Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

University of Mississippi

Wednesday, October 28, 2020 COVID-19 updates

University News

The holidays and COVID-19
Check out the latest blog from Dr. Jean Gispen, Staff Physician with Employee Health, who shares memories of past Halloween and Thanksgiving holidays and the adjustments her family will make this year because of COVID-19.
 
Extended library hours
The J.D. Williams Library has extended its hours. Visit the UM Libraries site for more information.
  • Monday-Friday from 7:30 a.m.-10 p.m.
  • Saturday from 12 noon-5 p.m. (except home football game days)
  • Sunday from 12 noon-8 p.m.
 
University COVID-19-related news stories

Students

Spring 2021 class schedule now available
The Spring 2021 class schedule is posted online. All students can log-in to myOleMiss and click “Course Registration” to select their favorite courses ahead of their registration window next week. Course formats will be finalized Oct. 30, and room assignments will be completed by Dec. 11. Students should contact their advisor for questions or to set up an advising appointment if they have not already done so. More info about course registration is available here.
 
Class registration dates 
Nov. 2: special groups 
Nov. 3: graduate students, honors, pharmacy 
Nov. 4: seniors, provost scholars, unclassified 
Nov. 5: juniors, sophomores 
Nov. 6: freshmen, special, visiting 
Law students: check your myOleMiss for registration times
 
Student Engagement Guide
Be sure to check out this quick guide of resources for how to stay engaged in and informed about campus life.

Academic support and guidance
The Academic Support Programs branch of the Center for Student Success and First-Year Experience has moved to the remodeled and expanded Paul B. Johnson Commons East, next to Rebel Market on Dormitory Row West. Academic Support Programs continues to meet student needs through in-person and online services for all undergraduate and graduate students needing assistance. Offerings include academic consultations and success coaching in-person or via Zoom meetings, online videos for student success workshops and study skills, and contractual readmission program information online.
 
Mathematics Lab offers tutoring
Tutoring services offered by the Math Department have been adapted to a remote method of delivery. See the website for more information.
 
Student success workshops 
Below is an upcoming workshop hosted by the Center for Student Success and First Year Experience (CSSFYE). No registration required. Visit the CSSFYE site for details to attend. 
  • Thursday, Nov. 5 at 11 a.m. — Test Prep Planning
 
Student Housing 
Visit the Student Housing website for information about academic breaks and end-of-semester closings. 

Other Things to Know

The CDC released new guidance recently to update the definition of “close contact” as “someone who was within 6 feet of an infected person for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period starting from 2 days before illness onset (or, for asymptomatic patients, 2 days prior to test specimen collection) until the time the patient is isolated.”
Gov. Tate Reeves Issued Executive Order 1528 — Oct. 26, 2020
Mask mandate map (MEMA)
Marshall’s Mississippi Zoom Tour: An Interview with Dr. Thomas Dobbs
CARES Act counties allocations
CARES Act municipalities allocations
Similarities and Differences between Flu and COVID-19
On the Lighter Side
Quick Links
University studies and surveys
There are university studies and surveys underway that welcome your participation. Below is information on how you can learn about them and participate.