In a meeting this past Monday, Aug. 24, administration made the decision to suspend the enrichment credits requirement for students during the Fall 2020 semester. The decision, which will eliminate both cultural and worship credit requisites, was reached after the board held a discussion with Southern’s Faculty Advisory Committee.
“We decided that it was inconsistent to require worship but tell the faculty that they should not be taking attendance in classes,” Vice President of Student Development Dennis Negron said. “We did not want to put students in a position where they felt like they had to go to a meeting and compromise social distancing.”
According to Negron, all scheduled programming, such as Vespers, will still take place but attendance will now be voluntary.
Earlier in the summer, it was announced that the number of enrichment credit requirements would be lowered, but safety concerns have now made administration reevaluate and ultimately change their decision.
“We're making this decision primarily because it was brought to our attention that we were not putting students’ safety first,” Negron said. “When we realized that, we decided to change our minds.”
No decision has taken place regarding enrichment credits for the Winter 2021 semester.
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