Active cases
includes faculty/staff and students, both on and off campus
Recovered
includes faculty/staff and students, both on and off campus
Total
includes faculty/staff and students, both on and off campus
Last updated 4/16/2021
Total: Total number of cases (Active and Recovered) among Students, Faculty, and Staff, both on and off campus, since tracking began in summer 2020.
Active: Positive cases not yet recovered.
Recovered:
Able to resume normal activities.
Covid-19 Updates
These pages are a resource for students, parents, and our entire community.
A Spike in Positive Cases
Sep 17, 2020, 12:45 PM
Dear Students and Colleagues –
We are at the precipice.
We are experiencing a significant spike in positive COVID-19 cases among our students. For those of you who have been monitoring, the spike is obvious on our online dashboard. This spike is attributable to egregious violations of our protocols, and the state of Wisconsin protocols, during Labor Day weekend. There is no evidence that anyone has caught the virus in any public space or classroom on our campus.
Because we have observed inconsistent adherence to social distancing expectations in Phil’s, that dining facility is now take-out dining only, effective immediately. Again, dining service remains available at Phil’s for take-out only. Wingra Café at this time is not affected.
This spike is placing an enormous strain on our ability to manage this crisis. With each case, there are potentially dozens of contact tracing phone calls, students who need extra support while they await their test results, faculty who need to be contacted, and so on.
We are also working through a small number of cases of serious violations of our COVID-19 protocols on campus. We are addressing those cases aggressively, and the results of those processes may result in severe penalties up to and including expulsion.
In short, a relatively small number of us is putting our entire community at risk. The vast majority of students, faculty, and staff are doing exactly what we should be doing, but this virus does not care. If this spike continues, it will strain our systems to the breaking point. The short-term gain of going to a party comes at the cost of making more people sick. If this trend continues I will make the painful but necessary decision to complete the semester via fully remote classes, and residence halls and offices will close for the semester.
This spike is further evidence (as if we needed more) that what we do off-campus is just as important as what we do on campus.
Wear your mask, wash your hands, maintain physical distancing at all times, and tighten your social circles.
And if you see behavior – on-campus or off – that you feel should be addressed, we are establishing a phone number that you can send text messages including photos of violations of our protocol. That number will be shared with you soon. In the meantime, please use our COVID-19 form, which is online, and available at www.edgewood.edu/COVID-19.
Be well.
Cor ad cor loquitur.
Andrew P. Manion, Ph.D., President