Pacific Updates Residence Hall COVID-19 Protocols

Following guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pacific University has shifted protocols to treat COVID-19 infection more like infection with other communicable illnesses, such as flu or respiratory disease.
 
This includes an update to how COVID-19 infections are managed in Pacific residence halls.
 
In general, students who test positive for COVID-19 are expected to isolate in their rooms for at least five days, or until symptoms are resolving with no fever for 24 hours. Wear a KN-95 mask to pick up food or medicine, or ask a friend to pick up supplies for you.
 
Students who share a bedroom with a roommate who tests positive should go about their regular routines, monitor their symptoms and test again five days.
 
Students who live on campus and who test positive, or share a bedroom with a roommate who tests positive, may request a temporary room on campus. Temporary rooms are available only for the length of the infection, and if temporary room spaces are limited, they will be prioritized for immunocompromised individuals.
 
Read the complete details for what to do if you or your roommate test positive and how to request a temporary room if needed.
 
Community transmission levels are currently low in Washington County, and the vast majority of Pacific University students and employees are vaccinated. Learn more about Pacific’s current COVID-19 protocols.