Western students return to in-person classes

Western Washington University returned to in-person learning Monday after going online for the first three weeks of Winter Quarter as COVID-19 cases skyrocketed. 

“Our Western community has consistently stepped up to meet the pandemic challenges, and this latest wave will require us to continue to be flexible and offer grace for anyone who is ill, has a confirmed COVID-19 exposure, has underlying health issues that put them at greater risk, or is impacted by closures of schools and other caregiving support services,” President Sabah Randhawa said in a letter last Wednesday.

Currently 89.2% of Western courses have “some level of in-person instruction,” meaning classes are fully in-person or hybrid. Approximately 97% of students and employees are fully vaccinated.