Dear ESF Community,

With the 2021-22 academic year officially behind us, thank you for your cooperation, flexibility, and commitment to the public health safeguards necessary to maintain a safe and healthy campus.

Today’s message includes updates to public health protocols for summer 2022 at ESF. These updates pertain specifically to summer operations and do not necessarily reflect policies or procedures in place for the Fall 2022 semester. We will share additional public health updates as we head toward the next academic year, applicable to the fall semester and beyond.

Today’s message includes information on the following topics:

• Testing Services and Requirements
• COVID Level Masking Framework
• Isolation/Quarantine Housing on Campus
• Vaccine Requirements
• Staffing Changes for COVID Support Functions
• COVID-19 Dashboard Updates

Testing Services and Requirements

Effective Monday, May 23, Syracuse University will suspend on-campus testing operations. Testing services will not be available anywhere on the Syracuse campus during the summer months. Symptomatic students, faculty, and staff in need of COVID testing services are encouraged to call a primary care physician, a community provider, or to take an at-home COVID test. At-home tests are currently available free of charge from the federal government.

COVID Level Masking Framework

The COVID Level framework that currently outlines masking requirements on campus will remain in place throughout the summer. Any changes to the COVID level will be communicated campus-wide via email, social media, and the ESF Restart page.

Isolation/Quarantine Housing on Campus

Onondaga County no longer issues isolation and quarantine orders. Summer academic programs in St. Lawrence County have reserved isolation space.

Vaccine Requirements

Incoming residential ESF students will be required to submit proof of COVID-19 and flu vaccines. For COVID, full immunization is defined as a full course of the initial COVID vaccine, plus a booster dose. ESF will communicate directly with incoming students about the requirements.

Staffing Updates for COVID Support Functions

ESF’s COVID-19 Response Team will remain in place and COVID-related questions and concerns moving forward should be directed to ESF’s COVID-19 Coordinator.

COVID-19 Dashboard Updates

Friday, May 20, will be the last update to the ESF COVID-19 Dashboard for the summer months. ontinue visiting the ESF COVID-19 Updates page as the primary source of information and the latest updates about the College’s COVID-19 response.

Thank you for taking the time to read this important message and for your continued commitment to each other and to the larger Syracuse community. Best of luck to all our graduates and wishing you all a safe, healthy, restful, and productive summer.

SUNY ESF COVID-19 Response Team