Helping Pilots Prevent Weekly Content to Help Guide UP's COVID-19 Response
September 21, 2021
Indoor and Outdoor Mandate for Masks
In accordance with the statewide mask mandates, all people age 5 and older are required to wear a mask inside University of Portland buildings and crowded outdoor spaces on campus, including athletic events, regardless of vaccination status.
Face coverings are not required in private office space, private laboratories, and dorm rooms. Please read the full face-covering policy for more details. Until further notice, the University will continue to follow the latest county, state, and federal guidelines, recommendations, or requirements for face coverings.
3 Reasons To Get a Flu Shot
Find out why you don't want to skip it, and what UP is doing to help students get theirs quickly, easily, and free of charge.
5 Questions for UP's Resident Epidemiologist
Andrew LaFrenz, the School of Nursing's Integrative Health and Wellness Program Director and Associate Professor, offers his insights on the pandemic's challenges and its lessons for the future.
Get to Know the Shepard Academic Resource Center
These are challenging times, but you're not alone. Hot cocoa, pep talks, and lots of advice, resources, and mentorship await you at SARC.
Campus Life Beyond the Books
From Pilots After Dark to over 100 student-run clubs and counting, there's always something to get involved in. Find out what's out there and why taking part is a smart investment of your time.
Make yourself at Home
Residence hall life is actually new to most students this year. We asked hall directors for their best advice on how to make the most of it.
Dashboard Updates
Curious about vaccination rates and positive COVID-19 cases in the UP community? Our positive case dashboard and vaccination dashboard get updated weekly. Students are over 96% vaccinated and staff are over 97% vaccinated, and 14 people total have tested positive since fall semester began.
Helping Pilots Prevent is published weekly. Look for the next issue Tuesday, September 28!