Return Strategy for CBU Student-Athletes Announced
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Men’s and women’s basketball student-athletes will be among first on campus for NCAA approved activities
RIVERSIDE – In mid-July, California Baptist University will begin a phased return of student-athletes to campus in advance of the fall 2020 semester now scheduled to start on August 24. Coaches and staff will begin a gradual return to offices in June to prepare for the arrival of student-athletes. The organized strategy is based on the latest health and safety guidelines and best practices.
CBU Athletics is approved for the following:
As announced on June 5, the return to classroom instruction will begin August 24, two weeks earlier than previously scheduled. CBU officials said moving up the start date means the fall semester also will end two weeks sooner than previously published.
Under the revised schedule, the fall semester will conclude when final exams end on November 24, two days before Thanksgiving. CBU officials said this will create an extended break before the spring semester begins in January 2021. It is designed to reduce the campus population during the traditional flu season when some health officials also predict a possible new wave of the COVID-19 virus.
All CBU programs were moved to remote instruction in late March after the Riverside County Public Health Officer ordered the closing of schools, colleges and universities to help prevent spread of the novel coronavirus. New safety protocols are being implemented for the return of residential students and resumption of classroom instruction. These include social distancing, enhanced sanitizing, and the required use of face coverings.
Starting fall classes early affects only the CBU traditional calendar. It does not change the schedule for Online and Professional Studies division programs.
CBU Athletics is approved for the following:
- All student-athletes will be tested for COVID-19 upon arrival to campus.
- A July 12 return for men's and women's basketball student-athletes.
- A regular return date for those sports with preseason dates before the start of school in the fall semester.
- Student-athletes attending Summer Session 2 and/or living in the local area will be permitted to participate in voluntary athletics activities.
- Restricted use of the Athletic Performance Center (APC) in small groups starting in mid-July for both official team activities or voluntary workouts.
As announced on June 5, the return to classroom instruction will begin August 24, two weeks earlier than previously scheduled. CBU officials said moving up the start date means the fall semester also will end two weeks sooner than previously published.
Under the revised schedule, the fall semester will conclude when final exams end on November 24, two days before Thanksgiving. CBU officials said this will create an extended break before the spring semester begins in January 2021. It is designed to reduce the campus population during the traditional flu season when some health officials also predict a possible new wave of the COVID-19 virus.
All CBU programs were moved to remote instruction in late March after the Riverside County Public Health Officer ordered the closing of schools, colleges and universities to help prevent spread of the novel coronavirus. New safety protocols are being implemented for the return of residential students and resumption of classroom instruction. These include social distancing, enhanced sanitizing, and the required use of face coverings.
Starting fall classes early affects only the CBU traditional calendar. It does not change the schedule for Online and Professional Studies division programs.
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