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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.
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.
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.
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.
I have good news to report this week: our Athens campus passed the 70 percent vaccination threshold yesterday for students, faculty, and staff combined.
Health care and education — institutions of society that are often taken for granted — are now under siege from COVID-19.
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.
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.
Beginning August 23, COVID Operations will invite fully vaccinated students, faculty, and staff to participate in asymptomatic surveillance testing.
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.
With classes beginning in less than a month, we look forward to returning to the campus life so many of us missed last year.
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.
Information inside to help students stress less and embrace Bobcat Pride, as well as a reminder to fill out your testing pathway.
Last week President Sherman, Dr. Ken Johnson and I announced new COVID-19 public health measures for OHIO campuses.
President Sherman and the Public Health Operations team announced on June 16 new public health measures for OHIO’s campuses.
