COVID-19 HOTLINE 262-243-4344 or COVID19@CUW.EDU University Messages Vaccine For Students For Faculty & Staff Resources Archives 2021/22 Return Home PageHome DAILY SYMPTOM TRACKER START NOW Concordia University Wisconsin STUDENT & EMPLOYEE COVID-19 TRACKER An active case is an individual who has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently isolating. Learn more here. POSITIVE ACTIVE CASES 15 Updated 12/03/2021 Our daily screening, testing and tracing protocol Click to read our best-practices for students Welcome back to campus Together, we each can do our own part to make our Concordia community a safe and healthy environment. Message from Dr. Steve Taylor, Vice President, Student Life "We’re excited to see you. We’ve been working hard all summer to prepare for your return." Vice President Steve Taylor Vaccine Learn about the science and ethics of the COVID-19 vaccine from our expert panel Learn More For Students Information about classes, housing, resources, and more Learn More For Faculty/Staff Information about teaching resources, workplace health and safety, employee-specific resources and more Learn More Vaccine and mask policy Vaccinations COVID-19 vaccinations are still the safest and most effective way to prevent serious illness or death related to the virus and any variants. While Concordia is not mandating vaccinations, we highly encourage them. Please consider getting your vaccination. There are opportunities to receive the vaccine on campus (Pfizer). If you are interested in receiving the vaccine, please visit bit.ly/VaccineAtCUW and complete the form. Updated mask guidelines 11/05/2021 As infection rates climbed to "high transmission" status in Ozaukee County in late summer of 2021, Concordia University announced the decision to require masks indoors for all students, employees, and guests, regardless of vaccination status. This decision was in alignment with recommendations from the CDC and our local health officials, and was consistent with other Concordias within the CUS system and most universities in the state. We also reinstated surveillance testing for intercollegiate athletics and many of our co-curricular student groups. Despite the high transmission levels in our county, our campus positivity rate has been consistently low. Through well-designed mitigation strategies, and each of your efforts, the spread of COVID-19 on campus has been low. While we’ve certainly been tested throughout this past year-and-a-half, our community has much to celebrate and much to be grateful for. Because of our collective efforts and demonstrated care and concern for one another, the following changes will go into effect Saturday November 6th. Masks will remain mandatory in high-capacity places where people gather for periods of longer than 15 minutes. Examples of these include: In-person classes and labs Daily Chapel Spectators in attendance at indoor athletic, music, and drama events In-person group meetings and study groups Masks will be encouraged, but not mandatory, in places that do not fit these criteria. These spaces include: Hallways going from place to place In an office or spaces where you are more than six feet away from the next closest person Outdoors Whenever in doubt, please wear the mask! If campus COVID-19 infection rates begin to increase again, if there is a sizable outbreak on campus, or if local healthcare agency guidance concerning masks changes, campus mask guidelines will be revisited and communicated to the campus community. What’s next? We will continue to closely monitor both campus and local COVID-19 infection rates. Campus guidance for masks, testing, and other health measures will be evaluated on a weekly basis, and any changes will be communicated to the campus community in a timely manner. Together, we will achieve our educational mission robustly and safely throughout the 2021-2022 academic year. Ask a question © 2021 Concordia University Wisconsin