On Friday, March 13, a group of Thomasville area educators and community leaders met at the Thomas County Public Library to discuss the pressing issues they face when serving students who speak languages other than English as their first language as part of the first Southwest Georgia ESL Roundtable. This group included K-12 educators from both Thomasville City Schools and Thomas County Schools, postsecondary educators and students from Southern Regional Technical College and Thomas University, and representatives from the Thomasville Community Resource Center.
In March Thomas University moved all of its on-campus classes to an online format for the rest of spring semester in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, most of the students in its residence halls moved back to their homes.
Three of Thomas University’s Medical Laboratory Science students competed in the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science’s Georgia State Society meeting held March 7 at the Wellstar Development Center in Atlanta. TU’s students took a clean sweep of the undergraduate category in the competition.
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, Thomas University officials decided to move its Nursing programs from a hybrid format to completely online beginning this summer.
In light of the COVID-19 precaution of social distancing, the popular Arts for the Community at Thomas University (ACTU) will move events online for everyone to enjoy from their homes in a series of “Thomasville Live” performances.
With the COVID-19 pandemic canceling college entrance exam dates, Thomas University administrators decided to waive the requirement of an SAT or an ACT score for admission to its School of Arts and Sciences.
In light of the COVID-19 precaution of social distancing,
the popular Arts for the Community at Thomas University (ACTU) will move events
online for everyone to enjoy from their homes in a series of “Thomasville Live”
performances.
Thomas University officials announced today that it is
postponing its Honors Ceremony, originally scheduled for May 8, and its
Commencement, originally scheduled for May 9, due to the COVID-19 coronavirus
threat. Commencement will now take place in December. Graduates who are unable
to participate in December may choose to participate in the Spring 2021
Commencement.
“The decision to postpone our Commencement was not an easy
one,” said Dr. Andy Sheppard, TU President. “Ultimately, we decided to follow
the CDC’s guidelines so that we can protect the health of our graduates, their
families, and the broader TU community.”
Degrees will be conferred on graduating students’
transcripts a couple of weeks after final grades are posted. Diplomas will be
mailed to students six to eight weeks after their degrees are conferred.
Information about the December Commencement ceremony will be
made available once arrangements are finalized.
“We know that graduation is a special moment, and we want
graduates to enjoy it as much as possible,” Sheppard said. “Although a
deferred event is not ideal, we look forward to celebrating this monumental
achievement with our graduates in December after the current health crisis has
passed.”
