The health and well-being of Jaguar Nation is the institution's top priority. We are dedicated to the mission of the institution and look forward returning to campus to get back to doing business in the "new normal." Campus leaders, faculty and staff have been working closely with the USG to make sure that we have a thoughtful and detailed plan for our return which includes changes in our physical workspaces, our cleaning protocols, our event planning and other parts of our daily operations.
The University System of Georgia (USG) institutions requires all faculty, staff, students, and visitors to wear an appropriate face covering while inside campus facilities/buildings where six feet social distancing may not always be possible. Face covering use will be in addition to and is not a substitute for social distancing.
Face coverings are not required in one's own dorm room or suite, when alone in an enclosed office or study room, or in campus outdoor settings where social distancing requirements are met.
Anyone not using a face covering when required will be asked to wear one or must leave the area. Repeated refusal to comply with the requirement may result in discipline through the applicable conduct code for faculty, staff or students.
Reasonable accommodations may be made for those who are unable to wear a face covering for documented health reasons.
Social Distancing (also known as physical distancing) will be practiced by faculty, staff, students, and visitors on campus in a college, division, and/or department setting. Expectations specific to classrooms and other areas will be available via installed signage.
Masks/face coverings (cloth or otherwise) are required while inside campus facilities/buildings where six feet social distancing may not always be possible. Face covering use will be in addition to and is not a substitute for social distancing.
Until further notice, person to person contact, including the shaking of hands, is strongly discouraged due the ongoing community transmission of COVID-19.
Augusta University will follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) guidelines when it comes to all the steps related to COVID-19 illness, testing, recovery, and return to campus.
Some colleges and divisions may be planning Return to Campus on an alternate schedule, based on the needs of their programs and services.
Specific to faculty related academic affairs and instruction
Specific to employees (faculty, staff, and students) and supervisors related to COVID-19 protocols and Human Resources
This week on our "In the Wild" podcast, Joe Pierce, director of Student Life and Engagement, joins us (via Microsoft Teams) to get us excited on upcoming events and activities happening this semester.
Augusta University's Class of 2024 was officially welcomed to campus in the virtual freshman convocation ceremony on Sunday, Aug. 9.
Augusta University is welcoming back students with the annual Weeks of Welcome, weeks of special activities to help new and returning students kickstart their semester.
Provost Gretchen Caughman and President Brooks A. Keel welcomed faculty back to Augusta University.
