Western Connecticut State University will transition to remote learning for a week because of an uptick in COVID-19 cases across the state.
University officials said the move is mainly to do with the Omicron variant surge in Connecticut.
The university will move to a fully-online schedule for the week of Jan. 3. Western's COVID-19 Response Team will meet Monday to talk about plans for the rest of January and the spring semester.
Members of the police department and maintenance will remain in-person. All other business and administrative staff that can work from home is being told to do so.
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Campus tours have also been canceled for the week.
University President John B. Clark is asking everyone who is physically able to get vaccinated as well as booster shots.
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Anyone who is sick shouldn't come to campus and if you're on campus, masks are required, Clark said.
