Students Encouraged to Complete Daily COVID-19 Health Assessment

Whit Pruitt/University Relations

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – As part of the university's efforts to promote health and safety on campus, students at the University of Arkansas will be able to complete a daily health assessment as a reminder of symptoms associated with COVID-19.

This assessment will be offered as a one-question survey and will be available as a student logs into Blackboard or UA Connect. Weekly reminders will also be sent directly to students via email and included in the Arkansas News email.

Students will receive a brief summary of COVID-19 symptoms and situations to consider before marking "yes" or "no" on the assessment. Selecting "yes" affirms that a student has not experienced any symptoms of COVID-19 in the last 14 days and has not been in any situations with a high risk for transmission.

Information will also be provided about what to do in situations where students have experienced symptoms or experienced high-risk situations.

Students should not come to campus or go to an in-person class if they meet any of the following criteria:

• Anyone exhibiting symptoms of illness — if you are not feeling well, stay home or in your dorm and call your medical provider or Pat Walker Health Center.

• Anyone recently diagnosed with COVID-19 in the previous 14-days or awaiting test results.

• Anyone who has had contact with a person with a confirmed case of COVID-19 and who has not received approval to return.

Visit the university's COVID-19 information site for more on COVID Testing, Reporting, Tracing and Quarantine procedures. If you were tested off-campus, received a positive result and have either been on campus or plan to be this semester, you must self-report using this online self-reporting form. This will alert U of A Emergency Management to initiate the contact tracing process.

About the University of Arkansas: The University of Arkansas provides an internationally competitive education for undergraduate and graduate students in more than 200 academic programs. The university contributes new knowledge, economic development, basic and applied research, and creative activity while also providing service to academic and professional disciplines. The Carnegie Foundation classifies the University of Arkansas among fewer than 3 percent of colleges and universities in America that have the highest level of research activity. U.S. News & World Report ranks the University of Arkansas among its top American public research universities. Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas comprises 10 colleges and schools and maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio that promotes personal attention and close mentoring.