Coronavirus Updates News Archive

This is an update from Marshall University regarding its COVID-19 sentinel surveillance testing program.  At the direction of the State of West Virginia and the Higher Education Policy Commission,  all four-year institutions are now required to test 10% of their on-campus population weekly. Testing is no longer optional. Students who do not comply with the

Dear Marshall University faculty and staff, I am writing this message to update you on fall enrollment projections and our budget situation. As of this week, it looks like we are going to end up with an overall fall enrollment decrease of at least 4.6%, or 541 students. While the enrollment numbers may appear better

Greetings, Marshall Family, Today, I write to share a high-level overview of the plans for our upcoming semester, which officially begins next Monday, Aug. 24. These policies and procedures include intensive and structured safety and health elements to guide us through the fall semester. Details of our Return-to-Campus plan include the specifics of our strategy

At the direction of West Virginia Governor Jim Justice, Marshall University will begin testing all Huntington campus employees for COVID-19 beginning next Wednesday, Aug. 12. All employees who will be working on site must be tested by the start of the fall semester. The testing data will give the university a baseline of disease prevalence

Course schedules have now been updated to reflect changes in delivery format. To view updated course delivery formats, students can log into MyMU and look for the instructions at top center in the “Student Detailed Schedule *New” block. Students also can access their updated schedules in the Course Schedule & Grades section under the Student

This message is being sent as a follow-up to President Gilbert’s message from July 29. Fall Course Delivery We are still working to update all course schedules to reflect changes in delivery format. No later than this Friday, Aug. 7, all students will be able to log into their MyMU accounts to view the delivery

Dear Marshall University community, As you likely know, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice on Friday signed an executive order allowing all West Virginia colleges and universities to reopen for the fall semester. This is excellent news, as it allows us to continue plans to return to our “new normal” amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We