Coronavirus
Meet Western’s COVID Clearance Status tracking system, our tool to help keep campus safe and ensure that students can access events and spaces on campus. Accessed through the Student Health Center Portal, Western’s COVID Tracker will keep students in the know on their COVID status and will serve…
Dear WWU Employees,
In response to the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus and to protect the health of the community, Gov. Jay Inslee yesterday reinstated a statewide mask requirement and ordered all public and private school employees to…
Dear WWU Community,
I would prefer not to be sending you more messages on COVID-19, but our actions are being continually informed by the recent increases in COVID-19 cases due to the highly contagious Delta variant.
As you may know, Gov. Inslee’s new vaccine mandate…
After careful consideration of the recommendations provided by the COVID Support Team, and significant discussion, Western has announced the following COVID policies and procedures for Fall 2021:
Masks: Employees, Students and VisitorsAll individuals, including visitors, must be…
Dear Western Community,
In May, we announced that starting with Fall 2021, Western will be requiring proof of COVID vaccinations for all students and employees. We believe that this vaccine requirement is an important part of helping our community come back together this…
Supervisors and employees please note: WACOM, the WWU system for tracking and getting approval for campus visits by employees during the pandemic, will no longer being utilized to track visits to campus or to update staff’s schedules as of July 1. WWU will continue updating campus…
The COVID Clearance Status system used to track daily health screens and COVID testing for students with an on-campus presence will be disabled after noon on Friday, June 11.
Students will no longer see notifications from the system or be able to fill out daily attestations. All…
In an effort to answer as many of your pertinent questions as we can about the COVID vaccines, Western's Dr. David Hansen, Western's Associate Medical Director, will address common questions or misconceptions here each day. Have a question for Dr. Hansen? Email it to vaxfax@wwu.edu, and don't…
Dear Western Community,
After careful consideration and assessing the direction taken by several public and private universities both within Washington state and nationally, Western will require COVID vaccinations for students, faculty, and staff before returning to campus for the…
Dear Western Community,
Western continues to rapidly respond to a recent surge in COVID-19 cases and strongly urges students and other members of our campus community, including faculty, staff and visitors, to continue observing safe practices.
The recent surge in positive cases…