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Spring 2022 return to campus update

January 5, 2022 I want to assure you that OHIO is fully committed to a robust student experience this Spring, including in-person classes and increased events and activities across our campuses.

Public health update: Dec. 7, 2021

December 7, 2021 We have plenty to celebrate as we wrap up the semester. More OHIO students, faculty, and staff get vaccinated against COVID-19 every day, and we all can be proud of our 84.8 percent vaccination rate.

Public health update: Nov. 23, 2021

November 23, 2021 OHIO’s November 15 deadline to be vaccinated against COVID-19 has passed. I am proud of our efforts to protect each other and hope you feel some of that pride with me.

Public health update: Sept. 28, 2021

September 28, 2021 Recently President Sherman re-emphasized OHIO’s commitment to in-person learning. Indeed, our campus COVID trends are promising: case counts are going down and vaccine rates are going up.

Public health update: Sept. 14, 2021

September 14, 2021 I have good news to report this week: our Athens campus passed the 70 percent vaccination threshold yesterday for students, faculty, and staff combined.

Public health update: Sept. 7, 2021

September 7, 2021 Health care and education — institutions of society that are often taken for granted — are now under siege from COVID-19.

Public health update: Aug. 31, 2021

August 31, 2021 We are excited to have so many students back in the classroom again. However, the return to our campus communities has also predictably resulted in an increase of COVID-19 cases.

Public health update, Aug. 24, 2021

August 24, 2021 For those of you who are new to OHIO or new to my public health updates, here you can expect to find the latest epidemiology data and information about COVID-19 initiatives on our campuses.

Testing for breakthrough COVID-19 infection

August 19, 2021 Beginning August 23, COVID Operations will invite fully vaccinated students, faculty, and staff to participate in asymptomatic surveillance testing.

Public Health update: Aug. 10, 2021

August 11, 2021 We are doing everything we can to make this fall as normal as possible while being vigilant about necessary precautions to help keep our University – and the communities where we are located – safe.

Public health update: July 27, 2021

July 27, 2021 With classes beginning in less than a month, we look forward to returning to the campus life so many of us missed last year.

Public health update: July 13, 2021

July 13, 2021 As my team prepares for a busy fall semester managing the university’s COVID-19 response, we are keenly aware of what national trends could mean on OHIO campuses.