Over the past several months, 20,000 signs \u2014 including floor decals, door postings and physical distancing stickers \u2014 have been printed and installed by Wright State University\u2019s facilities staff around campus.<\/p>\n
The effort is part of the university’s plan to return to teaching<\/a> for 2020 fall semester with a dynamic and flexible mixture of in-person and remote courses.<\/p>\n \u201cFacilities is a team and we have all participated,\u201d said Kathy Warden, facilities planning manager. \u201cEverybody has contributed to make sure that we\u2019re ready.\u201d<\/p>\n Warden says that facilities staff have worked on a campus enrichment project that includes new signage, complete cleaning and sanitizing of all university buildings, installation of plexiglass safety barriers and a reconfiguration of university space.<\/p>\n Jim Click, custodial services manager, said that 500 gallons of hand sanitizer have been delivered to campus along with 1,200 bottles of disinfectant spray.<\/p>\n Russell Moore, a locksmith in facilities, designed and built dozens of sanitizing stations that will be placed outside of classrooms so students and faculty can clean their work areas before and after lessons. The stations will have cleaner, paper towels and hand sanitizer that facilities staff will check daily.<\/p>\n Classroom seating has been adjusted to accommodate six-foot distancing guidelines. All classrooms will operate at 35 to 50% seating capacity.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m proud and I\u2019m ready for the students to come back on campus,\u201d said Click. \u201cWe\u2019ve made a lot of changes across campus, and I think everyone will be excited to be here.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more about facility improvements for campus safety due to COVID-19<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Floor decals, door postings and physical distancing stickers have been installed around campus to remind employees and students about public health guidelines. Continue reading