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With UNC's first week of class for the fall semester complete, Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz is urging all unvaccinated students, faculty and staff to receive their COVID-19 vaccine. As of August 20, 88 percent of students and 81 percent of employees have attested they are vaccinated.
UNC's campus operations look a little different this fall semester with the presence of the COVID-19 vaccine and delta variant. For those who are unvaccinated or chose not to self-report their vaccination status, going back to class Wednesday first meant a trip to an on-campus COVID-19 testing site.
UNC students begin the fall semester August 18. Last fall, students participated in in-person instruction for only five days before the university announced the move to virtual instruction. This year, UNC leadership is approaching public health measures differently.
Dear Carolina Community, Congratulations on a successful spring semester. Just four months ago, we began the semester by taking the prudent step of delaying the start of in-person instruction by three weeks. We also implemented important changes to our COVID-19 Community Standards, including the Carolina Together Testing Program and increased support for students subject to quarantine or isolation protocols. Today, we can see how well these actions — and your collective commitment to the health and safety of our campus and community — have paid off. Last week, the overall asymptomatic pos...
UNC Leadership Shares Latest Fall 2021 Reopening Plans As the university prepares to transition to full, in-person operations, at an employee forum meeting earlier this week, UNC leadership outlined the latest summer and fall semester plans. Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz said the Carolina Together Testing Program conducted close to 200,000 COVID-19 tests throughout the spring semester. In addition to increased testing, UNC opened a vaccination clinic to students. “Our vaccination clinic [has] gone [well],” Guskiewicz said. “We stood up that clinic about five or six weeks ago. We’ve n...