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Learn more about EOU’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic.
page updated March 12, 8:17 a.m.
EOU’s top priorities are the health of our university community and the academic progress of our students. While doing our part to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, we remain committed to our students’ success and look forward to returning to in-person instruction in fall 2020.
Coronavirus information on this website is intended to serve as a resource for EOU community members and will be updated as the evolving global health situation changes.
Please click here to download important information on the COVID-19 virus.
EOU is proactively testing students who are returning to campus for Spring Term. On-campus students taking in-person classes or planning to use on-campus services must complete a COVID-19 test.
Click the button below to read more about scheduling a drive-thru appointment for March 29 or 30.
Stay up to date on positive cases related to the university with our Data Dashboard. Click the button below to view the latest results.
Please follow the link below to report any COVID-19 related safety concerns.
The university is continually updating the FAQs as new guidance and information is shared from the CDC and local, state, and federal health authorities.
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Right now, Mountaineers need your help. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of them are struggling to stay in school. If you are able, please consider a gift to the Student Crisis Fund to help at-risk students in our university family.
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Follow these basic guidelines for the prevention of communicable diseases.
COVID-19 appears to be spread from person to person. It can take up to two weeks to develop symptoms, which include fever with a cough and/or shortness of breath. During the cold and flu season, and especially now, it is critically important to take precautions against any communicable diseases.
EOU will continue to provide updates as this situation develops. In the event of an emergency, you will receive information from the EOU Alert Emergency Notification System.
Make sure your emergency contact information is up-to-date by visiting eou.edu/emergency. Click on the “Contact Information Update” button, then log in and complete the form.
Please visit EOU’s communications protocols page for instructions on how to communicate cancellations, closures and other Coronavirus-related subjects.
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EOU recommends against unnecessary travel, whether international or within the United States. You may be required to self-isolate or be quarantined upon your return to campus.
The Office of International Student Services discourages international travel in light of COVID-19.
If you must travel, below are reliable travel advisories and restrictions published by various U.S. agencies.
U.S. Department of State Travel Advisories
CDC COVID-19 Information for Travel
Oregon Health Authority COVID-19 updates
Social distancing is the direct effort of decreasing the spread of infection and includes reducing interactions between people, such as limiting proximity to others, decreasing attendance at events and limiting non-essential travel.
Per guidance from the State of Oregon, all gatherings over 25 people will be canceled statewide effective March 16. A gathering is defined as any event in a space in which appropriate social distancing of a minimum of three feet cannot be maintained.
Learn more about social distancing (PDF)
Please click here to download EOU’s Work From Home Preparedness Checklist. (PDF)
Guidance from the Oregon Health Authority.
U.S. Department of Education Guidance for Interruptions of Study Related to Coronavirus (COVID-19). (PDF)