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Universities Prepare For Swine Flu
By Tom Murray
MEQUON - Lori Rever, a senior at Concordia University, is a self-proclaimed germ-a-phobe.
Like most of the student body, Rever moved into her dorm room for the upcoming school year on Friday. Her parents know the close quarters of a residence hall could speed the spread of Swine Flu.
"A lot more people in a concentrated area," said Mike Rever, Lori's father. "I think it could be a higher risk."
The threat prompted administrators to put Purell everywhere. There are new wall mounted dispensers in dorms and near classrooms. There are pumps on the food line in the cafeteria. The student health center is even distributing pen-sized, easy-to-carry spray bottles of hand sanitizer.
Other schools developed creative ways to fend off the highly contagious virus.
At University of Wisconsin-Madison, teachers are not supposed to penalize sick students for late work, even if they don't have a doctor's note. The school is also asking in-state students with flu symptoms to recover at the their parents' home instead of staying on campus.
At UWM, instructors must prepare to run class online in case an outbreak closes buildings.
H1N1 prevention will be taught at every orientation Marquette University orientation session.
Andrew Luptak, Concordia's Vice President of Student Life, is hoping for the best and planning for the worst.
"We may have to suspend classes," Luptak told TODAY'S TMJ4 reporter Tom Murray. "We'd have to try to isolate people who have symptoms."
At many colleges, including Concordia,
there are dorm rooms set aside for students who come down with Swine Flu. They would be placed in isolation until symptoms subside.
"I have the Lysol wipes," she said, unpacking her parent's minivan. "We try to clean the door handles and stuff we touch often, like remotes."
http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/55906742.html
By Tom Murray
MEQUON - Lori Rever, a senior at Concordia University, is a self-proclaimed germ-a-phobe.
Like most of the student body, Rever moved into her dorm room for the upcoming school year on Friday. Her parents know the close quarters of a residence hall could speed the spread of Swine Flu.
"A lot more people in a concentrated area," said Mike Rever, Lori's father. "I think it could be a higher risk."
The threat prompted administrators to put Purell everywhere. There are new wall mounted dispensers in dorms and near classrooms. There are pumps on the food line in the cafeteria. The student health center is even distributing pen-sized, easy-to-carry spray bottles of hand sanitizer.
Other schools developed creative ways to fend off the highly contagious virus.
At University of Wisconsin-Madison, teachers are not supposed to penalize sick students for late work, even if they don't have a doctor's note. The school is also asking in-state students with flu symptoms to recover at the their parents' home instead of staying on campus.
At UWM, instructors must prepare to run class online in case an outbreak closes buildings.
H1N1 prevention will be taught at every orientation Marquette University orientation session.
Andrew Luptak, Concordia's Vice President of Student Life, is hoping for the best and planning for the worst.
"We may have to suspend classes," Luptak told TODAY'S TMJ4 reporter Tom Murray. "We'd have to try to isolate people who have symptoms."
At many colleges, including Concordia,
there are dorm rooms set aside for students who come down with Swine Flu. They would be placed in isolation until symptoms subside.
"I have the Lysol wipes," she said, unpacking her parent's minivan. "We try to clean the door handles and stuff we touch often, like remotes."
http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/55906742.html