Waterbury, CT, April 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Post University has announced it will provide dormitory space to medical personnel and first responders working to fight COVID-19. The University is preparing some of its undergraduate dormitory space for use by healthcare professionals serving patients at Waterbury Hospital and St. Mary’s Hospital.

Post will provide approximately 400 beds to local physicians, nurses, firefighters and police. The university also will offer coffee, a continental breakfast and facilitate the daily cleaning and replenishing of toiletries to the dorm’s new temporary residents free of charge. The beds will be ready as early as this weekend. 

“We are eager to help our community with this need,” said John L. Hopkins, CEO & president of Post University. “We have been working to make this possible so we can be of service to those people doing extraordinary work on behalf of our community.”

Hopkins expressed that additional facilities will be made available as the city and hospitals determine the need.

For more information on how Post University is responding to the threat of COVID-19, please visit https://post.edu/coronavirus/.

Celebrating 130 Years of Academic Excellence This year, Post University marks 130 years of providing students with knowledge and the unmatched, personalized educational experiences required to be leaders in their chosen fields. Founded in 1890, Post was one of the first higher education institutions in the nation to offer online degrees and continues to forge a legacy of robust and innovative programs. Post offers a wide array of undergraduate and graduate degree programs for on-campus and online students of all ages, and is known for its quality, career-driven academic programs, small classes, and customizable degree concentrations as well as its competitive NCAA Division II athletics. The university will recognize this milestone through various events throughout the year. To learn more about how Post Makes It Personal, please visit www.Post.edu. # # # ABOUT POST UNIVERSITY: Based in Waterbury, Connecticut, since 1890, Post University® is known for its innovation and focus on providing every online and on-campus student an extraordinary educational experience with an unmatched level of personalized support. Among the first in the nation and the first in the State of Connecticut to offer full degrees online, Post fuels the personal aspirations and career goals of its students with inventive and robust learning technologies that deliver in- demand undergraduate and graduate degree programs, small class sizes, individual attention, and customizable degree concentrations. Recognized for its Honors Program, NCAA Division II athletics, and its pioneering role in online education for more than twenty years, Post University is licensed by the state of Connecticut through the Office of Higher Education. Post University is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) and has been continuously accredited since 1972. Its award-winning Malcolm Baldrige School of Business programs are programmatically accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). Post is ranked among the best by U.S. News & World Report. Learn more about how Post Makes It Personal® by calling 800.345.2562 or visiting www.Post.edu.

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Post University 
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