Loyola Community, 

Happy 2021! The new year is a time to take stock of your goals, renew your focus, and, of course, eat your fill of all the king cakes. The safety protocols that felt foreign to us in the fall are now a part of our daily routines—#CampusClear, masking up, and keeping our distance. Your face mask collection is likely rivaling your Mardi Gras costume collection, and you’ve picked out the perfect Zoom background for the first day of classes. In true Wolf Pack spirit, you continue to show your commitment to our community with great care and ingenuity.   

As we prepare for the spring semester, please remember that all students who will be on campus for any amount of time must get tested within five days of arrival and submit PCR or Antigen (rapid) COVID-19 test results to the COVID Results Reporting Portal. You are not allowed on campus until your results are submitted.

If you haven’t received your invitation to log into the portal and it is within five days from your planned arrival date, please complete this registration form to gain access to the portal. See our COVID Testing FAQ for more details about the portal and testing requirements.

Headed to the University Sports Complex or Orleans Room? You’ll need your #CampusClear fast pass ready to show upon entry. Your professors may also ask to see your fast pass at the start of in-person classes. 

The bottom line? Take a few minutes every day to report any new or unexplained symptoms. The #CampusClear symptom tracker helps you keep a daily log of how you’re feeling so you can alert our Public Health Coordinators immediately if you feel sick, test positive, or get exposed to COVID. 

COVID Connections is a round-up of important information to help keep everyone in our campus community informed and safe. It arrives in your inbox every Tuesday, with special editions on other days if needed. Explore our archive on the FAQ website to see previous editions.