Oakland University will cancel the rest of the semester's in-person classes, switching them out for online classes, the school announced Wednesday. The move is due to the coronavirus.

Classes will be canceled for Thursday and Friday, with the online classes starting on Monday.

"We recognize that these actions will be disruptive and create challenges for many, and will have financial implications for the University,' Oakland President Ora Hirsch Pescovitz said in a message to campus. "However, the health and safety of our community is our focus at this extraordinary time."

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The school also said:

In-person instruction will be suspended at 5 p.m. today and will be replaced by remote learning, effective on Monday, March 16.

All courses currently delivered online will continue as scheduled.

Remote learning will continue through the end of the semester (April 25).

Students in labs and clinical programs will be contacted directly by their department. We are working with faculty and staff on laboratory and performance classes, and will provide additional information in the upcoming week.

Students with limited or no available internet access should contact the Office of the Provost at provost@oakland.edu.

During this period, the on-campus residence halls and apartments will remain open. If you have questions, please contact housing@oakland.edu

We will continue to provide dining services.

We are suspending all university-sponsored events, effective immediately through April 25, including those hosted by registered student organizations and involving external visitors. For purposes of this suspension, gatherings of 50 or more attendees will be postponed or canceled

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