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December 29, 2021
On Campus

COVID Update

Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ announces remote start to semester as omicron variant spreads

With the rise in COVID cases nationally and locally, Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ’s COVID Response Team (CRT) announced today that Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ will begin its spring semester remotely starting on Jan. 10, 2022. 

Students will remain in their current off-campus residences during the first week of classes with the entire academic program being delivered remotely from Jan. 10-14. Students will then return to campus Jan. 14-16 before the Martin Luther King holiday. Residential students will receive an email from Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ’s Residence Life with instructions for move-in.

All members of the community will also be tested before the start of the semester beginning with employees on Jan. 11. Residential students will be tested on arrival between Jan. 14-16. Information regarding the required COVID-19 tests will be sent to students and employees soon.

Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ’s CRT has been meeting throughout the holiday break to monitor the situation. In light of omicron’s spread,the physicians on the team believe that by beginning the spring semester remotely, any infections stemming from holiday gatherings will be better contained. The employee testing and the student testing times will also allow Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ to get a baseline on community infection rates prior to beginning in-person learning on Tuesday, January 18. The Office of Residence Life will also work with all students for whom this change may pose a travel-related issue at housing@wittenberg.edu.

The first weeks of the new semester will be a critical time for the Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ community. Masking in all non-residential buildings and on-going vaccinations/boosters are essential in containing the spread of COVID-19 across the University. The CRT asks that everyone remain vigilant in adhering to all health and safety protocols and continue to remember the most vulnerable in the community. 

As a reminder, Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ is now requiring that everyone on the University’s vaccination pathway receive their booster as soon as they are eligible. Until eligible, Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ may require that all vaccinated and non-vaccinated students and employees be tested weekly. More information on this expectation or any adjustments will be communicated prior to the start of the semester.

Any and all questions may be directed to covid@wittenberg.edu.

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Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ's curriculum has centered on the liberal arts as an education that develops the individual's capacity to think, read, and communicate with precision, understanding, and imagination. We are dedicated to active, engaged learning in the core disciplines of the arts and sciences and in pre-professional education grounded in the liberal arts. Known for the quality of our faculty and their teaching, Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ has more Ohio Professors of the Year than any four-year institution in the state. The university has also been recognized nationally for excellence in community service, sustainability, and intercollegiate athletics. Located among the beautiful rolling hills and hollows of Springfield, Ohio, Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ offers more than 100 majors, minors and special programs, enviable student-faculty research opportunities, a unique student success center, service and study options close to home and abroad, a stellar athletics tradition, and successful career preparation.

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