In a press release from East Tennessee State University plans are in place to have more people on-campus next school year. According to a release from ETSU President Brian Noland, the university is planning to welcome more students back to classrooms and residence halls in the fall of 2021. With the promise of multiple vaccines and the opportunity to realize widespread vaccinations across our region this summer, ETSU has begun planning for an increased on-ground campus presence for fall 2021 with the majority of academic instruction occurring in-person and ETSU is also planning to allow more students to return to residence halls and reinstate in-person activities and events.