The University is committed to an inclusive policy-making process. This communication highlights new or significantly revised administrative policies currently posted for the campus community to offer feedback. Your comments and suggestions are invited through the dates specified by each policy. Following the review period, all feedback will be forwarded to the policy owner who will then consider any revisions to the final policy.
Retirement of COVID-19 Vaccination and Safety Protocols Policy
The COVID-19 Vaccination and Safety Protocol Requirements for University Employees and Student Workers policy, owned by the Vice President for Human Resources, was recommended for retirement at the May 8, 2023 President's Policy Committee meeting.
The recommendation to retire the policy was guided by our medical and public health experts, was consulted broadly, and is part of the layered public health approach that we have followed since the start of the pandemic. While not codified in administrative policy, a parallel recommendation will be to remove the COVID-19 vaccine from the list of required vaccines for students. You can learn more about the logic behind these recommendations in this background document. The University's decision is also in alignment with Minnesota's COVID emergency measures that ended in 2021, and federal measures that ended on May 11, 2023.
The University will continue its commitment to provide education and support access to COVID vaccines as part of our ongoing systems in support of student and employee health and wellness.
Feel free to provide your comments on the COVID-19 Vaccination and Safety Protocol Requirements for University Employees and Student Workers policy.