Healthy on the Hill
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Contact the COVID-19 Response TeamGeneral COVID-19 Questions
Healthy on the Hill
WKU continues to monitor the pandemic and will activate contingency plans to best protect members of the WKU family and the communities in which we live.
The following information is subject to change. Please continue to check this website for the most up-to-date information:
- WKU is set to begin the fall 2020 semester on August 24, 2020. View the fall 2020
academic calendar here.
- For the safety of our students, faculty, and staff, we’re making some changes to some of our class formats. Classes will be offered in one of three class ways: face-to-face, online or hybrid. To learn more about how WKU is shifting modalities while providing an equivalent, high-quality educational experience, visit www.wku.edu/healthyonthehill/academics.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Fall 2020 Health & Safety
Latest Messages from WKU
Message from Director of Campus Recreation & Wellness, Steve Rey - GGC@WKU H...
Jul 31st, 2020
GGC@WKU (Health Services Clinic) will begin operations back on campus beginning August 3, 2020....
Read MoreMessage from President Caboni - COVID-19 Update; Faculty and Staff Open Forum De...
Jul 31st, 2020
WKU has launched a new website, wku.edu/healthyonthehill, to support the reopening preparations underway across the institution. This site will serve as the main repository of both...
Read MoreMessage from Provost Stevens - Updates from the Provost
Jul 23rd, 2020
I hope you and your families are staying safe and healthy. One of our WKU initiatives this summer has been to film several short videos describing what students can expect as they...
Read MoreMessage from Environmental Health & Safety Director, David Oliver -Informati...
Jul 23rd, 2020
WKU has engaged with key partners in the areas of public health and health care delivery to support critical aspects of the Big Red Restart....
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Questions?
If you have questions about WKU’s response to COVID-19, email covid19@wku.edu.
If you have tested positive for COVID-19 or to report compliance concerns, call WKU’s Emergency Management Department at 270-745-2019.
For emergencies, call 911.
Big Red Restart- Fall 2020
WKU Big Red Restart: Academics
View from the Hill - Testing, Contact Tracing, Quarantine
WKU Big Red Restart: Housing
WKU Big Red Restart: Dining
View from the Hill - WKU prepares campus
View from the Hill - HRL
Big Red Restart
To access WKU's original Big Red Restart website and learn more about the strategies
developed by the WKU Restart Committees, visit wku.edu/restart/old.
Academic Calendar for Fall Semester
August 24, 2020
Fall semester classes begin.
September 7, 2020
Labor Day will be used as an instructional day.
October 1-2, 2020
Previously scheduled Fall Break will be used as instructional days.
November 3, 2020
Election Day. No instruction.
November 25-27, 2020
University is closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday.
November 30, 2020
Classes resume via remote learning. No in-person instruction or assessment for the remainder of the semester.
December 7-11, 2020
Final examinations.
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