Andrews University maintains its commitment to be World Changers for a changing world. 我们正在采取措施，让校园体验更好地反映我们在COVID-19大流行之前的现实. However, a shared commitment to keeping ourselves and our community safe remains essential.

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Campus Protocols

对于我们主校区社区的每个成员来说，理解并完全支持bet365中文大学每个COVID-19协议的指导方针和期望是很重要的. You can link to those relevant protocols here:

COVID-19 Case Management

As case guidelines adjust to match transmission risks, individuals should continue to seek the most up-to-date guidance directly from the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS). 校园将在没有大学COVID-19团队立即指示的情况下遵循这些指导方针. Other than the specific guidelines provided by MDHHS, 我们强烈鼓励bet365中文的个人在生病时呆在家里，以帮助保持我们社区的安全和健康.

The campus will continue to be required to report COVID-19 positive tests, related symptoms, and/or exposures. Our campus no longer uses #CampusClear as the reporting tool. Instead, the campus will use an online, Google-based form that will be submitted to Student Life or Human Resources as appropriate.

 

Current Campus COVID-19 Trends

Track current self-reported trends on campus, including positive and probable COVID-19 cases, as well as students and employees who have reported COVID-19 symptoms or exposure.


Travel

大学目前对员工或学生旅行没有旅行限制. However, the University  continues to recommend individuals take personal precautions, such as masks, when traveling and keep vaccinations up to date as another layer of protection. 在开始旅行之前，务必在旅行目的地确认疫苗接种(COVID-19或其他疫苗接种)要求.

Latest Updates & Resources

Please see COVID-19 Campus Communication for an archive of Need to Know newsletters and other campus communication.

Resources include options for COVID-19 Testing.

You can also find additional resources from Andrews University, Berrien County, the State of Michigan, the United States and the world below. 

Questions/Concerns?

Drop us a note at covid19@msmachonsclass.com, and we'll get you in touch with the campus faculty, staff and/or resources that can help answer your questions.

Campus Protocols

Campus mitigation protocols are fluid and will be based on several factors:

Individual protocols should also be based on individual risk factors. The University is not mandating vaccination for COVID-19. 

We will continue to review the factors and impacts on protocol. Changes will be announced as needed.

The campus protocols are available in the following sections:

  • Self-Report Vaccinations
  • Self-Report Acquired Immunity
  • Community Covenant of Care
  • Events & Campus Guests
  • Masking/Physical Distancing
  • Symptom Monitoring
  • Residence Hall Isolation Guidelines

bet365中文大学鼓励员工和学生自我报告是否接种了疫苗. Information can be submitted through this dedicated Banner page.

The data helps the University understand the potential impact of vaccinations on campus, 包括哪些地区可能仍处于危险之中，以及未来疫苗选择中可能考虑的数量.

请查看Spectrum Health Lakeland提供的有关COVID-19疫苗接种的更多信息 here and from the Berrien County Health Department here.

bet365中文大学认为那些之前COVID-19检测呈阳性并完成隔离的人已经达到了大学的“获得性免疫”状态标准.

之前COVID-19检测呈阳性但未接种疫苗的员工或学生可以自我报告这些细节, including the date (or approximate date) of a positive COVID-19 test, through this dedicated Banner page.

While it is not possible to eliminate the risk of COVID-19 infection completely (see Statement of Responsibility), each one of us as students, faculty and staff must continue to take personal, 采取重大步骤，通过持续保护和关心我们自己和他人的健康与安全，帮助遏制COVID-19感染的风险和传播.

That expectation of care is detailed in the University’s Community Covenant of Care (updated for fall 2022). All members of our on-campus community are expected to follow the Covenant of Care.

Campus events and guests do not have unique COVID-19 related requirements.

Individuals should follow best practices, including staying home if they are sick. 

Masks are optional throughout the entire campus.

Please note that if a faculty, 教职员工或学生在教室或校园内的其他小空间(或在校外乘坐大学车辆进行长途旅行)与学生和其他人互动时感到不舒服或不安全。, 那么这些人确实有权要求其他人在这些空间里戴口罩, but those individuals may not mandate mask usage.

Timeframe: Protocols will remain in place and will be reviewed for any changes.

除了获得批准的疫苗和COVID-19安全规程之外，还有保持身体距离, 良好的卫生习惯和戴口罩(可选)——我们也鼓励你通过日常行动来改善你的健康状况. Read more here.

 

个人在进入校园前应每天评估自己的症状和接触情况.

This self-assessment should include:

  • Screening for symptoms:
    • Acute loss of taste or smell
    • New and/or unexplained cough/sore throat/congestion or runny nose
    • New and/or unexplained digestive symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting or abdominal pain
    • New and/or unexplained fatigue, muscle or body aches
    • Fever/chills (100.4 or higher)
    • Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
  • Screening for exposure
    • Close contact with a confirmed/probable COVID-19 case

Individuals should report any symptoms, exposures, or positive tests through an online, Google-based form that will be submitted to Student Life or Human Resources as appropriate. The campus is not required to submit a daily report of “No symptoms”. Individuals who are experiencing vaccine related symptoms within 72hours of receiving a vaccine dose do not need to report the symptoms.

有关症状监测和病例管理指南的更多信息可通过 MDHHS.

对于住在宿舍的学生，你应该使用这个请求帮助来安排一个隔离空间 Google form. If it is before 9 a.m. or after 4 p.m., you should plan to remain in your current residence hall room, with the exception of seeking medical care, getting takeout meals, or using the restroom, 确保尽量减少与他人的接触，直到Guest为您分配隔离空间, Conventions & Event Scheduling Services.

不能亲自进入露台咖啡厅或凉亭的学生应安排朋友叫外卖. However, if you can’t find a friend to help, you can also choose to mask up, with fully sanitized hands, 在非高峰时段访问餐饮服务，在露台咖啡馆或凉亭享用自己的外卖. Please note: If you are isolating, your takeout meal must be consumed in the location where you are self-isolating.

Residence hall students may also call Dining Services to learn of any additional options. 如果您有任何疑问，请直接致电269-471-3161或通过电子邮件与他们联系 link. 

COVID-19形势仍然不稳定，因此需要教师和学生的灵活性. With that in mind, communication is key for a successful semester.

Students, 如果出现任何可能影响你上课和学习的情况，请与你的老师联系.  Your instructor will be committed to doing the same the same.

Additionally, we ask the following from students:

  1. 如果您出现症状或认为您可能已暴露于COVID-19或其他疾病, please do not plan to attend class in person. Instead, 立即联系你的老师，了解当你没有参加课程时如何继续学习的细节.
  2. If this course has an online learning option, please follow your teachers' instructions and policies for camera, microphone, and software use so you can continue to attend/participate online.
  3. Students in this, or any Andrews University course, 完全致力于创造一个安全的课堂环境，这意味着不将课堂材料(包括未列出的视频链接或从原始课堂背景中删除的视频剪辑)发布到社交媒体或其他论坛. Likewise, in all cases, 基督教伦理和bet365中文大学的价值观排除了在社交媒体或虚拟空间贬低老师和同学的可能性.
  4. 请注意，您的课程教师或教师的家庭成员可能会受到持续的COVID-19挑战的影响. As a result, 如果您的课程需要中断，我们也要求您的理解和灵活性, adapted, or modified due to those factors.
     


Please note:  These statistics reflects self-reported symptoms, probable or positive COVID-19 cases during Spring Semester 2023. 与bet365中文大学贝里恩斯普林斯校区之前的COVID-19病例趋势进行比较, 在去年欧米克隆浪潮/激增的高峰期，我们的平均病例数平均每周新增70例COVID-19病例, during Spring Semester 2022.


Important COVID-19 Resources

For an archive of Need to Know newsletters, and other Andrews University COVID-19 communication, click here.

Transportation for COVID-19 Testing

On-campus students can complete this Office of Transportation form to request transportation from campus to a local test sites in Niles or St. Joseph/Benton Harbor. More information on their protocols is available at their website.

In addition to test sites listed by Berrien County, there are both directly linked test sites and other options available:

MI DHHS test sites in:

  • Benton Harbor, MI - Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church. Appointments can be scheduled here.
  • Niles, MI - Hope Community Church. Appointments can be scheduled here.

Please note that if you are symptomatic and test negative via a rapid/antigen test, you will be required to complete a PCR test to confirm. 

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