Slippery Rock University's campus will look different in the fall with fewer people, but that is intentional.

SRU President William Behre told SRU trustees who met virtually on Thursday that students will return to campus in the fall using a hybrid of in-person and distance learning.

“I say that with about 1,000 asterisks,” Behre said. “If the pandemic shifts between now and August, we may have to shift back to a distance mode.”

Behre made an announcement Friday giving the university's students, faculty and community a broad sense of what the fall will look like. He said further details are still being evaluated and planned.

Behre said SRU's return will look similar to that of other universities across the state because of guidance issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the CDC.

“We wanted to make sure our plans were consistent with that,” he said.

This is an excerpt from a larger article that appeared in Friday's Butler Eagle. Subscribe online or in print to learn more about what this means for students.