January 24, 2022 

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Return to Regis Spring 2022

Following the below message from Regis College Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Kara Kolomitz, you will find important reminders about and updates to Regis' COVID-19 protocols. Information is also available on Regis' COVID-19 updates page.

In-Person Classes

Dear Regis community,

I want to begin by sharing my gratitude to everyone for a successful start to the spring semester. Students and faculty returned from winter break with great enthusiasm and we have seen a smooth transition to remote learning for the first two weeks of the semester.

I want to reiterate and stress the announcement made earlier this month that we will return to in-person classes beginning Tuesday, February 1. Faculty are hard at work preparing to welcome students back to the classroom.

We are able to return to in-person learning because cases are already starting to decrease both on campus and across Massachusetts, and because the Regis community continues to do a great job following the health and safety protocols set by the university's COVID-19 working group.

We also know how important being in the classroom is for successful academic progression and for a thriving campus community.

The Office of Academic Affairs is working with the faculty to finalize the process for students who are unable to attend in-person classes due to illness, to ensure they do not miss any lessons or exams. Faculty will share that information with students in the coming days.

Thank you once again for your continued support and flexibility, and I cannot wait to see you on campus next week.

Sincerely,

Kara Kolomitz

Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Regis community members experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms should not return to campus. Complete the daily symptom check on CoVerified and a member of the Health Services team will contact you. If you have tested positive for COVID-19 during the winter break, please upload your positive test result to CoVerified.

Update to On-Campus Mask Wearing

As more data has become available on the effectiveness of certain types of masks at minimizing the spread of COVID-19, the COVID-19 working group has updated the types of masks that will be allowed on campus.

Beginning Tuesday, February 1, cloth masks will no longer be allowed on campus. Regis community members will be asked to wear surgical, KN95, or N95 masks, which ever is most readily available to you. The university is exploring how to make surgical masks available on campus to community members who can't get them.

No matter which of those masks you choose to wear, make sure you wear it properly and it fits snuggly over your mouth, chin, and nose.

Masks must be worn in all indoor on-campus spaces, regardless of a person's vaccination status. Unvaccinated individuals must wear a mask at all times when on campus, indoors or outdoors. Masks can be removed when you are in your own office or residence hall room, or when you are eating or drinking.

Return-To-Campus Testing Protocol

All Regis community members (residential students, commuter students, faculty, and staff) must obtain a negative PCR test before coming back to campus.

• Fully vaccinated - No more than 7 days prior to returning to campus.
• Unvaccinated with an exemption from Regis - No more than 72 hours prior to returning to campus. 

If you are getting your return-to-campus test at Health Services, you must leave campus once your test is complete and you cannot return until you have received a negative result. Off-campus tests are accepted and you can upload that result to CoVerified.

If you do not test before returning to campus, you will be restricted in CoVerified and unable to attend classes, enter certain campus spaces, or participate in on-campus events.

Booster Requirement Information

All eligible students, faculty, and staff must have a COVID-19 booster by Tuesday, February 1, to live, learn, and work on campus. 

You are eligible if you:

• Are 12 years old or over
• Are fully vaccinated
• It has been more than 5 months since a second Pfizer vaccine
• It has been more than 5 months since a second Moderna vaccine
• It has been more than 2 months since a Johnson and Johnson vaccine

You may not be eligible to get the booster at this time if you:

• Are not passed the above timeline for your previous vaccines
• Have an approved vaccine exemption from Regis College

Still need to get your booster?

Regis College is hosting an on-campus booster clinic for all eligible students and faculty on Friday, January 28, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Health Services. 

Already have your booster?

If you have already received a COVID-19 booster, upload documentation to CoVerified immediately. You can do this by clicking the "+" image on the app home screen and selecting "Upload Vaccine Record."