Coronavirus Timeline: Events That Affect Fordham

By THE NEWS DESK|March 17, 2020

2020

28 Mar

CDC Issued Travel Advisory for NY Region

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued a formal advisory for residents of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut to refrain from nonessential travel from those states. The advisory was made after President Trump said he will no longer instill a quarantine for those three states

28 Mar

Fordham Postpones Commencement

The University postpones the commencement service until further notice when the CDC and state authorities say it is safe to do so

28 Mar

Cuomo Postpones NY Primary

Gov. Cuomo announced New York will postpone its presidential primary to June 23 due to COVID-19

19 Mar

First Confirmed Case on Campus

The Office of the President confirms an undergraduate at Fordham tested positive for COVID-19. The student was last in contact with FCLC students between March 7 and March 11

15 Mar

No Mass Gatherings

The CDC recommends no mass gatherings of more than 50 people

15 Mar

NYC School Closures

Gov. Cuomo announces at a press conference that all schools in New York will close for two weeks from March 18 until April 1

15 Mar

NYC Begins Partial Closures

Mayor de Blasio announces that all bars, restaurants and cafes will move to take out and delivery only by March 17 at 9 a.m. Concert venues, nightclubs, movie theaters and gyms will also close. A later update requires these measures to go into effect by March 16 at 8 p.m.

15 Mar

Cuomo Demands Support

Gov. Cuomo writes an op-ed in the New York Times asking President Trump for federal action to combat coronavirus

13 Mar

State of Emergency

President Trump declares a state of emergency in the United States and allocates $50 billion in federal resources to combat the coronavirus

13 Mar

Fordham Suspends for the Semester

Fordham suspends all face-to-face classes through the end of the semester, and residents are told to vacate residential halls by March 20

12 Mar

State of Emergency

Mayor de Blasio declares a state of emergency in the city of New York for 30 days

12 Mar

Restrictions in NYC

Gov. Cuomo announces restrictions on mass gathering of over 500 people, forcing Broadway theaters and other cultural institutions around the city to close

11 Mar

All Study Abroad Cancelled

March 11: The Office of the President announces that all study abroad programs are canceled and recalls all students studying abroad back to the United States

11 Mar

Global Pandemic

The WHO declares the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic, as the virus reaches 118,000 reported cases and 4,000 deaths

10 Mar

Coronavirus Outbreak in New Rochelle

Gov. Cuomo implements emergency measures to contain the coronavirus cluster in New Rochelle, where the largest amount of cases in the state have been reported.

09 Mar

Fordham Cancels Classes

Fordham cancels all face-to-face classes. All residential students asked to return home if possible; necessary campus services remain open for those unable to do so. All domestic and international Fordham-sponsored travel is cancelled.

08 Mar

Fordham Cancels Events

Fordham suspends all non-class campus events; Hofstra University, Columbia University and Barnard College cancel classes.

07 Mar

State of Emergency

Gov. Cuomo declares state of emergency in New York state

06 Mar

Public Safety

Public Safety confirms that along with the two faculty members, three students may have also been exposed to the virus and are also self-isolating

05 Mar

Second Faculty Member

A second faculty member emails their students explaining their choice to self-isolate after a neighbor was potentially exposed to the virus

04 Mar

Faculty Member self-isolates

A faculty member emails their students explaining their choice to self-isolate after their spouse was potentially exposed to the virus.

02 Mar

Fordham Suspends Travel

All study abroad students are emailed notifying them that they are not allowed to travel to countries with a U.S. State Department Alert of level 3 or 4. Students are also offered the opportunity to submit a “return form” and continue their semester at Fordham’s NY campuses

02 Mar

Fordham Suspends Travel

All international GO! projects are cancelled

02 Mar

Fordham Prepares for Outbreak

University Provost Dennis Jacobs emails all Fordham faculty asking them to prepare a course continuity plan in case Fordham is forced to suspend all campus activities

01 Mar

Coronavirus in NYC

First case of coronavirus confirmed in New York City

26 Feb

Study Abroad Canceled

Students studying abroad at Fordham-affiliated programs in Milan and Rome told to leave the country by March 4

05 Feb

Study Abroad Canceled

All undergraduate study abroad programs in China suspended

31 Jan

Travel Bans

U.S. restricts entry into the U.S. from China

30 Jan

Health Emergency

The WHO declares a global health emergency in Wuhan, China

29 Jan

Students in China Evacuated

Students studying abroad at the Beijing Center at the University of International Business and Economics return to campus

24 Jan

Fordham Contacts Students

University Health Services emails the Fordham community with first update about how to stay healthy in light of the coronavirus

21 Jan

First U.S. Case

First case of coronavirus reported in the U.S. at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Washington

11 Jan

First Death Reported

China reports 1st novel coronavirus related death, which occurred two days earlier

09 Jan

COVID-19

The WHO, European CDC and Chinese state media break the news of a novel COVID-19

08 Jan

Coronavirus Discovered

Chinese scientists announce the discovery of a new coronavirus

2019

01 Dec

Patient 1

The first known patient exhibits symptoms of the coronavirus in Wuhan, China

Mayoral Candidates Go Back to School

Homeland Security Investigations, HSI, agents conduct an arrest during an operation.

Enforcement and Removal Operations: Fordham Students Oppose ICE

Mayoral candidates from left to right; Scott Stringer, Whitney Tilson, Brad Lander, Jessica Ramos, Zellnor Myrie, Michael Blake and Zohran Mamdani.

Primary Candidates Speak at Forum

(From left to right) Mayor Eric Adams, former Comptroller Scott Stringer, Comptroller Brad Lander, Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani and former Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Mayoral Primary Starts

59th St-Columbus Circle is a convenient subway station for Fordham students, servicing six lines.

Concerns in Subway Violence

News

The U.S. Department of State is now directly notifying students, not the university, about visa revocations.

Two More Student Visas Revoked

Fordham Celebrates 180th Commencement

Pope Leo XIV is the second pope born in the Western hemisphere, after his predecessor Pope Francis.

Leo XIV Calls for Peace

Julie Gafney, executive director of the Center for Community Engaged Learning, comments on Fordham's EPA grant termination.

EPA Cancels $60 Million Fordham Grant

The Trump administration has rolled back its visa revocations, reinstating the legal status of over 1,000 international students nationwide.

Universities Stand Together

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