Salisbury University will join other University System of Maryland campuses in testing all faculty, staff and students for COVID-19 during the week of Labor Day. This effort is part of the campus’ ongoing testing, which follows the completion of pre-semester baseline testing.
Campus community members will receive an assigned time for their test via their SU email accounts. All tests will be conducted at the former Court Plaza shopping center, 1506 S. Salisbury Blvd., between Monday, September 7, and Wednesday, September 9. Faculty are asked to take students’ assigned testing times into consideration when factoring class attendance.
Those unable to make their appointment will no longer be cleared to attend classes in person after Friday, September 11, until they are able to be tested during one of SU’s regularly scheduled testing dates, Tuesdays and Fridays in September, and receive negative test results. (Please note: Those tested on campus since 9 a.m. Friday, September 4; those who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 90 days and those who do not plan to be on campus at all this semester are exempt from this mandatory testing.)
For more information on testing dates beyond September 9, or to schedule an appointment outside of your assigned time, please visit the SU COVID-19 Testing Information page.
As of the end of the first week of classes, SU’s COVID-19 key indicators remain below critical levels established by the State of Maryland and Wicomico County Health Department. However, a small sample of tests conducted in the past week revealed an unexpectedly high percentage of positive results, with 10 out of 245 SU community members in that group testing positive for the virus. This mandatory testing will determine whether those results represented a certain cluster of the campus population or whether they are indicative of a larger positivity rate, still within State guidelines. This data is an important tool in SU’s efforts to keep the campus open this semester.
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Um this event already happened
ReplyDeleteYes it has past, but yesterday someone made a comment asking about SU, what was going on. Information about the testing and their plans. This post helps that person understand what is going on. Not sure what your point is. If you don't want to read the article, skip over it. It's really ok. This blog isn't for you, it is for everyone.
DeleteDo NOT try to tell me that su students here with covid do not count in our numbers. They're here aren't they? They count, they make our numbers rise. We're not idiots!
ReplyDeleteyeah, now SU is sending those young adults back home instead of planning accordingly and quarantining on site
ReplyDeletethey wanted that money, and honestly, i think they wouldnt care if it spread this back out before election.
It should bring serious criminal penalties for using faulty test kits.
ReplyDeleteWhy are these known false positive test kits still available and what benefits of this known scheme can be achieved?
Why are those that can and should bring accountability still turning a blind eye to this criminal conduct?
Defund SU
ReplyDeleteJust keep the students there a little longer SU so you can keep all that tuition money. Nice of some of you to take a 2% decrease in salary though. That should save your budget while you have increased fees and such.
ReplyDeleteSmoke and mirrors.
Every student and employee were tested to Covid 19 with the exception if they had previously tested positive. Also the school refused to accept any outside test results and only accepted results for their testing on campus this past week. Many students have been tested multiple times for really no reason than a witch hunt for positive results. There were a small amount of students that tested positive the first week of school and the school decided to retest everyone to see if "there was an upward trend in positive students ". Who truly benefits from SU doing their own testing, especially benefiting monetary wise and were the higher ups at SU really retested as well. Who provided the testing? Were they a professional and certified test takers? Was this a complete overreaction of the school?? Right now supposedly just over 6% of the results came back positive and the school wants to get it below 5%.
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