As I write this senior column from my bedroom of my permanent residence, I am provided with a unique perspective of my last semester at Bradley. Due to COVID-19, I wasn’t able to finish my last semester in the way I had imagined. Although it…
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Just days before early registration begins, some students have received emails from their academic advisers and departments about the university cutting some courses offered in the fall. The eliminations were made by the deans of all five undergraduate colleges, under the direction of Walter Zakahi,…
Bradley’s classes transitioned online last Monday, but some programs have been harder to transition online than others. Both the nursing and education majors require experiential, or “in-person,” hours built into their curriculum. When students were told to return to their permanent residences, they also had…
As Bradley continues to make adjustments to the schedule in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, advising will now take place from April 13 to April 23. Class registration for the fall semester will begin April 16 and continue until April 23. Academic advising holds will…
When their Airbnb host in Peru knocked on the door two days after arriving, three young men had no idea that their spring break vacation would become a 15-day quarantine. Senior engineering majors Michael Kuzma and Jeremy Rapp, along with Bradley alumnus Charlie Barchett, said…
COVID-19: Governor issued the ‘stay-at-home’ order starting Saturday, 585 cases reported in Illinois
COVID-19: Governor issued the ‘stay-at-home’ order starting Saturday, 585 cases reported in Illinois
After announcing the fifth death in Illinois due to COVID-19, a Cook County resident in her 70s, Gov. JB Pritzker issued a “stay-at-home” order starting Saturday at 5 p.m. until April 7. As of Friday afternoon, Illinois has reported 585 positive cases of COVID-19 in…
All ACBU events, including the spring “Recess at RenCo” concert featuring Walk the Moon and Krewella, is canceled as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak and will not be rescheduled. The concert was originally scheduled on April 4 at the Renaissance Coliseum and was expected…
COVID-19: Bradley cancels May graduation, will host classes online for the remainder of the semester
COVID-19: Bradley cancels May graduation, will host classes online for the remainder of the semester
Bradley University will cancel its graduation ceremony in May and host all classes online for the remainder of the semester over the concerns of the COVID-19 outbreak, the university announced on Wednesday, along with a video-taped message from the university president Gary Roberts. “With the…
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention upgraded Italy’s warning to Level 3, the highest possible, on Saturday, as the global epidemic of coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to threaten study abroad programs. While the university stayed neutral in students’ decisions to stay or leave Italy last…
Read the Editorial: Don’t freak out, be cautious One Bradley study abroad student in South Korea is on her way home after the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s coronavirus (COVID-19) warning canceled her program. Programs in Italy are also offering students the option to…