More than 1,750 students and staff are expected to return to Gardner-Webb University on Wednesday, but before they do the college is implementing new testing procedures for the spring 2020-21 semester.
All students attending face-to-face classes on the Boiling Springs campus must be tested for COVID-19 before they return to their residence halls or before attending the first day of class. Individual student ID cards, which include residence hall access, will not be activated until a negative test is received. The free, on-campus rapid-tests will be offered through Tuesday. A positive test on those days will require the student to immediately isolate either on campus or at home.