I have just received the revised joint order of the Chairman of the Gaston County Board of Commissioners regarding the restriction of movement by all individuals living in Gaston County. Belmont Abbey College, as an educational institution, is considered an essential business and is therefore permitted to remain open. The College can remain open for purposes of facilitating distance learning and the performance of essential functions. Click here for the full article from Gaston County. If you have any questions about how the new order might affect your work or presence on campus, please speak directly with your supervisor.
I am most grateful to all of you, especially to the members of our community who will continue to perform many of the essential functions on campus including the extraordinary work of delivering our entire curriculum remotely.
A special thanks to our faculty who have gone above and beyond the call of duty in responding to the current crisis. Their love and support for our students and each other is inspiring.
We are also very blessed to have the outstanding leadership, insight, and action of Tom MacAlester, Phil Brach, Allan Mark, Stephen Miss, Dr. Travis Feezell, Dr. Linda Delene, Dr. David Williams, and Stephen Lazowski who are managing the various departments of the College in the most efficient and effective manner possible.
Please join me in continuing to pray for the total healing of our country, and the rest of the world, in body, mind, and soul.
God Bless,
Dr. William K. Thierfelder
President of Belmont Abbey College