Southeastern announces changes to Covid mitigation efforts
Friday, April 30, 2021
by: Tonya Lowentritt
HAMMOND – In accordance with the April 27 executive order of Governor John Bel
Edwards, Southeastern Louisiana University is updating its operating guidelines to
ease COVID-19 restrictions.
Based on the Governor’s executive order, the mask mandate still applies to all
educational institutions, including colleges and universities. Therefore, Southeastern
will continue to abide by the campus policy requiring face coverings.
Updates to operating guidelines include the following:
• Effective immediately, all on campus events will be allowed to shift to 100%
capacity. Ticketing and further information regarding athletic events will be available
at lionsports.net.
• Fall classes will be primarily face-to-face, with classrooms returning to 100%
normal capacity.
• Upcoming commencement ceremonies will now allow six guests per graduate. Graduating
students will receive direct communication regarding this change.
• Other event and programmatic changes will be announced as appropriate.
Southeastern President John L. Crain said while this relaxing of restrictions
is a welcome change and will allow Southeastern faculty, staff and students to return
to a more robust campus life and more personal interaction in instruction, it is important
to remember that the pandemic is not over. As per the Governor’s executive order,
all Louisianians should do their part to minimize the spread of the virus, including
being vaccinated as soon as possible.
“Southeastern is founded on its two pillars of excellence and caring. It is a
welcome change that we can once again fully embrace these with on campus life and
face-to-face instruction,” said Crain. “I look forward to seeing our campus full of
students, faculty and staff in August.”
