COVID-19 Communications

• January 6, 2021 

  I write with a number of key updates related to the spring semester; therefore, please read this message carefully and thoroughly. The Incident Response Team and several individuals have been hard at work ensuring a safe return for spring term. Your safety is our first priority and the policies and procedures about which I write today are focused on that principle…

• January 4, 2021 

  I am sending this to you to let you know the testing plans for the safe return to campus so that you may plan accordingly. You will need to have 2 negative covid tests prior to the start of classes Feb 1…

• November 21, 2020 

  Yesterday, the college was notified that a member of the campus community has tested positive for COVID-19. The individual in question had been quarantining and is no longer on campus as of yesterday afternoon…

• November 18, 2020 

  As we continue to hear about COVID-19 increasing nationally, we too are experiencing an increase in the local community. Today we are reporting a new case of COVID on campus. The contact tracing is complete and limited to a very small number of students…

• November 12, 2020 

  This morning, college was notified that two students have tested positive for COVID-19. The students have been quarantining – one at home and one on campus – since contract tracing identified them as close contacts of an individual who tested positive during last week’s round of pooled surveillance testing…

• November 4, 2020 

  This afternoon, the Baird Health & Counseling Center was notified that a “positive" case has been identified as part of this week’s round of pooled COVID-19 testing. The college is requiring that all 46 individuals within the referenced pool quarantine until individual testing produces a negative result…

• November 1, 2020 

  Thank you to everyone who braved the inclement weather and took part in Thursday's COVID-19 testing . In lieu of a cure for COVID-19, the preventive measures you've abided by (mask wear, distance protocol, testing and disinfecting) are our best defense…

• October 30, 2020 

  I am writing with an update about spring term 2021. For students, there will be an open forum on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 6:30 p.m. when this information will be reviewed and questions will be answered. Please watch your email for the Zoom link…

• October 9, 2020 

  This afternoon, the Baird Health & Counseling Center was notified that a "weak positive" has been identified as part of this week’s round of randomly selected pooled COVID-19 testing. A “weak positive” could prove to be a false positive, or it may also mean that an individual is in the early stages of COVID-19 infection…

• September 22, 2020 

  Earlier this week, college officials received notification that a second member of the student body had tested positive for COVID-19. The test was not administered on behalf of the college, and the student in question has not returned to campus…

• September 2, 2020 

  Colby-Sawyer received notification today that a member of the student body has tested positive for COVID-19, marking the college’s first confirmed case. The test was administered earlier this week as part of the college’s ongoing move-in process, in which more than 700 tests have so far been conducted…

• August 28, 2020 

  As we continue to welcome students to campus for the start of the fall semester, I wanted to provide an update on the state of COVID-19 testing at the college and where our numbers currently stand…

• August 3, 2020 

  With a little more than a month remaining before the start of the fall semester, I wanted to touch base to share with you a helpful resource that will likely assist in answering some questions regarding the college’s plans for a safe return to in-person instruction…

• June 11, 2020 

  I hope this email finds you well and that you have enjoyed the start of your summer break. I know there are a lot of questions regarding the upcoming fall semester, so I would like to provide an update on the college’s plans for your safe return to campus…