August 6, 2021
Lee Evancho
Last week JSU sent an email out to all staff and students confirming that masks were highly recommend, but not required. On August 6th they sent an another email updating their policies and requiring masks regardless of vaccination status. This update will apply to all individuals indoor at any JSU facility. The reason for the change was credited to the CDC’s recent change in mask recommendation. There has been no change to the State of Alabama’s mask mandate. The full email is below.
Official Email
Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff,
Jacksonville State University will require face coverings, beginning Monday, August 9, 2021. This temporary requirement applies to everyone, regardless of vaccination status, and is designed to keep us safely operating in person and on campus as we begin the fall semester.
Given the revised CDC guidance, increases in COVID variant cases in our area, increases in hospitaliz
The policy mandates the use of face coverings or masks when insideuniversity buildings, and applies to all students, faculty, staff, contractors, and campus visitors, regardless of vaccination status.
With this new requirement, masks must be worn:
- In classrooms and classroom buildings, regardless of distancing
- In personal meeting spaces, such as meetings with faculty and advisors
- On campus sanctioned transportation
- Other indoor common spaces
- When alone in offices and private workspaces
- When eating or drinking inside campus dining facilities
- When participating in activities of physical exercise
Thank you for helping us keep our campus community safe.
Dr. Don C. Killingsworth, Jr.
President
