Midland College “Welcome Week” UpdatesAugust 23, 2021

Midland College is welcoming back students after an extended time away due to COVID-19. With the global pandemic still posing a threat, MC has several safety protocols in effect. 

Classes have begun! In conjunction with CDC guidance, MC is encouraging students, employees, and visitors to wear face coverings/masks to mitigate the effects of COVID-19. MC will continue to follow safety protocols and limit the number of people gathering in areas such as auditoriums, lecture halls and community meeting rooms. Classes are offered in-person, online, a hybrid of online and in-person, and synchronous and asynchronous virtual learning.

All students and employees are encouraged to get the COVID-19 vaccine, but it is not mandatory.

MC encourages anyone who is feeling ill with COVID-19 symptoms or suspects they may have been exposed to COVID-19 to avoid coming to campus and have a COVID-19 lab test. MC encourages those who have tested positive, experienced COVID-19 symptoms, are under quarantine or isolation order, or have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive to fill out the COVID-19 Report Form on its website. This report form helps MC deep clean the spaces a COVID-19 positive student, faculty or staff have visited. 

To ease students back into the routine MC Student Life is planning “Welcome Week.” It will include free activities with giveaways to start the school year right! 

On Tuesday, Aug. 24 at 8:00 a.m., students can grab a doughnut and coffee at the entrance of the Marie Hall Academic Building before heading to class

Then, later in the day on Tuesday, at 6:30 p.m. students can play “Essential Bingo,” a virtual, online event to help students jump start college living. Prizes include laptops, micro fridges, and other dorm room essentials. Students must register to participate.    

“Although we maintained virtual opportunities for engagement throughout our time of social distancing, we have missed providing these enriching opportunities in-person for students,” said Taneekwa Hurdle, MC Student Activities Coordinator. “The safety and wellbeing of students, faculty and staff is our top priority and we have been working to ensure the programs we offer are delivered in accordance with CDC guidelines. We know circumstances may change our plans, so we are asking students to be flexible and stay tuned to Canvas, their emails, and our social media pages for updates as they occur.”