With midterms and Academic Travel upon us, I encourage students to practice a healthy lifestyle: eat nutritious meals, get plenty of rest, and to take precautions in an effort to remain healthy. Students are reminded to reach out for support from campus resources, including: the Writing and Learning Center (WLC), Library staff, University Counselor, Coordinator of Student Medical Services and Well-Being, and other faculty/staff available to provide support and expertise.
As we gear up for Academic Travel, remember that today is the deadline for students to complete the Academic Travel Health questionnaire.
Students without fever who may be experiencing allergies or slight cold symptoms may attend classes but must be vigilant about wearing FFP2 masks and adhere strictly to hygiene rules: social distancing and frequent hand washing/sanitizing. As mentioned last week, in order to protect our communitythrough Academic Travel and our community’s return to campus after travel, Franklin continues to mandate FFP2/KN95/N95 masks in all classrooms, meeting spaces (conference rooms, offices, etc.), libraries, auditorium, and shared offices until March 31, 2022. A 3g COVID certificate is required for entrance to the Tone Athletic Center (TAC) and either a 3g certificate or a mask requirement is in place for campus events and programs until March 31, 2022.
As of today, we have 6 community members who tested positive for COVID-19 last week and are in or finishing with self-isolation. Individuals who had close contact without masks were identified during the contact tracing and asked to follow these instructions, get a COVID test (a Rapid Antigen COVID test is FREE by scheduling one at a local pharmacy), monitor their symptoms, and wear a mask at all times. Franklin students who test positive must present a negative COVID test result to medicalservices@fus.edu before returning to class, campus buildings, or campus activities. Franklin employees must submit a negative COVID test result to VP Tomaso Rizzi before returning to campus.
Contact medicalservices@fus.edu if you have questions about your health or situation.