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Face Masks

This guide will help you understand what you need to know and do regarding face masks while on campus.

June 23, 2022

Here’s what you need to know:

    • With some exceptions, wearing masks on campus is not required. The University encourages wearing masks to limit the spread of COVID-19. 
    • Wearing a mask is still required in certain spaces.
    • Although N95 masks are currently proven to be the most effective against the spread of COVID-19 and its variants, they are not mandated.

    Wearing masks will still be required in the following circumstances:

    • In medical and clinical spaces, including the Student Health & Counseling building and Behavioral & Social Sciences 208
    • In the athletics training room, and any time student-athletes are receiving athletic training services

                The University encourages wearing masks to limit the spread of COVID-19. Wearing N95 masks reduces a wearer’s chances of testing positive.

                N95 and surgical masks are available for free to the campus community at the following distribution sites: College Creek Mailroom, Jolly Giant Commons mailroom, University Police Department, Admissions Welcome Center, Library, and the Student Activities Center.

                CDC guidance on face masks

                Wearing a face mask will help protect people or objects from the droplet spread that can come from your breathing, talking, singing, coughing, sneezing, and more.

                It will also inhibit you from touching your nose or your mouth which:

                1. Helps protect you from potentially getting live virus into your nose, mouth, or eyes.

                2. Protects others by helping to keep you from touching your nose or mouth and then placing the virus on objects or people.

                Anytime a face mask is worn around others you should assume it has been contaminated and should be laundered. Another option if you have not touched it with your hands, and have taken it off carefully using the strap after washing your hands, is to let it sit for at least 72 hours. 

                Please respect your peers who chose to wear or not wear a mask. No one without a mask is to be excluded from a space or activity.