Big campuses can be agile too. That’s why Texas A&M, one of the largest universities in the United States, is touting success in transferring almost 58,000 students and 3,000 faculty to virtual classrooms in seven days. Provost Carol A. Fierke called the transition “astounding, given the university’s size.” The quick move of more than 13, 700 courses online has been deemed a success.
Since February, experts at Texas A&M have been compiling the latest information from the state to model the spread of COVID-19 as well as the distribution of supplies.
“The state is going to look at models from universities, particularly the A&M model,” said Greg Hartman, senior vice president of the Texas A&M University Health Science Center. “They’ve also been using the A&M model on a practical level to think about the distribution of supplies,” Hartman said in a statement.
To help that supply chain, technicians and engineers have turned A&M’s academic maker space into a “COVID-19 rapid manufacturing facility.”
David Staack, director of engineering laboratory instruction, said they were providing something that may protect somebody from getting sick.
Typically during this time of year, the design center would be helping students complete their senior design projects. With all classes going online in March due to COVID-19, the team has extra capacity.
To date, more than 300 face shields have been delivered, with the remaining units on schedule to be delivered by the end of April. Click here to watch “Engineering Staff Manufactures Face Shields for Baylor College of Medicine” on YouTube.
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