The Panther Plan

Drury is in regular communication with the Springfield-Greene County Health Department and healthcare leaders in our area to remain informed on the latest COVID-19 news and mitigation recommendations. We also closely monitor all CDC guidance. With input from these experts, we will continue to adjust our response as needed to keep our campus community safe.

Drury does not require masking.  The university supports continued masking for anyone choosing this option.

• There is still an ongoing risk of COVID-19 transmission, but together, we can minimize it. There are some key steps we can all take to help keep ourselves and each other safe.

  • The best and most effective step you can take is to get vaccinated. The COVID-19 vaccines currently available have been proven to be safe and effective. Vaccines are the best way to keep everyone safe and ensure a quicker return to the full Drury experience.
  • Frequently wash your hands for at least 20 seconds.
  • If you have COVID-19 symptoms stay at home and get a COVID-19 test, even if you have been vaccinated. If you receive a positive test result, immediately begin isolation, follow the instructions of your healthcare provider.

  Have patience with one another as we all work to do what’s best for our campus community.

Drury University is following the guidelines set forth by the CDC, which can be found by clicking the following link:

https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/prevention/precautions-when-sick.html

When you have a respiratory virus, stay home and away from others (including people you live with who are not sick).

You can go back to your normal activities when, for at least 24 hours, both are true:

• • Your symptoms are getting better overall, and
  • You have not had a fever (and are not using fever-reducing medication).

When you go back to your normal activities, take added precaution over the next 5 days, such as taking additional steps for cleaner air, hygiene, masks, physical distancing, and/or testing when you will be around other people indoors. This is especially important to protect people with factors that increase their risk of severe illness from respiratory viruses.

• • Keep in mind that you may still be able to spread the virus that made you sick, even if you are feeling better. You are likely to be less contagious at this time, depending on factors like how long you were sick or how sick you were.
  • If you develop a fever or you start to feel worse after you have gone back to normal activities, stay home and away from others again until, for at least 24 hours, both are true: your symptoms are improving overall, and you have not had a fever (and are not using fever-reducing medication). Then take added precaution for the next 5 days.

We know each person plays an essential role in protecting our community and respecting the rights of all individuals. Just as we did in 2020-21, we will ask all students to sign the Drury University Community Health and Safety Pledge.

We can continue to learn on campus and protect each other by meeting the following conditions:

• Act intentionally and diligently to limit the spread of COVID-19.
• Do my part to create a community where all students, staff, and faculty can safely assemble, learn and live together.
• Protect and support each individual’s rights to good health.
• Follow the community health practices and protocols recommended by local health professionals.
• Adhere to the health and safety policies and procedures developed by Drury University.
• Hold others accountable and be held accountable for following all health and safety guidelines, recommendations and policies.

Yes. Through our partnership with Burrell Behavioral Health, day school students can access behavioral health consultation services at no cost. Learn more at drury.edu/counseling. Counseling is available for faculty and staff through the Employee Assistance Plan.

• Fever of 100.4+ or chills
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Fatigue
• Muscle or body aches
• Headache
• New loss of taste or smell
• Sore throat
• Congestion or runny nose
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea

COVID-19 tests are not available on the Drury campus.   

• Springfield-Greene County Health Department
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• CoxHealth Virtual Visits
• Jordan Valley Community Health Center

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law on March 27, 2020. It establishes and funds the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF), providing emergency funds to students for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus. Drury University will receive a total of $120,724 under 18004(a)(2), the Strengthening Institutions Program section of the CARES Act.

Drury will provide funds to students who demonstrate financial need and wish to continue their education in the 2020-2021 academic year. To demonstrate financial need, students must be Pell eligible and owe a balance to the university from the Spring 2019 semester. Funds will be credited to their account on or before July 15, 2020.

• October 26, 2020
• August 15, 2020
• June 25, 2020
• May 6, 2020

CRRSAA Student Grant Policy and Procedure

• October 3, 2022
• August 11, 2022
• July 11, 2022
• July 5, 2022
• June 16, 2022
• March 9, 2022
• January 26, 2022
• January 7, 2022
• September 28, 2021
• January 5, 2023

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• Quarterly Reports – 12/31/20 
• Quarterly Reports – 3/31/21 
• Quarterly Reports – 6/30/21
• Quarterly Reports – 9/30/21 
• Quarterly Reports – 12/31/21 
• Quarterly Reports – 3/31/22
• Quarterly Reports – 6/30/22
• Quarterly Reports – 9/30/22