Update. . .  Valley City  (VCSU)   The COVID-19 test result for a Valley City State University student tested on March 18 has come back negative — the VCSU student, who had been quarantined, does not have the coronavirus COVID-19 illness.

VCSU President Alan LaFave shared the news with campus via email; in that message he expressed concern for the student and asked that the campus community “please continue to protect yourselves and your families from this illness.”

All academic instruction at VCSU has been moved online for the remainder of spring semester 2020. In addressing those plans, President LaFave said, “Our similar experience during the Sheyenne River flood of 2009 and the success of our current online undergraduate and graduate programs have provided us with the technological tools, skills and aptitude to make this happen.”

Previously

Valley City (VCSU)– On Wednesday March 18, 2020 a Valley City State University student was tested for the possibility of COVID-19 illness at CHI Mercy Health in Valley City.

Authorities say, that test results are still pending from the North Dakota Department of Health and the student is quarantined in secure isolation on the VCSU campus per NDDOH and Center for Disease Control guidelines.

VCSU President Alan LaFave says,  “We’re concerned about the health of the student being tested, and we are following all necessary protocols to protect the well-being of all of our students, faculty, staff, and their families, along with the Valley City community.”

He says, a  precautionary lab test administered to a student who wasn’t feeling well,

VCSU  procedures the staff are taking on the campus since this report have been updated.

Currently, most students are away from campus on spring break, which runs through Sunday, March 22. From Monday, March 23, through Friday, April 3, 2020, classes will not be held on campus.

The university plans to deliver courses online during this time. The VCSU Emergency Management Team is meeting daily and in constant communication as it strategically guides the university through the health crisis.