The report detailed AAUP’s first student survey, which asked students for their thoughts on different aspects of SU’s COVID-19 response, including masking policies and testing and quarantine protocols. Read more »
The university also announced that all students will be required to participate in testing when they return to campus, regardless of vaccination status. Read more »
The university said it hopes this measure will give them better insight into infection level so it can best respond, if necessary. Read more »
Syracuse University is continuing its use of wastewater surveillance testing to determine COVID-19 transmission on campus. Read more »
Student employees and students who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine are eligible to get COVID-19 booster vaccines from SU beginning Wednesday. Read more »
Syracuse University changed the COVID-19 masking level from BLUE to RED on August 28, in which the university has stayed ever since. Read more »
Mike Haynie, vice chancellor for strategic initiatives and innovation, encouraged members of the SU community to receive Pfizer's COVID-19 booster shot if eligible. Read more »
O.C.C. kept Shapero Hall empty throughout the fall 2020, spring 2021 and fall 2021 semesters to use it “solely for quarantine purposes.” Now, SU students have been sent to isolate there. Read more »
The four Newhouse faculty members have gone through contact tracing protocols. Read more »
The Carrier Dome will serve as the university's on-campus COVID-19 testing center on weekdays starting this Wednesday. Read more »
Vaccinated people who are exposed to COVID-19 and are asymptomatic can choose to wear a mask for 14 days following the exposure or take a COVID-19 test three to five days after exposure and wear a mask until the test results are available. Read more »
Regardless of vaccination status, all students, faculty, staff and visitors must wear a mask in university buildings. Read more »
The CDC added Onondaga County to its list of counties with substantial COVID-19 transmission rates and recommended residents begin wearing masks indoors. Read more »
SU has also lifted gathering restrictions at in-person events. The university will no longer limit the capacity of campus facilities with exceptions of the Carrier Dome and public transportation. Read more »
International students must receive a vaccine approved by the WHO before accessing campus. Read more »
Under the new policy, fully vaccinated campus community members will not be required to wear a mask or socially distance in most indoor and outdoor settings. Those who are unvaccinated will still have to wears masks and socially distance. Read more »
Community leaders in a virtual panel Wednesday discussed the research report, which found that 95% of SU students would get vaccinated if it meant they could return to a regular college experience. Read more »
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that fully vaccinated people can stop wearing masks in most situations. New York state will adopt CDC’s new mask and social distancing guidance for vaccinated people. Read more »
India's dense population and low vaccine rate has made the more transmittable variant sweep through the country, creating problems for international students at SU and their families. Read more »
More than 60% of the New York state population has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Read more »
SU has mandated testing at least once a week for all SU students since the beginning of the spring semester. Read more »
The county temporarily stopped administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration issued guidance recommending a pause. Read more »
The trial at Upstate is part of an international study sponsored by Pfizer that will involve roughly 50 hospitals and 4,500 children around the world. Read more »
Dining halls and dining options in SU’s student centers have been operating with grab-and-go service since March. Read more »
