Dear Colorado State University Community,

Following up on our recently announced vaccination and mask mandates for campus this fall, the CSU Pandemic Preparedness Team will host a Town Hall session for the CSU community from 9-10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 18, to address questions about these mandates and how they will impact our in-person Fall 2021 semester.

Interested community members can register and access the session at this Zoom link. The session will be live-captioned and have live ASL interpretation.

Topics for this Town Hall will include:

• an overview of new COVID-19 mandates regarding vaccines and mask-wearing;
• collection of COVID vaccine documentation from student, faculty and staff;
• exemptions from the vaccine mandate;
• protocols for ensuring compliance with the vaccine and mask mandates;
• plans for contact-tracing and isolation and quarantine accommodations on campus;
• vaccination and testing capacity and logistics at CSU;
• other public health protocols this Fall, including around athletics and other events.

Panelists for the session will include:

• Marc Barker, Assistant Vice President for Safety and Risk Services and Co-Chair of the CSU Pandemic Preparedness Team
• Robyn Fergus, Executive Director of Human Resources
• Mike Hooker (moderator), Director of Media Relations and Denver Outreach
• Lori Lynn, Executive Director of CSU Health Network and Co-Chair of the CSU Pandemic Preparedness Team
• Joyce McConnell, President
• Mary Pedersen, Provost and Executive Vice President
• Blanche Hughes, Vice President for Student Affairs

Questions can be submitted to this Qualtrics link in advance of the session.