Total: Total number of cases (Active and Recovered) among Students, Faculty, and Staff, both on and off campus, since tracking began for the 2021-2022 academic year.
Active: Positive cases not yet recovered.
Recovered:
Able to resume normal activities.
As of Friday, May 13, 2022, we have suspended tracking cases for the 2021-2022 Academic Year.
To date, no cases of COVID-19 among the community of Edgewood College have required hospitalization.
Our Return to Better Task Force is taking steps to make that happen - not to return to ‘normal,’ but to return to better, applying all the lessons we have learned and continue to learn through the experience of the pandemic.
Again - getting vaccinated – for all who are eligible – is the best way to prevent the spread of COVID-19. We urge each member of our community to be vaccinated.
-Dr. Heather Harbach
V.P. for Student Development/Dean of Students
As a community we have followed the guidance of our public health professionals since the beginning of this pandemic. The CDC and the Wis. Department of Health Services recommends that all who are eligible be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Therefore, we too are strongly urging each member of our community to be vaccinated.
Students – we have created a simple form for you to update your COVID-19 vaccination status, and have sent you the link via email. You will indicate whether you have been vaccinated, whether you plan to but have not yet, or whether you do not plan to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Please complete this simple form now, and no later than Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021.
There will be continued updates for students as we approach our fall semester, including some very attractive reasons for completing the form. (Did someone say ‘big scholarships?’ And ‘free parking spaces?’) Please remember to check your email often throughout the summer.
If you have any questions, please email deanofstudents@edgewood.edu. If you need assistance finding a vaccination appointment, reach out, we are here to help!
Enjoy your summer!
-Dr. Heather Harbach
V.P. for Student Development/Dean of Students
These pages are a resource for students, parents, and our entire community.
Dear Students and Colleagues –
We have received some questions about our Academic Calendar and course delivery in light of the most recent order from Public Health Madison Dane County, which prohibits indoor gatherings of any size. The order allows exemptions for educational institutions, as have previous orders.
We have had 117 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since our tracking began over this summer. To date, exactly zero cases have been traced to community spread within a classroom and the same is true for community spread within the Edgewood College workplace. The vast majority have resulted from social gatherings in violation of our protocols.
While we fully support every effort identified by our health care experts to curb the spread of this pandemic, we do not feel that moving classes to a fully online or exclusively remote format would advance that effort. We further recognize that abruptly changing how we are navigating this semester as planned would create significant hardship for many of our students, faculty, and staff.
As has been our practice since May of this year, we support those in our community whose choice is to attend class remotely and/or work remotely. Please communicate with faculty and/or supervisor with questions and concerns.
We will continue with our hybrid class delivery, with students on campus, and in full compliance with all state and local orders, as we have scheduled.
Thank you for all you do to keep our community safe.
Be well.
Cor ad cor loquitur.
Andrew P. Manion, Ph.D.
President