May 3, 2021 Provost Michael Kotlikoff, Vice President for Student and Campus Life Ryan Lombardi and Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Mary Opperman sent the following message May 3: As the number of fully vaccinated individuals on the Ithaca campus increases, the university will continue to assess its COVID-19 health and safety guidance and restrictions. We recently hit a major milestone – more than 50% of the on-campus population has been vaccinated. While we are still a long way from achieving herd immunity on campus, we feel we can safely ease the following restrictions consistent with the latest guidance from the CDC, which New York state adopted as well: