Our campus community enters the 2021 spring semester with a proven template for success in managing the virus on our campus. As they have been doing throughout the pandemic, university officials, public health officials and medical experts will continue to monitor the circumstances closely and make decisions as they become necessary.
In light of new guidance from both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and our local Boone County public health officials, wearing face coverings outside is no longer required on campus, although it is still encouraged that you use a face covering if you are within 6 feet of someone you do not live with, particularly if you are not vaccinated and if you are with that individual for 15 minutes or longer. It is also still recommended that individuals avoid large outside crowds where social distancing is not possible.
Face coverings and social distancing are still required while indoors on campus.