2020-2021 President's Annual Report

INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSE TO COVID-19

Operations of the College During the Coronavirus Pandemic With the onset of the coronavirus pandemic (March 2020), the College moved immediately with safety precautions to guard against the spread of the virus. The College began offering classes on a virtual platform and discontinued having campus-based residents and campus-based activities. With the immediacy of safety precautions, there were no incidents of students contracting COVID 19 at the campus. As of summer 2021, the College again opened doors for student residents along with offering a hybrid platform for course offerings (i.e., virtually and on-campus); the campus also planning for the same for the fall term 2021 and will include fall activities, pending no further disruption of the virus.

COVID-19 Vaccination Policy Texas College as a private, faith-based institution, strongly suggest that effective Fall term 2021, all students, faculty

and staff provide evidence that they have been fully vaccinated. Individuals who have religious beliefs, medical reasons and/or philosophies (or are generally indifferent to taking a vaccination) will be required to provide and/or sign a statement to that effect, which they believe prohibit them from being fully vaccinated.

Texas College Campus Precautions

Though Texas College is currently limiting visitors on campus, all visitors, should they be permitted, are minimally required to:  Wear face mask/coverings at all times in public areas and while engaging with any other person, even in an office space.  Practice social distancing of at least six feet.  Wash or sanitize hands frequently.  Avoid in-person meetings/contact. The aforementioned are minimal expectations for all students, faculty, staff and visitors while on the Texas College campus. In addition to these, Texas College also maintains a more thorough set of guidelines in the Safety Measures and Campus COVID-19 Protocols, inclusive of guidelines for the campus overall, the classroom, and athletics. Further, Texas College also maintains a COVID-19 Contingency Plan for maintaining a safe environment with preventive measures surrounding COVID-19.

Texas College COVID-19 Cases Reported at the Campus: 0

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