A University of Alberta vice-president said he does not expect to see a complete return of students to campus this fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Andrew Sharman, vice-president of facilities and operations and executive lead for the university’s COVID-19 public health response team, said that while most people are hoping for a return to normal, he said it is highly unlikely the university will return to 100 per cent in-person.
Instead, Sharman said that the university is considering three different scenarios for the Fall 2020 semester: Sharman said the main factors that would guide which scenario the university picks for the fall include public health orders in relation to mass gatherings, which would dictate class sizes, and the