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May 8, 2020 |Cedarville University is sending regular COVID-19: Caring Well. Staying Well. updates to the campus community. You can review all posts below.
COVID-19: Caring Well. Staying Well.
September 21 Update: NEW Caring Well Meals, Campus Flu Shot Clinic, and More
September 21, 2020 | 2 CommentsAs we start our sixth week of fall semester, it is a good time to remind us all to take personal responsibility for caring for ourselves and others as we also trust the Lord to lead us through this challenging time. Let’s run this race together so as to win and finish strong! This week's update includes Know Jesus. Know Joy. weekly message; NEW Caring Well Meals delivery service for quarantined and isolated students; making a difference as a community, a reminder from Dr. Chris Miller; Cedar Care flu shot clinic on campus; water bottle filling stations update; virtual viewbook now available; responding to UMS messages; and COVID-19 reporting.
Important COVID-19 Update From the President
September 17, 2020 | No CommentsWe are one-third of the way through the race that is the fall semester of 2020. I am writing to provide an important update and appeal for your vigilance to ensure we successfully complete the remaining two-thirds of this race. With COVID-19, every day matters, and we are at a critical juncture that requires our serious attention.
September 15 Update: Chapel, Water Fountains, and a Facstaff Dining Discount
September 15, 2020 | No CommentsToday's update includes this week in chapel, making standardized tests optional for admission, evidenced-based answers to COVID questions. disabling water fountains for safety, improvements to dining on campus, changes at Stinger's, and COVID reporting.
Concerning COVID: Risks of Standing Too Close in Dining Lines
September 14, 2020 | 2 CommentsSeptember 14, 2020 Question: What are the risks of standing too close together in dining lines, even if wearing a mask? Answer: Masks allow for a barrier at preventing droplets from reaching others when talking, sneezing, or coughing. When students are in lines at the dining hall, it can be... View Article
September 8 Update: Chapel, Evidenced-Based COVID Answers, and Dining DYK
September 8, 2020 | 2 CommentsWe’re in our fourth week, and we continue to be thankful for how our students are following COVID protocols and persevering, even without a day off for Labor Day yesterday. We are grateful for God’s protection on our students, faculty, and staff and ask that you pray with us for His continued grace to us. Today’s update includes this week in chapel, evidence-based answers to COVID questions brought to you by our School of Nursing senior students (NEW!), last week’s COVID town hall, dining DYK, Cedarville faculty in the news discussing the economic impact of COVID, Yellow Jacket masks and chapel-themed T-shirts for sale, and COVID reporting.
Concerning COVID: Quarantining Students After Exposure to Non-Confirmed Case
September 4, 2020 | No CommentsSeptember 4, 2020 Question: What’s the benefit of Cedarville’s choosing to contact trace and quarantine students who may have been exposed to a symptomatic student before there’s even a COVID-19 positive test result? Answer: “Quarantine is used to keep someone who might have been exposed to COVID-19 away from others.... View Article
August 31 Update: Chapel, COVID Town Hall, and Caring for Quarantined Students
August 31, 2020 | 13 CommentsGood morning, we have passed the two-week mark of the semester and are praising the Lord for His gracious protection upon our campus community. While these first 14 days have been filled with adjustments and the need for a few quick fixes and adaptations of our plans, we have appreciated your feedback, flexibility, and patience at each turn. Thank you — students, faculty, and staff — for Caring Well as we've launched this unprecedented semester. Please continue to pray that God will grant us favor as we serve Him and care for one another. Today's weekly update includes this week in chapel, today's COVID-19 town hall, caring for students in quarantine, how COVID is affecting human behavior, what students should do if they are ill "after hours," friendly mask reminders, COVID reporting, and Getting Started sessions online.
August 25 Update: COVID-19 Case Reporting, Caring Well Texting, and Getting Started Sessions Online
August 25, 2020 | 5 CommentsToday we are sending a special update with important information about COVID-19 case reporting; reviewing your contact information for emergency notifications and Caring Well text messages (students, faculty, and staff only); and Getting Started event and seminar videos now available
August 24 Update: Chapel, Improving Dining on Campus, Flu Shot Clinic
August 24, 2020 | 27 CommentsAs we enter our second week of the semester, we continue to adjust to our "new normal" as we strive to keep up with changing COVID-19 protocols. Flexibility is the name of the game this fall! We are pleased with how well our campus community is adapting and complying with the new policies. We are also grateful to the Lord for a great Fall Bible Conference, as Nathan Lino challenged us from the Beatitudes to live our lives for Christ. Today's update includes this week in chapel, improvements to dining on campus, adapting our COVID-19 protocols, Caring Well text messages, upcoming COVID-19 town hall, and a flu shot clinic at Cedar Care Village Pharmacy.
August 17 Update: Fall Bible Conference, Getting Started Highlights, Church Attendance, and More
August 17, 2020 |We are praising God for a truly memorable Getting Started Weekend, where we welcomed home our new and returning students while practicing our COVID-19 protocols. With the start of classes today, we turn our attention to fall semester, anticipating all that God will continue to do in the lives of our students. This evening's updates include this week in chapel, watching Getting Started sessions online, attending a local church, understanding isolation and quarantine, and students traveling off campus.