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Update, March 17, 2020<\/h2>\n

As previously announced, Mitchell Hamline School of Law has suspended in-person classes through April 3 and is teaching online beginning Wednesday, March 18.<\/p>\n

We plan to post updates here that are relevant to the general campus community as well as the community at large.<\/p>\n

Specific information for particular groups is being sent by separate communications, and additional resources for questions and information are listed at the bottom of this page.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Warren E. Burger Library closes to public and reduces hours<\/h2>\n

Starting on March 17, the Mitchell Hamline library will be closing to public access and reducing hours to the schedule below. Students, faculty, and staff can access the library with their Mitchell Hamline ID card. These new hours could change at any time as circumstances evolve and will be reviewed periodically.\u00a0 As of now, reduced hours are in effect through April 3. Please see our\u00a0Remote Access to Library Resources<\/a>\u00a0guide for current information.<\/p>\n

Temporary reduced hours effective March 17, 2020<\/h3>\n

Monday\u2013Friday 7:30 am\u20139 pm
\nSaturday\u2013Sunday 9 am\u20136 pm<\/p>\n

Reference Service available by email, walk-in, chat, or Zoom
\nMonday\u2013Friday 10 am\u20136 pm
\nSaturday 11 am\u20134 pm<\/p>\n

Bookstore<\/h2>\n

The Mitchell Hamline bookstore will be online only starting Monday, March 23<\/p>\n

The physical store will be open through this week, with these hours:<\/p>\n

Monday\u2013Thursday 10 am\u20133 pm
\nFriday 10 am\u20132 pm<\/p>\n

Events<\/h2>\n

The CDC released guidance March 15 saying all events involving 50 or more people for the next 8 weeks should not be held. The White House on Monday afternoon went further, recommending people avoid gatherings of more than 10 people. This has affected our plans in several ways.<\/p>\n

Events that have either been canceled or postponed<\/h3>\n

March 20\u201323 Admitted Students Day
\nMarch 26 Cobin Conversation
\nMarch 26 Barristers’ Ball
\nMarch 26 Cesar Chavez celebration event
\nMarch 27 Law Review Banquet
\nMarch 30 LSAT exam
\nApril 7 Women in Law event
\nApril 14 First Amendment Scholars Program
\nApril 16 Energy conference<\/p>\n

Updates on additional events will be posted, and information about rescheduling events and\/or providing alternate content will be forthcoming as appropriate.<\/p>\n

Health status reporting<\/h2>\n

If you learn that you or someone close to you has been diagnosed with COVID-19, or that you or someone close to you has been exposed to a person who has COVID-19 or to a person from an area experiencing an outbreak of COVID-19, please notify a school official. Faculty and staff should notify Human Resources Director Andrea Bien, andrea.bien@mitchellhamline.edu<\/a>. Students should notify Dean of Students Lynn Lemoine,\u00a0lynn.lemoine@mitchellhamline.edu<\/a>. We respect the privacy of our faculty, staff, and students. The information gathered will be used in the event that we have a confirmed case reported by a member of our community. The sharing of information will be limited to those individuals that have a business need to know and would include the Minnesota State Health Department.<\/p>\n

Working from home<\/h2>\n

Mitchell Hamline has added VPN licenses and now has enough for every employee to work from home. To avoid slowing down the system, please do not log in to VPN for things such as accessing work email, editing in WordPress, etc. These do not require VPN.<\/p>\n

The big reasons to use VPN are to access files on the G: or H: drive and to access Agresso.<\/p>\n

FYI: To save bandwidth, all on-campus access to high-traffic streaming services will be shut down except for educational purposes.<\/em><\/p>\n

IT staff recommended guide for working from home<\/a><\/p>\n

Summer classes<\/h2>\n

Registration for summer classes is postponed for one week, from March 19 to March 26.<\/p>\n

More information<\/h2>\n

For current health-related information, we encourage you to visit the World Health Organization<\/a>,\u00a0the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a>, and\u00a0the Minnesota Department of Health<\/a> websites. We will also update school information on the website.<\/p>\n

Contacts for questions<\/h2>\n