Area colleges weigh in on vaccination requirements Area colleges and universities are strongly encouraging students to get vaccinated prior to the start of classes this fall. In a message to the college community earlier this month, Monmouth College President Clarence Wyatt urged all students to get vaccinated before returning to campus. “It is easy, it is free, and it is one of the very best things that you can do for your family, for your classmates and friends, for the campus, and for yourself,” Wyatt said. Those Monmouth College students who are vaccinated will be exempt from wearing masks and from participating in COVID-19 mitigation testing.