KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Pellissippi State will move online for the rest of the semester and postpone commencement, the university announced on Thursday.
In a statement, the university said it made the decision was made based on CDC recommendations which urge people to not gather in a group greater than 10 people.
"We know this is not the semester you imagined. It is not the semester we imagined. But we will get through this together," Wise said in an email to faculty, staff and students.
Pellissippi State also said college events through May 11 have been canceled, effective immediately. Spring commencement and the Nursing pinning ceremony, originally planned for May 10, will be postponed until a later date, but will be held in person when it is safe to do so.
Although classes are moving to an online format for the rest of the semester, at least one computer lab on each campus will continue to operate its normal hours, the university said in a statement. There will be a reservation system put in place after the college's extended spring break ends March 29 to ensure that there are no more than 10 people in a lab at one time.
The same is true for classes that need to hold labs on campus to complete the semester. Instructors may meet with nine or fewer students in a lab while practicing social distancing measures of leaving at least 6 feet between individuals