Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response
Updates and Information for the Notre Dame Community
Each morning Father Jenkins walks from his apartment on campus to his office under the Dome. In a Spring Town Hall meeting, live-streamed this afternoon, he commented on the stunning beauty of campus in full bloom today, but also how “it’s empty without you.”
University of Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., earlier today directed that federal funding related to coronavirus relief and received by the University be used exclusively for direct financial aid to students whose families have been struck by unemployment or otherwise upended by the pandemic.…
Dear Colleagues,
Following upon Father John’s letter to the entire Notre Dame community earlier today, I write to share with you our plan to maintain instructional continuity as we implement social-distancing practices to deal with the dangers of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. We have two overriding aims: to protect the health and wellness of our community by lessening the potential spread of the virus through person-to-person contact on campus and to ensure the instructional continuity for our students.…
Dear Graduate Students, Directors of Graduate Studies and Graduate Administrative Assistants,
I am writing as a follow-up to Fr. John’s letter to the Notre Dame community earlier today with additional information related to graduate studies. With the implementation of social-distancing practices to deal with the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, I know that there are many questions about what to expect in the coming weeks in relation to graduate training. We offer below some immediate guidance. Please continue to refer to coronavirus.nd.edu…
Dear Notre Dame students,
I write today to follow up on Father Jenkins’ announcement and provide guidance regarding the availability of student services and housing as we move to online learning through at least Monday, April 13. While I sincerely regret the disruption this decision will cause, please know your health and that of our broader campus community remains the University’s top priority. Every faculty and staff member will do all that we can to support the continuation of your education.…
Dear Study Abroad Students,
A few minutes ago, you should have received a message from Fr. John Jenkins, C.S.C. While there are no known cases of COVID-19 among our students, faculty, or staff, the University has made the decision to suspend in-person classes after spring break until April 13, 2020.
This has prompted the University to make the difficult but necessary decision to end all study abroad programming for the remainder of the semester, effective immediately.…
Dear Staff,
The University of Notre Dame has been engaged in efforts to prepare for and contain the spread of COVID-19 in our community. Our highest priority has been to safeguard the health of members of the Notre Dame community and our neighbors while doing everything possible to continue our central work of education and research. Although there are currently no reported cases of the coronavirus at the University, the probability of its spread to our region is very high.…
Dear Notre Dame Parents and Guardians,
The coronavirus epidemic has disrupted society globally and domestically, and while we have not had any cases on campus or in the local community, we cannot avoid its impact at Notre Dame. We have had teams here at the University working diligently on various aspects of the crisis, and they have recently brought our students back from our programs in Rome and Jerusalem.
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Dear Parents of Notre Dame Students Abroad,
A few minutes ago, you should have received a message from Fr. John Jenkins, C.S.C., explaining the steps being taken to address the potential spread of the coronavirus on our campus. While there are no known cases of COVID-19 among our students, faculty, or staff, the University has made the decision to suspend in-person classes after spring break until April 13, 2020.…
In our continuing efforts to keep you informed, and with the safety of our students, faculty and staff our top priority, I write to provide recent updates on Notre Dame’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, knowing that many of you find yourselves away from campus during this week’s spring break.
The University of California Washington Center has elected to close its housing in the nation's capital, where students in the Notre Dame Washington Program reside. Alternative housing arrangements in D.C. are being made for them.
As the University pauses for spring break, we are writing to provide an update on the coronavirus outbreak.
The University has created a website – coronavirus.nd.edu – where you can find resources and updates on this worldwide health concern and Notre Dame’s response to it. Please feel free to share the URL with parents, guardians, emergency contacts and others who may be seeking information on Notre Dame’s response.
Since news of a new coronavirus in China became widely known in January, Notre Dame’s leadership has been working on our response to this worldwide health emergency and making contingency plans for future developments.
Dear Members of the Notre Dame Community,
With the safety of all of our students, faculty, and staff as our top priority, the decision today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to raise the advisory against non-essential travel for Italy to Warning Level 3 due to an increasing spread of the novel coronavirus has prompted Notre Dame officials to make the difficult but necessary decision to end all programming at the Rome Global Gateway for the remainder of the semester.…
Dear Notre Dame Students, Faculty, and Staff,
The wellbeing of all members of the Notre Dame community is our highest priority. To that end, for the past six weeks, University officials have been closely monitoring the global threat posed by the new coronavirus (COVID-19). Now, with Notre Dame’s spring break approaching and the virus spreading beyond China, we are writing to provide new information and updates.…
Dear Notre Dame Students, Faculty, and Staff,
As most of you know, there is understandable concern in this country and abroad over the outbreak of a respiratory illness caused by a new strain of coronavirus. The illness originated in Wuhan, China, but has spread to other countries, including the United States.…