In this issue: raccoons of the sea, QR records, and Rec for free, oh my!
SP22 - Week 2: Among the azaleas edition.
Symposium if you got 'um.
Because we’ve all been hyper-aware of our physical health for the last couple years – and with good reason – it’s not surprising that so many in our community are past-due for a well-being refresh of sorts. Enter the 2022 Wellness Symposium, set to take place on April 12-13.
You did – in order to make sure your vaccine records are up-to-date, and that you’re in compliance with the UC Vaccine Mandate. Do it tout suite by thumbin’ on over to MyStudentChart’s digital vax record, where you can also generate a handy vaccine status QR code or add a card to Apple Wallet (no word on whether this feature will hit the lime-green text machines, for now).
Circle gets the square. To get yours: log in to MyStudentChart and select ‘Menu’ → ‘My Record’ → COVID-19. From there, you can generate a QR code/PDF, and even choose to have your testing/vax status show up next to your digital debit cards and boarding passes.
Vend for yourself.
When it comes to personal-use-only COVID tests from the vending machines on campus, sharing is decidedly NOT caring. While it may seem like a compassionate act to provide a friend or loved one with access to testing, using another person’s campus ID not only constitutes actual medical fraud, it also poses a serious threat to our public health and contact tracing efforts.
TL;DR: Be sure to swab, lock, and drop your own test kit only. And if you’re engaging in this literally illegal activity because you don’t have a student ID, visit Campus Cards for a replacement.
Train (with) Rec.
Step your RAP game up with a Recreation Activity Pass – free to all students once again – for access to no-cost fitness and instructional classes (surfing, sewing, even aerial silks!), Outback Adventure day trips, intramural sports, and more.
IM down to play. You’ll also need a RAP to sign-up for Spring Intramural Sports, which start next week and provide a fun, social, and oft-competitive (we’re looking at you, innertube water polo!) outlet for students to take up on their own – or with a group.
The poop is in the piping.
And occasionally, so is a lil’ VID – sloshing around amongst the, well, you know. Here’s the bottom line: when you’re notified that there’s virus in the wastewater where you live or work on campus, it’s time to test – regardless of your vax status.
Who, me? Could be! So let’s keep each other safe by finding out. We did our business (on your business) – now, please do yours by getting testedASAPP: as soon as poop’s positive.
Quick Hits and Bits
Read the print? Fine. If “someone you know” receives a letter from the Office of Student Conduct, tell “your friend” not to skim it – there are key deadlines and required actions throughout the document. But if you made it this far in WWL, we shouldn’t have an issue! ;)
Symp city. Usage of the daily symptom screener has been pretty low compared to prior quarters, so please, let us remind y’all that screening for symptoms is a requirement – and beyond that, you’ll need a green thumb to get into Sun God.
ICYMI
Week 1: New normalizing edition.
Weeks 9-10: Spring is in the wearer edition.
WWL: Past edition Archive
Thank you, Tritons, for everything you continue to do to care for one another.
Sincerely,
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs UC San Diego
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Stay Connected • Stay Protected • Don't Get Infected
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
University of California San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093
