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WEST LIBERTY -- Faculty, staff and students at West Liberty University returned to wearing masks inside buildings this week as a safety precaution in connection with the uptick in active COVID-19 cases across the state and nation.
"We are committed to the safety of our students and employees. Because of this and in response to the CDC suggestions, I have asked our campus community to return to the wearing of face masks. I also encourage everyone to get vaccinated if they have not yet received the shot. Wearing a mask indoors and getting vaccinated are important safety precautions and the way that we will keep each other safe," said W. Franklin Evans, WLU president.
WLU relaxed its mask requirement on July 12, when numbers were low. This new mask mandate continues until the numbers decline once again.
WLU welcomed its football team back to campus over the weekend and will welcome its Residence Life Staff today.
Residential students move into housing in a staggered fashion between Aug. 19 and Aug. 22
Classes begin at the Highlands Center on Aug. 21 and on the main campus on Aug. 23.
In addition, the Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department will hold a vaccination clinic on campus from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 1 for those still needing to be vaccinated.
For information about the pandemic and the COVID-19 regulations on campus, visit westliberty.edu/coronavirus or email covid19@westliberty.edu.