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Covid Vaccine Promo_campus

Together , we can get back to campus life that we know and love!

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PROTECT YOURSELF. PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY. GET VACCINATED.

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#VaxUpValley PROTECT YOURSELF. PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY. GET VACCINATED.

#VaxUpValley PROTECT YOURSELF. PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY. GET VACCINATED.

Getting back to campus life we know and love starts with getting informed. GetVaccineAnswers.org

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ATTENTIONSTUDENTS!! Missouri Valley College Fall 2021 [RETURN-TO-CAMPUS INFORMATION] BEFORE YOU ARRIVE • The entire online check-in form must be completed before you arrive on campus. This includes your down payment. • Before check-in to housing will be allowed, immunizations must be up to date (including TB screening form), complete with Medical Alert and Consent to Treat forms signed. • If you have already received the COVID-19 vaccination, please submit documentation via the online form. COVID-19 vaccinations will be offered on campus during the check in process.

WHEN YOU ARRIVE • Students must check in between normal business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday. • No one can accompany students when checking in. • Only 2 adults are allowed to help move students into the residence hall. No one under the age of 18 will be allowed on campus. • Students cannot check-in before their corresponding date. Friday, August 6

Football (varsity), Men’s Soccer (varsity), Women’s Soccer, Women’s Volleyball, Cross County student-athletes check in

Friday, August 13 Monday, August 16 Wednesday, August 18

Women’s Volleyball student-athletes check in

Cheer, Dance, Men’s Soccer (varsity reserve) student-athletes check in

Football (varsity reserve) student-athletes check in

Friday, August 20

Freshman students check in

Sat.-Sun., August 21-22

Transfer students and Returning students (including Graduate students) check in

TESTING • Upon arrival to campus and the Malcolm Center for Student Life, you will be tested for COVID-19. • Students who test positive will either be placed into quarantine housing or asked to return home with their family until they are cleared. Students who test positive will be required to begin the semester online. [#VaxUpValley] • Although it is not required, it is STRONGLY ENCOURAGED that everyone in the MVC campus community receive the COVID-19 vaccine. • Masks/face coverings are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED, but not required of everyone on campus when not in the privacy of their office or, in the case of the students, in their personal living quarters. Masks are encouraged when in hallways, bathrooms, classrooms and visiting other offices. • The best way to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is to help keep each other safe and healthy. COMMUNITY HEALTH

CLASSES Classes will proceed in a normal, face-to-face fashion for all class sessions. If this changes, information will be communicated to students via email.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Missouri Valley College will have a block of rooms at the Super 8 by Wyndham Kansas City Airport for students to spend the night if they can not arrive during business hours. Contact Thomas Merlot at 660-831-4125 (during business hours) or 816-598-2557 (after business hours).

AS THE COVID-19 SITUATION IS CONSTANTLY EVOLVING, PLEASE CHECK THE MOVAL.EDU WEBSITE DAILY FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

COVID-19 Vaccine Incentive Program - Faculty & Staff - All graduate assistants and part time and full time employees of Missouri Valley College who have initiated at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and submitted documentation here prior to the drawing dates will be eligible and automatically entered into drawings. All employees who initiate at least 1 dose of COVID-19 vaccination prior to August 20, 2021 will receive one additional vacation day, AND be entered in to win one of the following cash prizes on the listed drawing Prizes

$250 $250 $250 $250

$500 $500 $500 $500

$1,000 $1,000

Eligibility All part time, and full time employees who have ini- tiated at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine prior to the drawings, and submitted documentation here .

Notes Employees who accept a prize agree to allow their name and/or likeness to be used to publicly announce their prize status. Prizes will be included in taxable income

Get Vaccinated The Saline County Health Department will be on campus offering COVID-19 vaccinations on the follow- ing dates: August 6, August 18, August 20, and August 22. To receive COVID-19 vaccination at a different time, you can call the Saline County Health Department at 660-831-3434.

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Message from Dr. Humphrey My goal, when making any decision pertinent to the college, is to do what is best to continue to move Missouri Valley College forward while maintaining a safe, healthy, academically sound, and financially stable option for educating the students we love. COVID-19 has presented lots of challenges and we have successfully managed each challenge we have faced.

I had hoped for a normal fall semester and I have not changed my mind yet. I do have hope that we can have activities and events. Last Saturday, approximately 94 students and coaches came to campus to have a football mini camp. All parties were tested upon arrival to campus and they all tested negative. Twenty-four of the participants had already been vaccinated and several more made plans with the Student Health Center to initiate vaccination. At this time, we are still planning for in-person classes as normal. Plexiglass has not been changed from last spring unless someone specifically asked for it to be removed. If you asked for it to be removed from your office or teaching area and want it returned, please let us know. In closing, I want to strongly encourage everyone to consider receiving vaccination against COVID-19; help protect yourself and your community. Vaccination is the key to returning to ‘normal’ campus life.

As I watch the COVID-19 numbers rise again, I am very concerned with the Delta variant’s transmission rate. We had a “mask optional” summer because the number of cases continued to drop and because the number of people on campus was also very low and we had several very successful vaccination clinics on campus.. I hope that we have a high percentage of our campus community vaccinated by the time school starts, but for now, I believe it is time to make a change in some of our COVID-19 protocols. Beginning August 3, 2021, we will again have a mask mandate on campus while inside campus buildings. I am hopeful that our vaccination incentives will help encourage students and employees to make the decision to become vaccinated. Until further notice, however, a mask mandate will be in place inside all buildings and classrooms. If you are alone in your office space or dorm room, a mask is not necessary, but much like last year, when someone comes into your space, both of you should wear a mask.

COVID-19 Testing - Fall 2021 Missouri Valley College will be conducting gateway testing again for all students, faculty and staff. The college will be performing an antibody test that will inform if the individual currently has COVID-19 or if they have antibodies from a past exposure or from receiving vaccination. The college will also be using a diagnostic antigen test to test individuals who either present with COVID-like symptoms or “fail” an antibody test. Testing Dates • Wednesday, August 4 , from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., all athletic and office staff • Friday, August 6 , from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Football (varsity), Men’s Soccer (varsity), Women’s Soccer, Women’s Volleyball, Cross County student-athletes • Friday, August 13 , from from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Women’s Volleyball student-athletes • Monday, August 16 , from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Cheer, Dance, Men’s Soccer (varsity reserve) student-athletes • Wednesday, August 18 , from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Football (varsity reserve) student-athletes • Friday, August 20 , from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Freshman students • Saturday, August 21 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Sunday, August 22 from 12 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Transfer students and Returning students (including Graduate students) **Faculty can test during the above designated times on August 6, August 13 or August 16. Covid-19 Vaccinations The Saline County Health Department will be on campus offering vaccinations for any student, faculty or staff member on the following dates: August 6, August 18, August 20, & August 22. The Health Department will come after August 22 if needed. Each of these dates coincides with check-in and testing. While not every check-in date has a vaccination clinic, there is a vaccination clinic closely associated within a day or two of every check-in.

FACE MASK REQUIRED

• FACE MASKS ARE REQUIRED WHILE INSIDE ALL CAMPUS BUILDINGS, INCLUDING CLASSROOMS

• FACE MASKS MUST BE WORN INSIDE THE DINING HALL AT ALL TIMES, EXCEPT WHEN EATING OR DRINKING