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Campus Health and Safety

Isolation and Exposure Information

According to the CDC: “The date of your exposure is considered Day 0. Day 1 is the first full day after your last contact with a person who has had COVID-19.”

Exposure to Someone Testing Positive

Following the CDC's updated guidance, persons who have had recent confirmed or suspected exposure to an infected person should wear a mask for 10 days around others when indoors in public. The University requires higher-grade or double masks be worn. Individuals should secure a PCR test 5 days after exposure (or sooner, if they are symptomatic), irrespective of their vaccination status. Students and employees can get PCR testing through a regional testing outlet (e.g. Rite Aid or CVS). The CDC no longer recommends quarantine for exposed persons, regardless of vaccination status.

Isolation Protocols for Students

All students who test positive will be required to isolate at home, regardless of vaccination status.

  • No Symptoms – Isolate for 5 days from the date of the positive test. 
    • You can return to campus if:
      • You do not develop symptoms.
    • You must wear a higher-grade mask when around others through Day 10.
  • Symptomatic – Isolate for 5 days from your first symptoms. 
    • You can return to campus if:
      • You are fever-free for at least 24 hours without medication
      • AND Your symptoms have improved.  
    • You must wear a higher-grade mask through Day 10.
  • Faculty Notification -- Faculty will continue to be notified of student COVID-related absences through the Provost’s Office. Faculty will be notified of all other excused student absences by their Dean’s Office. 

Isolation Protocols for Employees

All employees who test positive or who are symptomatic and awaiting test results will be required to isolate at home, regardless of vaccination status.

  • No Symptoms – Isolate for 5 full days from the date of the test. 
    • You can return to campus if:
      • You do not develop symptoms.
    • You must wear a higher-grade mask when around others through Day 10.
  • Symptomatic – Isolate for 5 full days from your first symptoms. 
    • You can return to campus if:
      • You are fever-free for at least 24 hours without medication.
      • AND Your symptoms have improved.  
    • You must wear a higher-grade mask when around others through Day 10.

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