After nearly three years, AdU starts 2023 with ‘safe’ full F2F classes

By Christian Joshua D. Corcuera

Adamson University has started the second semester of Academic Year 20222023 with full face-to-face classes for the first time in nearly three years, after the pandemic forced classes to go either full online or hybrid since March 2020.

Dr. Janice Ang, Director of the University’s Center for Health Services (CHS), believes that the resumption of full faceto-face classes at AdU this semester was safe as far as COVID-19 transmission is concerned.

“We are relatively at a low-risk of COVID transmission right now,” the director said.

Meanwhile, Atty. Jan Nelin Navallasca, Director of the Office for Student Affairs (OSA), echoed a similar tone.

“So far, hindi naman alarming ang ating [COVID] cases,” the lawyer said. “As to issue of COVID, something like over 70% of our population is vaccinated,” he added.

Thousands of Adamsonians reported back to school this January 23. Despite the university’s relatively large student population, reported COVID cases within AdU were close to zero.

“From the time we started face-to-face, we had about two to three [cases] among students, none from our faculty and employees,” Dr. Ang stated.

In response to these cases, standard protocols were observed to prevent the further spread of the virus and ensure everyone’s safety.

“Of course we have to isolate and contact trace,” the CHS director said, “look at the classes attended by the student, inform yung mga professors, and have them quarantined for five days,” she continued.

Furthermore, Dr. Ang believes that the