Important Fall 2021 COVID-19 Requirements
August 18, 2021 8:02 AM

Dear students,

As we approach the beginning of the Fall 2021 semester, I’m writing to remind you about some important COVID-19 policies the university will have in place to maximize the safety of our entire community.

Important On-Campus COVID-19 Requirements

• You are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 if you are able. OR You are required to participate in the on-campus COVID-19 testing program if you are not able to be vaccinated or if your vaccination record card has not yet been verified by the university.
  • If you have not yet been vaccinated and you are able to do so, there will be walk-in COVID-19 vaccines available this week (Aug. 17-19) at State Farm Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.
• You are required to wear a face covering indoors in all university spaces.
• If you have been vaccinated, you are required to upload a photo of your Vaccination Record Card to the MyMcKinley Portal. Once it is verified, you will receive “Granted” building access status. (A recent negative on-campus test also gives you “Granted” building access status.)
• You are required to have “Granted” building access status in either the Safer Illinois app (recommended) or the Boarding Pass.
• If asked, you are required to show your building access status to your professors, supervisor, advisor, Wellness Support Associates and university healthcare professionals.
  • You are not required to show the vaccination status screen in your app to anyone. This is your private health information.
• If you test positive for COVID-19, you are required to follow instructions from the university and the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District.

Though people who are fully vaccinated are not required to participate in the COVID-19 testing program for building access, the university encourages every student to get tested immediately if they experience any symptoms.

We continue to take guidance from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Champaign Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD), and we are actively monitoring COVID-19 on campus and in the local community. We will make modifications to our approach for the semester if necessary. For more information about the university’s COVID-19 policies, visit covid19.illinois.edu. If you have questions, please email covid-19@illinois.edu.

We have confidence in our approach for this semester, and we are delighted to welcome you all back to campus for the start of the academic year. Thanks to COVID-19 vaccines and our unmatched on-campus COVID-19 testing ecosystem, I am very optimistic about this semester, and I look forward to seeing you back on campus.

Sincerely,

Robert J. Jones
Chancellor