Northwestern formed a search committee of faculty, staff and students to name an associate vice president for civil rights and Title IX compliance, the University announced Friday. Robin Means Coleman, vice president and associate provost for diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer, and Stephanie Graham, vice president and general counsel, will lead the committee,.
Students can pick up one at-home COVID-19 test kit from in-person testing sites ahead of Spring Break, according to a Tuesday email from Vice President for Operations Luke Figora. The kits, which contain two individual COVID-19 tests, will be distributed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Tuesday to Friday and March 14 to 18,.
University President Morton Schapiro and Provost Kathleen Hagerty discussed Northwestern’s budget, hiring and Counseling and Psychological Services in Tuesday’s Faculty Assembly. NU’s bicameral faculty governing body, which consists of the Senate and the Assembly, passes resolutions and recommendations about matters pertaining to campus life and hiring policy. Faculty Senate president and molecular biosciences Prof. Robert.
Northwestern plans to lift the testing mandate for fully vaccinated and asymptomatic community members this summer, according to Vice President for Operations Luke Figora.
Figora was joined by Feinberg Profs. Richard D’Aquila and Michael Ison at a Wednesday Faculty Assembly meeting on a panel that addressed faculty questions about NU’s COVID-19 response and planned return to in-person operation. NU’s forthcoming decisions, like the testing mandate, will follow public health guidelines as Illinois enters Phase 5 of reopening.
The University has not yet made a decision on indoor mask mandates, vaccination requirements for faculty and staff, potential vaccination passports and use of the Symptom Tracker app this fall, Figora said.
As of mid-April, Illinois residents over 16 are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, and Northwestern is prioritizing students for first-dose appointments. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has also revised guidelines for fully vaccinated individuals on masking, social distancing and quarantining.
NU has not revised its COVID-19 guidelines for fully vaccinated students nor has it announced a vaccination requirement for Fall 2021. The University does, however, recommend students disclose their vaccination status to help inform ongoing rule changes, according to an April 16 email from Vice President for Operations Luke Figora.
“By disclosing your vaccination status, you are helping us…be prepared to respond to changing public health guidelines associated with vaccination status,” Figora wrote in the email.