Last Updated: August 26, 2024
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.
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:
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.
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:
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.
COVID-19 tests are not available on the Drury campus.
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.
The committee has been meeting weekly since April 2020 in order to make COVID-19 response plans. The members are comprised of students, faculty and staff.
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