Dear Assumption Faculty and Staff,
To those who attended yesterday’s Town Hall Meeting, thank you for joining us to hear an update on the University’s preparations for the fall 2021 semester. Please see below some important reminders on information shared during the meeting.
- Based on guidance from the Commonwealth’s Higher Education Work Group, we need to achieve a 90% vaccination rate to ease the safety protocols in place.
- Since we have not yet achieved that number, wearing masks on campus is still required for the time being, even after the lifting of the requirement by Governor Baker.
- The Governor and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made clear that private businesses, which includes universities, may continue to set their own masking requirements.
- Additional safety protocols that are in place (twice per week testing, social distancing, etc.) will remain in place until at least Monday, August 2, when all employees will return to their offices.
-
Maximum office capacity will increase to 100 percent on Tuesday, June 1.
- If you wish to return to the office at that time, contact your Division Vice President so that your name can be added to the list of individuals permitted to be on campus.
- Individuals who are not on the list will not be given access to campus.
- You will also need to enter the twice per week testing protocol upon your return
- Those who are fully vaccinated may go to their offices after their first test
- Those who are not fully vaccinated must quarantine until notice of a negative result, then may return to their office.
-
Please obtain your final COVID-19 vaccination no later than Monday, July 19 so that you are fully vaccinated by Monday, August 2.
-
Once you are fully vaccinated, please upload proof of such to Medicat in the AU Mobile App in the Wellness module.
If students, faculty and staff achieve a 90 percent vaccination rate, and if the conditions permit, the safety protocols will be eased for the fall 2021 semester. As our community has done so many times since the beginning of the pandemic, please continue to make decisions that benefit our community as a whole, such as obtaining the COVID-19 vaccine.
Since the pandemic began, our protocols have been grounded in the common good of the campus community and our communities and families beyond campus. Our mission calls us to strive for the preservation of human dignity and the value of life, which are central to the safety protocols.
Thank you once again for your tireless efforts in support of our students. I hope you have a productive and restful summer as we prepare for the return of students for the fall semester.
