You too can be a resource to your friends. Remember, the entire BSU community is here to assist you, so don’t hesitate to reach out when you need help. WellTrack is an online resource that can help you understand your feelings of stress, anxiety and depression and teach you ways to manage these feelings. Togetherall is a virtual, peer-to-peer, anonymous support community, with students just like you, coping with many of the same concerns you have. We have online tools and support services. Support is available to you 24/7, just call 50. We offer one-to-one and group counseling and workshops. BSU provides the support of caring and knowledgeable professionals, and all Wellness Center services are confidential and provided at no extra cost to you. Never be afraid to ask for the help you (and all of us) need at different times in our lives. COVID-19 has taken a toll on all of us, and we know that the pandemic has caused intense stress, anxiety and deepened emotional and mental health challenges for many of you. Taking care of ourselves and each other as we transition from the pandemic. BSU will continue to offer PCR testing through the Wellness Center for the remainder of the semester.īSU also continues to require that all students and employees be fully vaccinated, including receiving a booster shot, and that all exempted students and employees continue to undergo weekly PCR testing.
During the test-in week, thousands of free rapid tests will be available at the RSU information desk for commuter students, faculty and staff who wish to test. Resident students will be required to either submit a negative rapid test within 72 hours of moving back to campus or to take a PCR test through the Wellness Center that week. The week of March 14-18 will be considered a test-in week as we prioritize the safety of our campus community following Spring Break. Our current indoor masking requirement will remain in effect through March 20. BSU continues to strongly recommend that we wear masks in indoor spaces, although we will leave that to your discretion (except as noted above). While we are seeing very positive and hopeful trends, it’s important to remember that COVID-19 is still with us and likely will be for some time. These changes to our protocols also were informed by the work of the Health and Academic Continuity committees of the Together Again Task Force.
These exceptions will continue until further notice and include: As we enter a transition phase in the ongoing pandemic, BSU will be modifying some of its public health protocols following Spring Break:Įffective March 21, 2022, BSU is shifting to a mask optional policy, with some important exceptions, for indoor public spaces.