Penn State
updatedits availability of walk-up and mail-in coronavirus testing, campus health services, and more in preparation for winter break.
Walk-up testing at Hintz Family Alumni Center will be closed on December 25, December 28, and January 1. Outside those days, testing is available for on-campus students, off-campus students, and employees from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
Contact tracing for affected individuals will continue over winter break, however.
Mail-in testing for Commonwealth Campuses will be available December 24 through January 3.
The
December 24: 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
December 25: Closed
December 27: Closed
January 1: Closed
January 3: Closed
The call center will resume regular hours beginning on January 4, and will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays.
UHS will resume regular operating hours Jan. 4 to 8.
Commonwealth Campus Health Services
Commonwealth Campus Health Services will operate normally Dec. 21 to 23, and the nurse advice line will continue to be available 24/7 to all students at all Penn State locations throughout the break.
Campus Health Services will resume regular operations Jan. 4 to 8.
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
CAPS will operate regularly Dec. 21 to 23. The 24/7 crisis line for CAPS will continue to be available to all students, and those concerned for a student. The University will also be providing additional support to students living in on-campus residences during the break.
The Penn State Crisis Line is available around the clock at 877-229-6400 or by texting “LIONS” to 74141.
Six employees also tested positive, according to the update.
Now that instruction is fully remote for the remainder of the semester, administered tests have fallen sharply. All university-wide random surveillance testing is suspended until January, but on-demand testing
remains available for those who need it.
Still, some testing continued. Penn State completed 1,620 on-demand tests and 95 random tests for students between December 11 and 17, resulting in 57 total positives. More than 400 tests are awaiting results.
The university administered 198 on-demand tests and 39 random tests for employees during that span, resulting in nine total positives.
As you’d expect, Penn State’s Eastview Terrace quarantine and isolation spaces have freed up significantly. Currently, no students are in quarantine or isolation.
canceling most on-campus activities and operations at University Park due to forecasted snow, the university announced Wednesday.
The cancellation began at 1 p.m. Wednesday and will last through “at least” Thursday, December 17. Administrators plan to provide an update on resuming operations Thursday afternoon.
Campus’s closure shouldn’t affect students much while they’re taking final exams this week. Their instructors, though, are advised to be flexible as students may be unable to access Wi-Fi at home or on campus due to potential power outages.
Should a student be unable to take an exam due to the weather, they must be provided the opportunity to take a makeup exam or “alternative assessment.” Both students and instructors shouldn’t come to campus for exams regardless.
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