OSU will require COVID-19 vaccinations for on-campus students, employees By Jeff Manning, oregonlive.com
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Oregon State University became the first public college in the state Tuesday to announce it will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for students, faculty and all other employees beginning in the fall term.
Three private colleges have issued similar requirements, and the rest of the state’s public colleges are mulling whether to do the same.
As of Tuesday, officials at the state’s other two large public colleges Portland State University and the University of Oregon said no decisions have yet been made.
Becky Johnson, interim president at OSU, said proof of vaccinations will “contribute to the greatest level of population protection possible” from the virus.
Which Portland-area private colleges will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination to attend classes this fall?
Updated Apr 27, 2021;
Posted Apr 27, 2021
A man receives a COVID-19 vaccine shot as part of a drive-through vaccination distributed to approximately 1,000 individuals with disabilities and their caregivers at Portland International Airport, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021.
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Three private colleges in the Portland area have announced that they will require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before school starts in the fall.
Lewis & Clark College, University of Portland and Willamette University in Salem all will ask students to show proof of vaccination before classes begin.
University of Portland, Willamette U. to require COVID-19 vaccinations
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) University of Portland officials have announced that the school will require proof of COVID-19 vaccinations for all students, faculty and staff when the fall semester starts.
The school made the announcement Tuesday in a news release. The release says more than 100 colleges and universities nationally have announced vaccination requirements for students and/or employees, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Willamette University in Salem also will all ask students, faculty and staff to show vaccination proof before fall classes start. Lewis and Clark College in Portland said last week it would require student vaccinations and urge employees to get vaccinated.
University of Portland, Willamette University to require COVID-19 vaccinations
More than 100 colleges and universities in the U.S. have reportedly announced vaccination requirements for students and/or employees. Author: Associated Press Updated: 6:57 PM PDT April 27, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. University of Portland officials announced on Tuesday that the school will require proof of COVID-19 vaccinations for all students, faculty and staff when the fall semester starts.
The Catholic university said in a news release that employees must provide proof of vaccination by Aug. 1 and students must provide proof by Sept. 1.
The news release says more than 100 colleges and universities nationally have announced vaccination requirements for students and/or employees, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.
“As we have stated from the start of the pandemic, the health and well-being of (University of Portland) community members must be our collective priority,” wrote University President Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., in a memo also signed by other University leaders. “The vaccination requirement we announce today is just the latest step we must take on our journey to keep one another safe and return to the cherished in-person campus community that is so essential to our mission.”
Willamette University in Salem is requiring all students, faculty, and staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to attend or be employed by Willamette beginning this fall, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported.