc erning c ommenc ement,
email c ommenc ement@ c sueastbay.edu for assistanc e.   
 
For additional information, advisories, FAQs, and resourc es, please visit our
website and review our FAQs for detailed information. 
 
We apprec iate your understanding as these c hanges oc c ur. Please know
that eac h dec ision is made after muc h c onsultation and with the goal to
safeguard everyone in our c ommunity as best we c an.
 
Leroy M. Morishita
President
 
 
Marc h 23, 2020