August 27: Retriever Ready Action Update

Please see the latest updates on UMBC’s Retriever Ready website. Questions? Email covid19@umbc.edu.

Fall 2021 Campus Safety

• Please review this message regarding on-campus safety requirements for the fall 2021 semester and remember:
• Keep masks in mind.
• Maintain at least three feet of physical distancing.
• Feel sick? Stay home.

COVID-19 Health and Safety

• Check out our Public Health Dashboard for our current vaccination statistics and campus positivity rate.

• The CDC has issued updated (8.20.21) guidance regarding COVID vaccines for moderately to severely immunocompromised people. 

• Here is some science regarding the Delta variant.

• Learn more about vaccination and breakthrough infection.

On-Campus COVID-19 Testing: Am I Eligible?

• UMBC provides free on-campus COVID-19 testing for individuals who have been directed to complete testing, whether for health and safety compliance or for surveillance testing. More information here.

• On-campus testing is not intended for general use or to diagnose a possible infection. If you believe you may have COVID-19, please contact your primary care physician, visit an urgent care clinic, or get tested at a local pharmacy. More information is available here.

On-Campus Study Spaces

• UMBC has designated several spaces for commuting students to use for online access of classes in between their in-person courses.

UMBC Together

• Visit the UMBC Together website for recent social media posts and the UMBC Together myUMBC group for information on upcoming events.