NEW: Brown to Heavily Restrict Attendance at Spring Sporting Events

NEW: Brown to Heavily Restrict Attendance at Spring Sporting Events

Brown University announced that it will heavily restrict attendance for all spring athletic events on campus due to the spread of coronavirus, the university announced on Tuesday.

“At this time, for all spring athletics competitions, attendance will be restricted to team members, coaches, essential staff and three invited guests per team member,” said Provost Richard Locke in a statement.

The move comes after the Ivy League announced that it was canceling its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments this weekend, as GoLocalProv reported.

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Brown continues to emphasize that there are no confirmed or presumptive cases of coronavirus on campus.

Other Precautions Brown is Taking

Along with the athletic events, Brown is also taking a number of other precautions to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

“Each of these measures will undoubtedly impact many members of the Brown community. We fully appreciate the challenges brought on by what has become a global health emergency, and recognize the inconvenience that the suspension of activities will have on many members of our community and friends of Brown,” said Locke.

These precautions are as follows:

Suspension of domestic travel: The expanded policy suspending domestic travel is effective commencing Friday, March 13, to allow for the cancellation or postponement of imminent plans. It will remain in place through at least May 30 and applies to all University-sponsored domestic travel by students, faculty, and staff. This expanded policy includes non-essential domestic travel for any purpose, including conferences. Faculty and staff with questions about this restriction, or who may wish to request an exemption, may write to [email protected]. Brown will continue to assess travel conditions, informed by the U.S. Department of State, the R.I. Department of Health and other governmental agencies. 

Suspension of admissions tours and events: All campus tours and information sessions offered by the Office of College Admission will be suspended effective Wednesday, March 11 — families who had previously registered for sessions were informed earlier this week that March 10 would mark the last day before this suspension was activated. It will remain in place until at least mid-April. As noted earlier, the University has also canceled all “A Day on College Hill” events for admitted students. All prospective and admitted undergraduate students will be invited to learn about Brown's campus through the University’s virtual tour and other means. Additionally, the Graduate School is directing all graduate programs with upcoming accepted student visit days to change the format of in-person events to online and virtual events until further notice.