KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The University of Missouri-Kansas City will move its classes online beginning Nov. 30 due to community spread of COVID-19 in Kansas City.
"Out of an abundance of caution, the University of Missouri-Kansas City will transition from in-person classes to online beginning Nov. 30 for the remainder of the semester, including final exams," university officials said in a letter to students. "Exceptions will be any clinicals, labs or other experiential classes that have been in-person. They will remain in-person through semester’s end."
Campus will remain open through the end of the semester, which includes research laboratories, libraries, food services, Swinney Recreation and all other student services from advising to student wellness to financial aid.
According to the university, "health authorities say campus continues to be one of the safest places to be during the pandemic."
However, those authorities have now said the holiday season brings more risk as members of campus travel back and forth in November and December.
The university also will follow new city guidelines and limit all campus social events and gatherings, "exclusive of non-event-based educational activity," to 10 people until further notice.
The university plans to bring students back for the spring semester beginning Jan. 19, but said it "will continue to monitor the pandemic and change plans as necessary in response to public health recommendations."
