Dear Kent State University Students, Faculty and Staff,
Ashtabula County, where Kent State’s Ashtabula Campus is located, recently moved into the “high” community level designation for COVID-19 as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
As a result of this designation, face coverings are now required indoors at the Ashtabula Campus. Masks are not required while working alone in an enclosed space, such as a private office or lab.
As we previously informed our university community, we are following CDC recommendations for counties at “high,” “medium” or “low” community levels when making determinations for safety precautions on our campuses.
In counties that are at a “high” community level, the CDC recommends:
- Wear a mask indoors in public.
- Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines.
- Get tested if you show any virus symptoms.
- Those at high risk for severe illness may want to take additional safety precautions.
Currently, Portage, Trumbull, Geauga and Cuyahoga counties, where Kent State has campuses and locations, have increased from “low” to “medium” community levels for COVID-19. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 levels in all the counties where we have campuses or locations and will adjust our requirements and recommendations as needed to address community levels of the virus.
Kent State will always make the health and safety of our students, faculty and staff our top priority as we strive to provide a healthy and safe environment for all to live, learn and work.
Sincerely,
Peggy Shadduck, Ph.D.
Vice President for Regional Campuses
Dean of the College of Applied and Technical Studies
Melissa Zullo, Ph.D., MPH
Director, Pandemic Institutionalization Effort
Interim Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs
Program Coordinator – Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Professor of Epidemiology, College of Public Health