June 18, 2020
By News Director Jared Atha
Officials with Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford and Sayre say despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the university experienced a 2.3% growth in summer enrollment.
In a press release, SWOSU President Randy Beutler said the university had 1,730 students enroll in summer courses. All the classes this summer are being conducted virtually.
However it was announced last month that the university intends to resume in-person teaching, learning and residential life for the Fall 2020 semester, but how that may look is still up in the air.
Beutler said in May that he acknowledges that some students and faculty may not be able to risk teaching or attending in-person classes. He says university officials will develop strategies for fall instruction which will involve a blend of online and face-to-face classes.
SWOSU fall semester in-person classes is scheduled to begin August 17.
