Bewick, Sharon

Demers, Jeffrey

Ludden, Erika

Robertson, Suzanne

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Presentation for the Symposium on BEER November 2020The COVID-19 Consequences of College ClassContinuity CalculatorSharon Bewick1,*, Erika Ludden1, Suzanne Robertson2, Je↵rey Demers31Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 296342Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 232843Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742sbewick@clemson.eduAs schools prepared for the start of the Fall 2020 semester, many were struggling to make decisions regardingwhether or not to return to on-campus classes or whether to remain fully online. Not surprisingly, therewas no ”one-size-fits-all” answer, and schools had to balance their own risks against the costs of remotelearning. Unfortunately, COVID-19 infection rates have not improved since August. In fact, they havebecome dramatically worse. At the same time, the financial crises facing many schools has been exacerbatedby lost housing revenue and lower enrollment. Consequently, schools will be facing similar if not more di cultdecisions as they plan for the Spring 2021 semester. We have developed a tool that integrates informationabout study body composition with predictions of COVID-19 infection rates in order to provide clarity andinsight into the decisions facing colleges and universities nationwide as they weight whether the risk of face-to-face classes is worth the benefit. Our tool is freely available and currently hosted at the following location:https://bewicklab.shinyapps.io/covid-1/

The COVID-19 Consequences of College Class Continuity Calculator

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The COVID-19 Consequences of College Class Continuity Calculator

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