COVID-19 Information

Update: March 17, 2023

Reporting COVID-19 Cases

All students, faculty and staff should report if they have tested positive for COVID-19 by submitting the COVID-19 Reporting Form.

Where to get a Bivalent Booster

Check with your regular health care provider or local pharmacy to see if appointments are available.
Use the state’s Find Vaccine Locations map to find vaccine providers near you. Providers will update their information as appointments are available.
Check for vaccine appointments at Vaccines.gov, where you can search for appointments by vaccine type.

Current alert level

Alert levels for each week are based on public health data and internal campus data. Click any alert level for campus operations and mitigation.

See Campus Operations Mitigation Plan (2022–23) for information on how the alert levels correlate to activity on campus.

Level 0
None
Level 1
Low
Level 2
Medium
Level 3
High
Level 4
Very High

View COVID-19 Dashboard

Level 0: No transmission \| Campus open for all operations
Status of campus operations	No restrictions on in-person activities
Campus mitigation measures	No COVID-19-specific mitigation measures in place

Level 1: Low level of transmission \| COVID-19 normal operations
Status of campus operations	Campus open for in-person activities subject to health protocols.
Campus mitigation measures	COVID-19 Health Protocols in effect as of 8/1/22. Applies to Mitchell Hamline students, faculty, and staff and to visitors. Check Campus Plan/COVID Protocols webpage for current requirements. Classes: Mix of in-person, remote, and hyflex. Masks: Specific mask protocols remain flexible to respond to changes in reported cases and other relevant circumstances. Check Campus Plan/COVID Protocols webpage for current requirements. Meetings: In-person meetings permitted but should be held in larger rooms if available. Provide remote option to attend when feasible. Library: Open at normal capacity to: students, faculty, staff, and visitors. Events: Mitchell Hamline-sponsored events only. Check Campus Plan/COVID Protocols webpage for current requirements. Visitors who are attending events, meetings, or are contractors providing scheduled maintenance: Must provide proof of vaccination status to comply with school’s requirement and complete COVID-19 symptom screening form at front desk. Check Campus Plan/COVID Protocols webpage for current requirements. Visitors who are essential service providers: Comply with COVID-19 protocols as directed by Mitchell Hamline contact person.

Level 1: Low level of transmission | COVID-19 normal operations

Status of campus operations

Campus open for in-person activities subject to health protocols.

Campus mitigation measures

COVID-19 Health Protocols in effect as of 8/1/22. Applies to Mitchell Hamline students, faculty, and staff and to visitors. Check Campus Plan/COVID Protocols webpage for current requirements.

Classes: Mix of in-person, remote, and hyflex.

Masks: Specific mask protocols remain flexible to respond to changes in reported cases and other relevant circumstances. Check Campus Plan/COVID Protocols webpage for current requirements.

Meetings: In-person meetings permitted but should be held in larger rooms if available. Provide remote option to attend when feasible.

Library: Open at normal capacity to: students, faculty, staff, and visitors.

Events: Mitchell Hamline-sponsored events only. Check Campus Plan/COVID Protocols webpage for current requirements.

Visitors who are attending events, meetings, or are contractors providing scheduled maintenance: Must provide proof of vaccination status to comply with school’s requirement and complete COVID-19 symptom screening form at front desk. Check Campus Plan/COVID Protocols webpage for current requirements.

Visitors who are essential service providers: Comply with COVID-19 protocols as directed by Mitchell Hamline contact person.

Level 2: Medium level of transmission \| Modified operations
Status of campus operations	Campus open for in-person activities with restrictions
Campus mitigation measures	Level 1 measures apply unless superseded by more stringent Level 2 measures Classes: Decrease number of in-person classes as appropriate to respond to increased cases on campus. Masks: Required for everyone in all areas of the building (except in single-person offices with a door) Meetings: All meetings with more than 5 attendees to be held remotely. Library: Open to students, faculty, staff, and visitors, but limited to 75% capacity. Events: Mitchell Hamline-sponsored events limited to auditorium or large spaces with maximum of 50% capacity. Consider holding event outdoors if feasible.

Level 2: Medium level of transmission | Modified operations

Status of campus operations

Campus open for in-person activities with restrictions

Campus mitigation measures

Level 1 measures apply unless superseded by more stringent Level 2 measures

Classes: Decrease number of in-person classes as appropriate to respond to increased cases on campus.

Masks: Required for everyone in all areas of the building (except in single-person offices with a door)

Meetings: All meetings with more than 5 attendees to be held remotely.

Library: Open to students, faculty, staff, and visitors, but limited to 75% capacity.

Events: Mitchell Hamline-sponsored events limited to auditorium or large spaces with maximum of 50% capacity. Consider holding event outdoors if feasible.

Level 3: High level of transmission \| Limited operations
Status of campus operations	Reduced in-person activities
Campus mitigation measures	Levels 1-2 measures apply unless superseded by more stringent Level 3 measures Classes: Move larger classes to remote delivery. In-person classes limited to rooms where room capacity does not exceed 50%. Employees: Reduce number of employees working on campus as directed by ELT and coordinated with managers. Library: Open to Mitchell Hamline students, faculty, and staff. Closed to visitors. Limited to 50% capacity. Events: No events or other non-class gatherings permitted in building or outside Visitors: no visitors in the building except essential service providers.

Level 3: High level of transmission | Limited operations

Status of campus operations

Reduced in-person activities

Campus mitigation measures

Levels 1-2 measures apply unless superseded by more stringent Level 3 measures

Classes: Move larger classes to remote delivery. In-person classes limited to rooms where room capacity does not exceed 50%.

Employees: Reduce number of employees working on campus as directed by ELT and coordinated with managers.

Library: Open to Mitchell Hamline students, faculty, and staff. Closed to visitors. Limited to 50% capacity.

Events: No events or other non-class gatherings permitted in building or outside

Visitors: no visitors in the building except essential service providers.

Level 4: Very high level of transmission \| Minimal operations
Status of campus operations	No in-person activities
Campus mitigation measures	Levels 1-3 measures apply unless superseded by more stringent Level 4 measures Classes: No in-person classes; all move to remote Employees: Limited number of essential-work employees. Library: Closed to students, faculty, and staff. Implement curbside pick-up service. Visitors: No visitors in the building except essential service providers responding to urgent needs of campus.

Level 4: Very high level of transmission | Minimal operations

Status of campus operations

No in-person activities

Campus mitigation measures

Levels 1-3 measures apply unless superseded by more stringent Level 4 measures

Classes: No in-person classes; all move to remote

Employees: Limited number of essential-work employees.

Library: Closed to students, faculty, and staff. Implement curbside pick-up service.

Visitors: No visitors in the building except essential service providers responding to urgent needs of campus.

Update: March 17, 2023

Reporting COVID-19 Cases

Where to get a Bivalent Booster

Current alert level

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