President Edwards at Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity: Buchanan Cup Reception | Photo by Diana Jaber | The Wright State Guardian
Students at Wright State University (WSU) are to follow various COVID-19 standards, including wearing masks in all indoor spaces. WSU faculty and staff are expected to follow the same guidelines as students when on university property.
WSU COVID guidelines
On Aug. 4, President Sue Edwards announced via email to WSU students, faculty and staff that masks would be required in all indoor spaces beginning the following day.
“The university’s decision to revise its campus mask policy is based on the latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and our state and local health partners,” Edwards said in the email. “It reflects the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant, which has become the most common form of the coronavirus in Ohio and in the United States.”
All persons on campus at WSU are encouraged to get the COVID vaccine, but no vaccine mandate has been announced at the time of writing.
“I don’t think the university’s COVID protocols are difficult to follow,” WSU sophomore film major Sam May said. “They’re still a lot more flexible than last year and they are there to keep us safe.
Faculty and staff accountability
Students at WSU say that they have faculty in classes who are against wearing masks despite university guidelines.
“I have a professor who is still teaching remotely because she does not want to wear a mask,” WSU senior social work major Libby Oster said. “I understand that masks are uncomfortable, but the more we abide by current recommendations, the sooner we will hopefully be able to take them off for good.”
WSU has an anonymous survey available for anyone to report faculty who are violating masking and other COVID procedures in place. To fill out the survey, go to NAVEX.
If the survey is non-responsive, participants can call 866-384-4277 to be redirected to the United States reporting hotline and will be redirected to the WSU-specific hotline.
At the time of writing, Dean of Students and Head of WSU Coronavirus Task for Chris Taylor was unavailable for comment.
