Professor Dunford shares his experience teaching in-person during the pandemic

Executive MBA Program Persists in the Face of COVID-19

Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Purdue University has changed many policies and procedures to safeguard the health and well-being of students, faculty and staff. The Executive MBA programs have implemented those guidelines, and more, since the residency format is a pillar of the program. Some of the changes implemented this year include:

Testing Upon Arrival to Campus

Requiring all EMBA students to be tested upon arrival to campus before classes begin. The program staff organizes the testing while following HIPAA rules
Testing faculty and staff on a voluntary basis prior to interacting with students
Housing all students in the newly renovated Purdue Memorial Union hotel across the street from Krannert Center, reducing the need to travel around campus

Restricting Building Access

Minimizing outside traffic into the building by keeping external doors locked since students can enter using their student ID card
Checking temperatures of visitors upon arrival to the building

Cleaning & Distancing

De-densifying rooms to no more than 50% of regular capacity
Increasing cleaning of surfaces and provision of hand sanitizer in multiple areas
Requiring masks be worn at all times inside the building
Labeling areas on floor to ensure proper flow and distancing
Placing HEPA filters in various rooms to improve air quality

Changing Meal & Beverage Service

Requiring all eating and drinking take place in the dining area or outside, while maintaining appropriate distance
Providing individually portioned meals and ensuring all food and beverages be served by trained staff

Evaluating International Residencies

Deciding not to convert our EMBA programs into online formats, since that would not provide the same interactive learning experience found in our residency programs.
Monitoring the safety of all residency locations and changing the order of countries visited in the IMM Global EMBA program to ensure a safe environment. This has been our policy for over 35 years