Important Information for Students
Important Message for Students
Students please do not to come to your campus. For more information go to blackboard and check your program home page for further direction.
March 17, 2020: Message to Students from Vice-President, Academic and Student Success Dr. Audrey J. Penner
March 17, 2020: Northern College to Suspend Normal Operations as Covid-19 Situation Unfolds
Information for International Students
Please be advised that Northern College has decided to cancel its May 2020 new intake and all the admission of those who have paid for May 2020 will be deferred to Fall 2020. International students who are still interested in Northern college but have not submitted their applications can directly apply for Fall 2020 intake. For detailed information, please refer to - Information for International Students
Students please do not to come to your campus. For more information go to blackboard and check your program home page for further direction.
March 17, 2020: Message to Students from Vice-President, Academic and Student Success Dr. Audrey J. Penner
March 17, 2020: Northern College to Suspend Normal Operations as Covid-19 Situation Unfolds
Information for International Students
Please be advised that Northern College has decided to cancel its May 2020 new intake and all the admission of those who have paid for May 2020 will be deferred to Fall 2020. International students who are still interested in Northern college but have not submitted their applications can directly apply for Fall 2020 intake. For detailed information, please refer to - Information for International Students
What Has Northern Done?
• Suspended all face-to-face classes indefinitely.
• Is transitioning to remote learning.
• Enacting academic contingency plans, effective immediately.
• Closed campuses to all visitors
• Increased the number of hygiene stations at all college entrances and common areas on campus.
• Implemented an awareness campaign to encourage our community to make hygiene and preventative behaviours a priority.
• Enhanced cleaning protocols across all campus locations.
• Restricted out-of-country travel for students and employees on college business. Established a COVID-19 Response Team that meets daily to pre-plan prevention initiatives and monitor local, national and international developments. All food that is self-serve and open to handling, such as coffee, tea and soup has been moved to behind the service counter for safer food handling practices.
• Suspended all face-to-face classes indefinitely.
• Is transitioning to remote learning.
• Enacting academic contingency plans, effective immediately.
• Closed campuses to all visitors
• Increased the number of hygiene stations at all college entrances and common areas on campus.
• Implemented an awareness campaign to encourage our community to make hygiene and preventative behaviours a priority.
• Enhanced cleaning protocols across all campus locations.
• Restricted out-of-country travel for students and employees on college business. Established a COVID-19 Response Team that meets daily to pre-plan prevention initiatives and monitor local, national and international developments. All food that is self-serve and open to handling, such as coffee, tea and soup has been moved to behind the service counter for safer food handling practices.
Events and Community Gatherings
All scheduled events and community gatherings are cancelled to ensure the continued safety of the Northern College community, including:
• The Spring Craft Show
• Holi
• Open House
• Annual Northern College Powwow
• All classes and events hosted by Northern’s Training Division and Academic Upgrading and Continuing Education.
All scheduled events and community gatherings are cancelled to ensure the continued safety of the Northern College community, including:
• The Spring Craft Show
• Holi
• Open House
• Annual Northern College Powwow
• All classes and events hosted by Northern’s Training Division and Academic Upgrading and Continuing Education.
Northern College Student FAQs on Covid-19: Post-Secondary
Answer: Northern College will continue to update you as to any and all changes to your curriculum and the way your courses are delivered via your College email account and your program pages on the student portal, Blackboard. Northern College thanks you for your patience and appreciation of the size of this undertaking, as our faculty, Deans, Coordinators and staff are working as quickly as possible to make sure you have the supports you need to continue your education via distance learning platforms, whenever and wherever possible.
Answer: Northern College is finalizing academic contingency plans specific to each course offered to try to make sure that you don’t lose out on the progress you’ve made this semester. What this looks like will vary widely depending on the courses you are taking and how they are delivered under normal circumstances. Please keep a close eye on your College email account and the program pages of Blackboard for any and all updates to this process. Communication is key in this time of uncertainty and we will be doing our best to stay in constant communication. If you have questions or concerns, please reach out to your professors and to the Coordinator of your program.
Answer: Northern College will be moving to a distance learning models to adjust course work and expectations to accommodate for this unique set of circumstances. Some courses will adapt and adjust more easily to a digital learning model than others, so we ask for your patience as our faculty, Deans, Coordinators and staff work to make this possible. Your safety is our number one priority and if you have concerns about internet access, we’ll be making limited access to campus possible by appointment, provided students can conduct a self-assessment to ascertain whether they are suffering from any COVID-19 related symptoms. We will also be extending wifi access to our parking lots on all campuses to allow for greater access.
Answer: During this time of uncertainty, Northern College cannot offer many concrete assurances as to what the future holds. Some programs that have accreditation requirements from an outside body or heavily applied learning components will face certain challenges to graduation. With this in mind, we will be in constant contact with you to make sure you have access to the most up to date information regarding graduation requirements. For the ceremony itself, this will be presented on a digital platform and will not be presented in real-time, unfortunately.
Answer: As with all aspects of the academic calendar, Northern College is working to provide digital alternatives to ensure that as much of the winter semester can be continued, including exams. Keep an eye on your college email address along with Blackboard bulletins for the latest updates. Our faculty, Deans, Coordinators and staff are working as quickly as possible to develop educational contingencies, including those that replace face-to-face exams.
Answer: As with all other aspects of our academic programming, Northern College is working to provide tangible distance learning alternatives to replace traditional in-person classroom programming, including your coursework and assignments. All assignments will need to be submitted in a digital manner. Please work with your professors and the Coordinator of your program on how to best do so.
Resources
Government of Ontario
Outbreak Update
Being Prepared
Travel Advice
Prevention and Risks
Psychology Works Fact Sheet - Coping with and Preventing COVID-19
Canada's Response
Canada Travel Advisory
Ministry of Health
Public Health Agency of Canada
Take a Self Assessment
World Health Organization
Bookstores
Bookstore - Follet Information
Outbreak Update
Being Prepared
Travel Advice
Prevention and Risks
Psychology Works Fact Sheet - Coping with and Preventing COVID-19
Canada's Response
Canada Travel Advisory
Ministry of Health
Public Health Agency of Canada
Take a Self Assessment
World Health Organization
Bookstores
Bookstore - Follet Information
Campus Specific Directives & Points of Contact
Timmins
Campus Contact: TCcampusmanager@northern.on.ca
Porcupine Health Unit: 705-267-1181 or 1-800-461-1818
Kirkland Lake
Campus Contact: KLcampusmanager@northern.on.ca
Temiskaming Health Unit: 705-567-9355 or 1-866-967-9355
Haileybury
Campus Contact: HLcampusmanager@northern.on.ca
Temiskaming Health Unit: 705-647-4305 or 1-866-747-4305
Moosonee
Campus Contact: ryderd@northern.on.ca
Porcupine Health Unit: 705-336-2294
For general inquiries please contact Telehealth Ontario at
1.866.797.0000
Public Health Ontario - How to Hand Wash
What we actually know about the coronavirus