View Comments The University of Oregon will require students and faculty to have the COVID-19 vaccine to attend fall in-person classes. UO President Michael Schill made the announcement Monday afternoon, making UO the fourth public university in Oregon to create the new requirement. "Over the past couple of weeks, university leadership engaged in broad discussions with a wide variety of experts and stakeholders, including students, faculty, and staff, to develop our policy on COVID-19 vaccinations," Schill stated in the announcement. "We have concluded that to protect the health and safety of our university community and the communities we serve, the University of Oregon will require students, faculty and staff who will be on campus to be vaccinated prior to the start of the fall 2021 academic term."