{"id":2056,"date":"2022-08-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/blogtest\/president-mcphee-provides-health-update-as-students-return-for-fall-2022\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T15:04:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T20:04:35","slug":"president-mcphee-provides-health-update-as-students-return-for-fall-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/president\/president-mcphee-provides-health-update-as-students-return-for-fall-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"President McPhee Provides Health Update as Students Return for Fall 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"
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To the University community,<\/p>\n

As we look to the start of our fall semester, I have asked our leadership team to continue to closely monitor our local and state health environment.\u00a0 While our situation has obviously changed and the impact lessened, the COVID virus continues to be part of our conversations.\u00a0 Coupled with a growing concern for the monkeypox virus and an upcoming flu season, it is important that we remain diligent in assuring the health of our university community.<\/p>\n

Consistent with our efforts during the height of the pandemic, we will continue to rely heavily on the advice of the Centers of Disease Control (CDC) and our own state Department of Health for guidance.\u00a0 Most recently the CDC issued new guidelines on the steps individuals, who are exposed and\/or infected, should take to prevent the spread of the COVID virus and other infectious diseases.\u00a0 As these guidelines continue to be updated and modified as the situation evolves, I urge you to regularly consult both the\u00a0Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website<\/a>\u00a0and our\u00a0University webpage<\/a>\u00a0for updates and reference information.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Over the past couple of years, we have learned that the most effective deterrent, for any communicable disease, is personal responsibility.\u00a0 Vaccinations, good personal hygiene, isolation if you are ill, have all proven to be effective in limiting the spread of disease.\u00a0 I would encourage you to continue to practice personal accountability as we resume our daily activities.\u00a0Faculty and staff who become sick should contact their supervisors. Students who must miss class because of illness should contact their instructors.<\/p>\n

I sincerely appreciate your continued efforts and ask that we continue to utilize patience, compassion and some good common sense as we prepare for the Fall semester.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,
Sidney A. McPhee
President
Sidney.McPhee@mtsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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