Vaccination and Health Monitoring

The health and safety of our entire campus community are of paramount importance. We also desire to return fully to a more normal and vibrant on-campus experience, with limited need for testing, quarantine, and other mitigation efforts. Accordingly, the University will require all students, faculty, and staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before participating in any on-campus activity related to the 2022-23 academic year. We will be able to return classrooms, meeting and event spaces, dining and residence halls, study areas, recreation facilities, liturgical services, and more to their full capacity. The full slate and range of student and service activities can and will be offered. Most importantly, we will do our part to reduce risks of serious illness due to COVID-19 among members of our community.

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Members of the community may apply for a medical or religious exemption to be excluded from the primary vaccination mandate. If any member of the community is granted an exemption, they may be required to test weekly or follow mitigation requirements by the Philadelphia Department of Public Health.

Members of the University community may always choose to wear masks as they deem personally appropriate. Any student, staff or faculty member may request those around them to wear a mask when in classrooms, meeting in private offices or other shared spaces. Everyone should be prepared to wear a mask if asked, which means all members of the Saint Joseph’s community must carry masks (cloth, surgical or KN95-type) at all times. Masks are available in the Public Safety Customer Service Center in Campion 229 and at Public Safety Dispatch 103 Alumni Hall on the University City campus.

What to do if you test positive for COVID-19:

• Fill out the self-disclosure form.
• Contact your healthcare provider if you haven’t already done so. Call 911 if it’s an emergency or if you are in distress.
• Research your next steps for isolation and informing close contacts.
• Inform those who need to know about your inability to be in-person while in isolation (e.g, faculty members), and communicate with your close contacts about their exposure.
• If you are a residential student living on campus at the time of your positive test result, call Public Safety (610-660-1111) who will assist you. Some students may be referred to Residence Life for relocation.
• If you are an employee, contact Imani Motley in the Office of Human Resources and your supervisor for information regarding additional steps.

What to do if you’ve been exposed:

• Please visit the CDC website for the latest information.

What to do if you are symptomatic (but haven’t tested positive):

• Please visit the CDC website for the latest information.

For information and resources related to COVID-19 symptoms, please visit Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.

Employee and student holistic well-being – physical, spiritual, emotional, psychological – is paramount and there are many supports available.

Students

Students are provided with additional flexibility related to student attendance and absentee policies if they are in isolation due to symptoms or a positive test result or quarantining due to exposure.

Maintaining your mental and physical well-being is essential and Saint Joseph’s offers many services that can help ensure that you are taking care of yourself.

Saint Joseph’s Student Health Center (SHC) assists students in the pursuit of their academic goals and personal development by identifying and addressing health situations which impede student learning. When the SHC is closed, students are encouraged to contact their primary care physician or a local urgent care.

Counseling and Psychological Services, located in Merion Gardens, promotes the psychological well-being of Saint Joseph’s University students through the provision of a variety of therapeutic interventions and outreach programs. The delivery of these services occurs within a campus climate that supports the whole person; academically, socially, physically and spiritually. To learn more about consulting with a counselor, in person or by telehealth, please visit us at Counseling and Psychological Services.

The Office of Student Outreach and Support and the Office of Student Success are available to assist students with navigating an extended absence, medical diagnosis or other personal situation that may impact their academics.

Additional resources include Campus Ministry, Advising Centers, Career Center and more.

Employees

The University’s policies regarding leave and absences remain in effect. These are accessible on the Human Resources website. 

The Employee Assistance Program is available for faculty and staff.