Office of the Provost

02/10/2022

Dear Colleagues,

I am writing to share an update on the color-coded system for students across non-academic settings.

As you may recall, we started the semester in red for this color-coded system determined by the Division of Student Affairs. Given the carefully managed return of students to our campuses, it is no longer medically necessary to remain in red. Effective Friday morning (Feb. 11) at 6 a.m., the color-coded system for student activities, campus dining, residential life, and the Rec Center will be in orange. More information regarding the color-coded system and its current status is available here.

This shift from red to orange is specific to student non-academic settings such as guest presence in the residence halls, gathering sizes and travel for Club Sports and Student Activities, and in-person dining. Notably, this change to orange in non-academic settings is essentially equivalent to how we have been and are continuing to approach academic settings with masks still required inside in nearly all university spaces unless you are actively eating or drinking.

Thank you for all you have done to enable our return to in-person learning and activities this semester.

Sincerely,
Carl

Carl Lejuez
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs