COVID-19 Information and Updates

This morning, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced that all non-essential businesses will close starting tomorrow (March 24, 2020) at noon.  The Governor’s Office also supplied a list of essential organizations. Eastern Nazarene College is considered an essential business based on three of the criteria listed; therefore, the college will remain open: We are actively delivering […]

Dear ENC Community: Last week we announced the decision to suspend all face-to-face classes and move to fully online instruction until at least Monday, March 30th.   Our intention at that point was to preserve the option of resuming normal campus operations if that became feasible.  However, as the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated and deepened in […]

Dear Campus Community, Governor Baker issued statewide regulations related to social distancing. The College is committed to working diligently to heed these requirements and take proactive steps to reduce the spread of infection. Central to these steps are the protection of our most vulnerable community members. Social distancing has now become a very important tool […]

As the COVID-19 situation evolves locally and globally, ENC’s top priority is the safety, health and well-being of our community.  While we have not had any known cases on our campus, we cannot avoid its impact on our local area.  To that end, we find it necessary to take further steps.  The college will suspend […]

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker issued a state of emergency yesterday to address the escalating health situation and make more funding available for testing. The Governor is encouraging private and public entities to avoid international travel, minimize domestic travel, limit large group gatherings, and practice social distancing to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 throughout the state. […]

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker declared a State of Emergency today after the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state more than doubled to 92.  More positive cases are expected as a result of increased testing.  The state has eliminated all non-essential travel, both international and domestic, and has strongly recommended that the private sector […]

Students have returned from spring break and classes have resumed on campus as scheduled. The college distributed a survey to the entire Eastern Nazarene Community during the break.  This allowed the administration to identify who traveled to CDC travel restricted areas and institute self-quarantines at home for the recommended time frame.  Others who have traveled […]

Eastern Nazarene College Health Services is closely monitoring the outbreak of COVID-19 to ensure that appropriate measures are being taken to keep our campus community safe.  Symptoms of the COVID-19 virus include fever and symptoms of lower respiratory illness such as cough and difficulty breathing. In some cases, COVID-19 has led to lower respiratory tract […]