All unvaccinated Penn State students living on campus must now get tested for COVID-19 at least once per week, according to the university.
Unvaccinated students are also required to continue wearing masks on campus. Fully vaccinated students can skip masking and testing altogether.
Penn State’s new requirements apply to any campus with more than 25 students currently living in the dorms. And with hundreds of students back at University Park for the summer, that applies in Happy Valley, too.
Penn State said it will email reminders to students who need to get tested. At this time, it’s unclear how the university would know if an unvaccinated student was skipping testing if they hadn’t disclosed their vaccination status an optional process for students and employees.
Gov. Wolf joins Barron, Franklin, student-athlete to encourage vaccinations
Gov. Tom Wolf speaking at a press conference in Pegula Ice Arena on May 5, urging Penn Staters and Pennsylvanians to get vaccinated for COVID-19.
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Gov. Wolf joins Barron, Franklin, student-athlete to encourage vaccinations
May 05, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Gov. Tom Wolf visited Penn State’s University Park campus today to join President Eric Barron, head football coach James Franklin and student-athlete Theo Johnson in urging Penn Staters and Pennsylvanians to get vaccinated for COVID-19. The four addressed the media from Pegula Ice Arena.
“Pennsylvania’s vaccine rollout is moving at a fast pace now that supply has increased and all Pennsylvanians over age 16 are eligible to receive the vaccine,” said Wolf. “When you get vaccinated, you are protecting yourself from serious illness, while protecting the people around you. That includes family members who are under 16, fr
The Sunrise Movement, PSU Climate Action and Eco Action will host a rally they in accordance with Earth Day on Thursday.
The event will be held at Old Main Lawn from noon to 1 p.m. to demand community leaders do better in ensuring the health of the planet.
According to a release, the groups have three demands from the event including State College leaders investing in renewable energy and guaranteeing good jobs for all, Penn State divesting from fossil fuel investments, and Penn State and State College to incorporate sustainability education into its curriculums.
The event is taking place because of Penn State s influence on the commonwealth and because of the university s educational opportunity to create the next sustainability leaders, the release said.
Penn State university leaders addressed the community regarding the upcoming end of former police officer Derek Chauvin s trial following the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020 in Minneapolis.
In the message, Penn State President Eric Barron, Executive Vice President and Provost Nick Jones, Vice President for Student Affairs Damon Sims and Vice Provost for Educational Equity Marcus Whitehurst expressed their âgriefâ and âdeepest sympathiesâ with the family of George Floyd.
âEveryone must challenge and defy these inequalities, and work harder every day to be anti-racist,â the leaders said in the statement.
For members of the community who are looking to share their concerns or seek support, the university is offering various resources to do so: