Coronavirus

Effective immediately, the university will no longer require masks in non-classroom spaces on campus.

Even as the university welcomed students back to campus last fall, students in the nursing program felt unprepared for the hands-on environment. 

A universal indoor mask mandate in Delaware is set to be lifted on Friday, while the state's school mask requirements are set to be lifted late next month, Governor John Carney announced on Monday, Feb. 7.

As of Jan. 11, all individuals kindergarten-aged and older are required to wear a mask while in any indoor space open to the public regardless of vaccination status.

On Thursday, Dec. 30, the university announced that all students, faculty and staff who will be on campus during winter session are required to test for COVID-19 at a university testing site for the first week of January. In addition, the majority of winter session classes will shift to an online format for the first week.

On Thursday, Dec. 16, the university announced that students will be required to receive a COVID-19 booster shot for the upcoming spring semester.

Each week, thousands of students participate in COVID-19 testing at sites on campus — and so far, more than 300 have tested positive.

Newark City Council will begin to pursue an updated ordinance regarding private gatherings within city limits following Monday night’s virtual meeting.

Beginning September 10, all visitors to the university must show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test taken within the last 72 hours.

As students geared up for the fall semester — packing their shower caddies, glancing over their syllabi and most crucially, getting their COVID-19 vaccines — the health experts at the university monitored COVID-19 data locally and nationally to create its plans and mandates for the semester.