COVID-Related Updates for This Week
Rockhurst Student, Faculty and Staff Companions,
Now that we’ve hit March, spring is close at hand. Throughout the country and locally, we are seeing a relaxation of pandemic-related restrictions while, at the same time, public health officials are concerned that cases are about to rise due to the spread of more highly contagious virus variants. We continue to follow Kansas City Health Department advice to remain vigilant and not relax our protocols.
Important Reminders
- Forty-two students are entered in a drawing to receive an iPad, which will be given away soon! How did they become eligible? They used the Campus Clear screening tool every day in February. Continue to use Campus Clear to be entered in opportunities for future prizes.
- If you find out you are COVID positive, you have COVID symptoms, or have been in close contact with a COVID-positive person, please submit the Illness and Exposure Reporting Form immediately.
COVID Vaccinations
- If you receive a COVID vaccination, please notify the University after you receive the second (or sole in the case of Johnson & Johnson) dose by completing this COVID-19 vaccine form. We are pleased to report that 207 employees and students have received both doses of the vaccine!
- Next week you will receive a brief survey asking about your interest in obtaining a vaccination when it is available to you. Please take the time to complete it. This will give us an idea of when our campus community might reach “herd immunity.”
Positive and Quarantined Cases
Our community cases continue to remain low across all categories and populations. For undergraduate students on the Troost campus there was a very slight increase (up one) from last week, while the Westport campus reported a slight increase (up four). For graduate students on the Troost campus, cases remain the same as last week, while the Westport campus continued to report no cases. Faculty and staff cases increased slightly on the Troost campus while the Westport campus reported no cases.
As of March 2
Troost Campus |
Undergraduate Students |
Graduate Students |
Employees |
Total Population |
1501 |
867 |
414 |
Active Positive Cases/percentage |
2/0.1% * |
1/0.1% |
0/0% |
Quarantined/percentage |
2/0.1% |
1/0.1% |
2/0.5% |
Westport Campus |
Undergraduate Students |
Graduate Students |
Employees |
Total Population |
492 |
141 |
87 |
Active Positive Cases/percentage |
0/0% |
0/0% |
0/0% |
Quarantined/percentage |
0/0% |
0/0% |
0/0% |
*There is one undergraduate positive case in University residential facilities. The number of beds available on campus for isolation is 45 and the number of occupied beds is zero.
Definitions
- COVID Active: tested positive for COVID; isolated
- Quarantined: had close contact with a COVID-positive person; possibly being tested
- Close Contact: You were within 6 feet of someone who has COVID-19 for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period; You provided care at home to someone who is sick with COVID-19; You had direct physical contact with the person (hugged or kissed them); You shared eating or drinking utensils; They sneezed, coughed, or somehow got respiratory droplets on you
Please take advantage of the nicer weather by socializing outdoors whenever possible, maintaining physical distancing and wearing your mask when you can’t. We can see light at the end of the tunnel, but for now we must continue our pandemic mitigation measures!
Matthew D. Quick, Ph.D.
Dean of Students/Vice President
Student Development and Athletics
Douglas N. Dunham, Ph.D.
Provost and Senior Vice President
Academic Affairs