Message to the College on Coronavirus — College Suspending Classes that Require In-person Instruction

From Central Piedmont Communications, Marketing & Public Relations:

Given Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive order on March 14, that closed public K-12 schools to students, and following the March 17 recommendation of NC Community College System President Peter Hans, Central Piedmont Community College will suspend classes that require face-to-face, in-person instruction until further notice. College faculty and staff are working this week to move as many classes as possible to online delivery, with these online classes re-starting on March 23.

All Central Piedmont classes that can be offered remotely will be provided via online delivery. All classes that require in-person instruction will be suspended and not resumed until the risks associated with the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic have subsided. Students will be contacted by their instructors this week with specific information and instructions regarding their classes. Students should check their college email frequently for updates.

Central Piedmont remains open; however, as of 5 p.m. today, March 18, its campuses and centers will be accessible only to employees whose presence is required to perform essential functions related to the operations and business of the college. Department managers are defining these functions and will be communicating these directly to the affected employees. Faculty members have been on campus this week to receive assistance in finalizing their class conversions to online delivery. Student support services, such as counseling and tutoring, are being transitioned to online formats.

The college will have as many employees as possible telework from home, with only those who perform essential functions reporting to campus until further notice. Employees should direct questions about teleworking to their supervisor. As a reminder to employees who need to work on campus, if you are feeling ill at all or have any kind of cold or flu-like symptoms, such as coughing, fever, body aches, difficulty breathing, etc., please stay at home, and consult a doctor before returning to campus. Please make your supervisor and Human Resources aware of your situation.

Central Piedmont’s top priority is protecting the health and well-being of our students, faculty, and staff. Moving as many classes as possible to online delivery will help our students accomplish their educational goals, while doing all we can to help contain the spread of the virus.

Again, this is a rapidly evolving situation, so we ask all of you to check your college email often for further updates. Also please continue to visit this page to review all announcements and instructions. Please continue following all of the Centers for Disease Control's (CDC) guidelines for keeping yourself safe.

Visit coronavirus information for all of Central Piedmont's updates on COVID-19.