Hello International Students,
A few things to share with you this week:
✅ ANNOUNCEMENTS
TRAVEL INFORMATION AND COVID MANDATES
Winter break is right around the corner! If you are planning to travel during the break, please contact ISSS team to sign your I-20. There are some updated COVID restrictions for travel. Check out the Travel COVID Restrictions, Travel Requirements for International Students and Countries with Limited Vaccine Availability.
ISSS OFFICE SUPPORT
Priti will be out of office from December 10, 2021 and will be back on campus on January 3, 2021. Bettine will be here on campus from December 26, 2021 to January 7, 2022.
OMNICRON VARIANT – COVID
In the remainder of the fall semester, we want to remind all students that they must stay home or in their residential unit if they have symptoms of COVID-19. We have documented several recent cases where students with symptoms continued to come to campus, attend class, and participate in social activities on campus. In a number of these cases, the students ended up infecting their friends with COVID-19 and causing other students to quarantine for the final two weeks of the semester.
Please pay attention to symptoms, use the CampusClear app each day before coming to campus or leaving your residential unit, and follow Augsburg’s guidelines for what to do if you are feeling sick and/or have been exposed to someone with COVID-19. This will help you keep yourself and your friends healthy, and minimize disruption in your schedules in the final weeks of the semester.
As we head into the second holiday season of the pandemic, COVID-19 continues to spread at high levels across the state and in much of the country. To mitigate the risk of transmission at in-person holiday gatherings, consider layering multiple precautions:
- Get vaccinated and a booster dose.
- Avoid crowded public situations for a couple of weeks before the celebration.
- Get tested a few days prior, either at a testing site or using an at-home test.
- Stay home if you have symptoms or if you test positive for COVID-19.
✅ EVENTS
Make sure to check out the EVENTS and MEETINGS page!
Also, check out the Augsburg University Calendar to stay updated on on-campus events!
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9: UGLY SWEATER CONTEST AND DONUTS
Join ASAO in their first Ugly Sweater Contest! We will have games available and donuts too.
Time: 3 pm to 5 pm
Location: Hagfors Room 351
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10: FALL CHORAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE
Please join the Riverside Singers, The Augsburg Choir, and the Augsburg/Twin Cities Global Harmony Choir for their fall performance in Hoversten Chapel!
Time: 7:30 pm to 9 pm
Location: Hoversten Chapel
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11: AUGSBURG UNIVERSITY MEN’S ICE HOCKEY VS HAMLINE UNIVERSITY
Time: 7 pm to 10 pm
Location: Ed Saugestad Rink (Augsburg Ice Arena)
✅ BLOG BLOG BLOG
CHECK out our BLOG – a place that contains ALL our weekly communications with you.
✅ COURSE REGISTRATION
In order for you to continue your studies at Augsburg in the spring semester, please remember that Augsburg is mandating vaccines for all. You can see more information here on the Vaccine Mandate Page. If you haven’t been vaccinated, make sure you complete your vaccine series.
If you have already been fully vaccinated and YOU HAVE NOT uploaded this information please upload your cards on Augsburg’s secure upload site for students.
✅ Check out our website for info on Office Hours and Appointments.
Good luck with the finals!