Today's updates include chapel schedule for next week, expanded COVID testing, changes to dining for spring, wireless upgrades to residence halls, spring athletic events, and communication plan for spring.
Campus is still quiet, but we're looking forward to when that will soon change as students return starting Sunday. Please pray with us for safe travels as our students make their way to campus and for the continued health and safety of our campus community throughout the semester. Today's update includes performing personal wellness checks before coming to campus, Dining Hall hall contract meals on Monday, expanded COVID testing, Caring Well reminders for our community, what to pack as you come to campus, purchasing textbooks, and how to contact us with questions.
With cooler fall weather upon us, we have moved our all-student chapels from outdoors at the North Field to inside in the Doden Field House. The location may be different, but we are enjoying the same vibrant community as we gather together. We have experienced a drop in positive COVID cases recently, and we are grateful to our campus community for their vigilance and to the Lord for His gracious protection. We have just four weeks left in the semester. Let's finish strong! This week's update includes shining our lights in a darkened world; semester break dates; Concerning COVID: coping with mental health issues during this season; changes to mail pickup; new specialty burgers at Stinger's; and COVID reporting.
We have reached the halfway point of the semester, and fall has definitely come to Cedarville. We're enjoying cooler, sunny days and the beautiful changing colors of the leaves on campus. We are reminded that the One who controls the seasons is lovingly holding us in His hands. This week's update includes State of the University address which included an exciting announcement, Global Outreach spring and summer trips, sending encouragement to students, watching the fall play on demand from home, defining "close contact" when contact tracing COVID cases, revised spring invoice/payment schedule, and new location for SSC Grab+Go.
It's Week #7! We're nearing the halfway point of fall semester! We continue to be grateful for how God is protecting and leading us through this challenging COVID season. Thanks to each of you who is praying! This week we have a full update, including State of the University address this Friday (with an exciting announcement expected), more about the new Caring Well Meals ministry, sending notes of encouragement to students in quarantine or isolation, a new Concerning COVID Q&A, campus guests visiting a class ... virtually, rapid antigen testing available, fall play — COVID style, moving the SSC Grab+Go location, cardboard canoe race, and Caring Well TNT this week.
As 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.
Today'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.
As 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.