Students come back to campus amid many changes
President Clark's Welcome Back Message
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Bridgewater Releases COVID Dashboard
Bridgewater publishes weekly COVID testing results on Thursday. View the Dashboard.
Safe Return Resources & FAQs:
The following information has been compiled to assist with the safe return to campus.
Student Emergency Fund
With the support of BSU’s generous donors and federal CARES Act assistance, BSU established a Student Emergency Fund. The Fund has already helped more than 1,500 students, disbursing approximately $1 million in aid to help students who had been impacted by the pandemic to pay their bills and other costs. For the 2020-2021 academic year, BSU has approximately $3.4 million available in the Student Emergency Fund to assist enrolled students, and also has invested an additional half million dollars in local financial aid.
COVID-19 Contact Tracing Protocol
The BSU community has crafted a robust COVID-19 training, testing, and tracing protocol. The protocol is designed to protect the privacy of individuals that are impacted by the tracing and testing process. These protocols are reviewed and revised regularly based on new guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the Massachusetts Department of Education, and local and state departments of health.
COVID-19 Testing Process
The BSU community has crafted a robust COVID-19 training, testing, and tracing protocol. The protocol is designed to protect the privacy of individuals that are impacted by the tracing and testing process. These protocols are reviewed and revised regularly based on new guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the Massachusetts Department of Education, and local and state departments of health.
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Notice of Risk
In accordance with the recommendations and guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH), the university has taken steps to limit the spread of COVID-19, but the health and safety of the community depends upon all its members accepting the shared risk associated with the disease.
Working together, we can help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Student Code of Public Health Training
Guidelines for Public Health Safety for the Bridgewater State University Community and an accompanying public health pledge.
Fall 2020 Safe Return Plan
Led by Provost Karim Ismaili, the Safe Return Task Force planned and coordinated the safe return of students and employees to campus in fall 2020.The Safe Return Task Force has released its Fall 2020 Safe Return Report.