The Public Health Promotion Center (PHPC) is closely monitoring COVID-19 test results. We are encouraging the community to test, and the number of tests this past week more than doubled to 8,836. We also experienced a rise in positive results to 371. These numbers are concerning, and they should also be placed in the appropriate public health context.

Ann Becker amd Jeffrey Hescock, co-directors of the Public Health Promotion Center, update the campus about an increase in COVID-19 cases mostly among vaccinated off-campus student. All cases have been of short duration resulting in mild-to-moderate illness and no hospitalizations.

The Chancellor extends a warm welcome to everyone at the start of the academic year and provides a summary of current COVID-19 protocols and mitigation measures.