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BUCSAFE Update from the President

After careful review of recent guidance from the CDC, the consistent drop in COVID-19 cases on campus, reduced transmission levels in the Charleston area, our Community Immunity percentage, and vaccine accessibility, the University Pandemic Task Force has recommended we ease some BUCSAFE protocols. Beginning Tuesday, March 1, Charleston Southern University will shift to a mask-optional […]

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BUCSAFE Update from the President

Cases on campus and off are drastically declining. Thank God! The University Pandemic Task Force has been monitoring community transmission rates very closely, and Charleston County has finally moved to the Substantial level of transmission after many, many weeks of High levels of cases, percent positivity, hospitalizations, and deaths. Berkeley and Dorchester counties remain at the […]

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BUCSAFE Update from the President

Our campus has continued to see an overall downward trend of COVID-19 cases. Praise God for that! Due to that consistent decrease, we reverted back to full in-person learning on Monday. This does not mean that we can throw all caution to the wind, however. Community transmission remains at the high level in Berkeley, Charleston, […]

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BUCSAFE Update from the President

We have begun trending downward in our quarantine and isolation numbers on campus! This gradual dive mimics what we’ve seen in other parts of the country and in our community, so we are hopeful this trend will continue in the days and weeks ahead. I’m certainly encouraged by this news.  Please remain vigilant, hopeful, and […]

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BUCSAFE Update from the President

What a chilly week! This may be the first time in years that tonight’s Polar Bear Plunge is accurately named. Perhaps Omicron will take a dive on the charts soon, too. Data in other parts of the country indicate a likely drop in the coming days and weeks. We’re hoping, praying, and looking forward to […]

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BUCSAFE Update from the President

Let me be the first to say how much I appreciate all of your patience and understanding as we continue the journey to the end of the pandemic. I continue to be impressed by your grit, Buccaneer!  Earlier this week, we announced a temporary accommodation that authorizes faculty to determine if their class(es) are held in person […]

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BUCSAFE Update from the President

Given the current surge of COVID-19 cases in our area; the relative scarcity of testing resources in the Charleston area; limited on-campus isolation/quarantine housing for students because of this surge; and the ability of our university infection control coordinator to maintain timely notification to individuals impacted by the rapid rise in cases, we have decided to decentralize […]

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BUCSAFE Update from the President

What a difference a week makes!  In a matter of just a few days, our quarantine and isolation numbers have increased to the highest level we’ve seen thus far during the pandemic. This comes as no surprise to us, given the nature of the Omicron variant and the fact that our community transmission levels remain […]

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BUCSAFE Update from the President

Happy New Year, Bucs. I hope you enjoyed your well-deserved break and are ready to get back to work. Ready or not, here we go!  Thanks to God’s faithfulness and your resilience, we thrived through another calendar year in a COVID-19 world. The virus may still be with us, but the Lord was with us long before this virus appeared, and He’ll be with […]

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BUCSAFE Update from the President

We have successfully made it to the end of another semester in the wake of a global pandemic. I don’t know about you, but I never imagined that we would still be talking about COVID-19 going into 2022. But I have been increasingly impressed by the grit of our campus family, and I can’t thank […]

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