Cornell University reports increase in COVID-19 risk level
On March 23, Cornell University raised its COVID-19 operational level to yellow “Low to Moderate Risk” after reporting 151 new positive COVID-19 cases March 22 — the highest number of new cases since...
View ArticleHospitalizations are low with new Omicron subvariant in county
The new Omicron subvariant BA.2 was detected in Tompkins County, but the Tompkins County Health Department (TCHD) said hospitalizations are low, in a statement released March 28. The U.S. Centers for...
View ArticleIC Health Badge requirement to be discontinued
Starting Monday, April 11, Ithaca College students will no longer have to fill out daily COVID-19 health screenings and show their IC Health Badge. Samm Swarts, assistant director for Emergency...
View ArticleIC ends required COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated people
Effective June 22, Ithaca College is ending its COVID-19 testing requirements for unvaccinated students and employees. In a June 22 email to the campus community, Samm Swarts, assistant director for...
View ArticleIC releases campus COVID-19 policies for Fall 2022
Ithaca College will require all students to complete COVID-19 testing prior to the start of the fall semester. In a July 27 email sent to the campus community, Samm Swarts, assistant director of...
View ArticleCollege encourages masks indoors after rise in COVID-19 cases
Ithaca College is strongly encouraging campus community members to wear face coverings while indoors after an increase in positive COVID-19 cases. In an email to the college campus Aug. 25, Samm...
View ArticleSpike in COVID-19 cases at college impacts isolation spaces
As COVID-19 cases spiked the week of Aug. 22 at Ithaca College, some students checked in to Boothroyd Hall to quarantine and discovered that the isolation center had no available rooms. At the peak of...
View ArticleCOVID-19 vaccination no longer required by the college
Ithaca College will not require students to receive the primary series of COVID-19 vaccinations beginning in the 2023–24 academic year. Samm Swarts, assistant director of Emergency Preparedness and...
View ArticleIC closes COVID-19 testing location and ends wraparound care
Ithaca College put an end to its remaining COVID-19 infrastructure and policies, like testing locations and dedicated quarantine spaces, May 31. This change came after the Centers for Disease Control...
View ArticleStudents share concerns as COVID-19 housing accommodations fade from college...
Just weeks after they moved in, some Ithaca College students packed up their belongings again and temporarily relocated after their roommates tested positive for COVID-19. With no dedicated isolation...
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