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The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declaration ended at midnight on May 11, 2023.
East Georgia State College ceased its COVID-19 protocols beginning May 12, 2023.
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HEERF Student Emergency Aid

COVID-19 Cases at EGSC (ARCHIVED)

EGSC Workplace Health & Safety Plan (ARCHIVED)

EGSC Campus Guidance on COVID-19 (ARCHIVED)

January 14, 2022 - 10:34 AM • Message to EGSC Faculty and Staff

Dear faculty and staff,

We are excited to welcome you all back to East Georgia State College for the Spring 2022 semester!  This semester, we will continue our efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Due to the evolving nature of the pandemic, we would like you to be aware of the following: 

  • Testing Availability: Employees may contact the following testing locations by campus:
  • EGSC Augusta – Augusta University Health Clinic, 1465 Laney Walker Blvd, Augusta, GA; 706-721-3448. 
  • EGSC Statesboro – Georgia Southern University- 984 Plant Drive, Statesboro, GA; (912) 478-5641.
  • EGSC Swainsboro –Testing sites include most medical providers; below provider list is a sampling of larger testing sites.
  • Georgia Department of Public Health site – City Auditorium parking lot: register at: https://covid19.dph.ga.gov/en-US/
  • Walgreen’s 390 South Main Street – drive through testing; call for appointment 478-237-0788
  • East Georgia Healthcare Center – call for appointment 478-237-2638
  • Home tests may be available at larger retailers such as Walgreens and Wal-mart.
  • Remind students that they may contact the Health Clinic on the campus where attending for testing options, and to call in advance for testing appointments.  Remind the students to self-report (see below). If a student reports to you, please also complete the self-reporting form.
  • COVID Reporting: To report symptoms, exposure to, or a positive COVID-19 case, visit ega.edu and click “EGSC COVID-19 Self Reporting Form” at the top of the webpage. Complete the form and then wait for the EGSC COVID-19 Response Team to contact you for further guidance. Please do not return to campus until you have talked with the Team member.   Supervisors should complete the Supervisor Reporting Form and send to the President and to HR.
  • Visit our COVID-19 page for updates and information on COVID-19. 


We appreciate all our campus community has done to fight the spread of COVID-19 and I greatly appreciate the efforts of the EGSC COVID-19 Response Team and co-chairs Linda Upchurch and Mary Smith. We continue to encourage all students, faculty, and staff to wear face coverings when indoors, to perform frequent hand washing/sanitizing, and to keep personal spaces and items clean.  I also agree strongly with the USG policy encouraging all faculty, staff, students, and visitors to be vaccinated and boosted for COVID-19. 

Best,
David

January 06, 2021 - 5:01 PM • Message to EGSC Faculty, Staff and Students

Good afternoon, students, faculty and staff,

   As part of EGSC’s Return to Campus Plan to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, all faculty, staff, and students are required to complete EGSC's COVID-19 Return to Campus Course located within the myEGSC portal under “Georgia View D2L/Brightspace” no later than the deadlines indicated below and preferably before you return to campus. This brief course describes the EGSC health and safety protocols for COVID-19. 

   The course consists of 4 components:

  • Video summarizing EGSC’s COVID-19 Protocols;
    • EGSC Health and Safety protocols Power Point;
    • Self-Assessment Questionnaire; and
    • Acknowledgment (serves as quiz).

   The estimated time to complete the course is 20 minutes.

   Deadlines to complete:
      • Faculty & Staff: 01/15/2021
      • Students: 01/22/2021

   If you have any issues accessing the course, please contact Terri Brown, Director of e-Learning, at thbrownFREEOMNIUPDATE. 

   Thank you for doing your part to keep yourself and those around you safe and healthy!

   Dawn H. Cartee, Ed.D.
   Interim President

 

January 06, 2021 - 4:54 PM • Message to EGSC Faculty, Staff and Students

Dear students, faculty and staff,

   Thank you for your efforts during Fall semester to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 on our campuses. The planning and precautions we collectively undertook were successful in keeping our exposures to a minimum. However, with the virus still very active, we must continue to do what is necessary to keep ourselves and one another safe.

   In accordance with EGSC's Return to Campus Plan, here are four important things to remember as we begin Spring semester:

  1. We must continue our shared obligation to maintain a safe campus environment by following established health and safety protocols:
       • Wash hands frequently.
         • Social distance at least 6 feet apart.
         • Wear an appropriate face covering.
         • No large gatherings.
         • Stay home if not feeling well.

  2. Monitor yourself daily for symptoms.
      • Utilize the COVID-19 Screening Questionnaire to monitor your health and act accordingly. 
        • The questionnaire is a self-monitoring tool to determine if a person should come to campus or not, and it does not need to be submitted to anyone.
        • For your convenience, the questionnaire is located on EGSC’s COVID-19 webpage.

    3. Complete the online EGSC Self-Reporting Form (ARCHIVED) if any of the following occur:
             • You received positive results for a COVID-19 test;
             • You have COVID-19 symptoms; or 
             • You have been in close contact with individuals with COVID-19 or COVID-19 like  symptoms.
        • A member of EGSC's COVID-19 Response Team will then contact you within 24 hours to provide assistance. All information will remain confidential.
        • A direct link to the Self-Reporting Form is located at the very top of the EGSC home page and on EGSC’s COVID-19 webpage.
  3. Complete the EGSC Return to Campus and COVID-19 course in D2L for Spring 2021. 
      • Deadlines to complete course:
             • Faculty and Staff: By January 15, 2021;
             • Students: By January 18, 2021.


   For more information about EGSC's response to COVID-19, please visit our COVID-19 webpage.

Remain vigilant and stay safe, Bobcats!

Dawn H. Cartee, Ed.D.
Interim President

 

Internet Service Provider Resources in Response to COVID-19

Please follow the links below to learn more about COVID-19 responses and offerings from the providers/resources listed (offerings subject to change):

Another very useful website to add to the list is www.broadbandnow.com which allows you to enter your zip code to determine internet options that are available in the respective area.

Update on April 23, 2020:

EGSC has joined Eduroam service to allow EGSC faculty, staff and students to easily access global roaming Wi-Fi. These Wi-Fi hotspots are available at colleges and universities, national labs, museums in Georgia and across the United States and allow for secure Wi-Fi access using your myEGSC login credentials so that no matter where you are, you can utilize Wi-Fi like you’re at EGSC. When you are at an Eduroam location, just select “eduroam” as the wireless network and enter your myEGSC login credentials and you’re all set!  Find an Eduroam location near you.

Update on July 21, 2020:

Northland Cable has set up several free WiFi hotspots around town in Swainsboro, Statesboro and Vidalia, GA. 

Update on July 23, 2020:

WiFi Access Points along the Statesboro "Blue Mile" have been announced. They are as follows:

Further COVID-19 Information and Downloads

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Coronavirus (COVID-19) page updates daily:

East Georgia State College's current Pandemic/Infectious Disease Response Plan (PDF) is currently being reviewed in light of the Coronavirus alerts.

East Georgia State College's Emergency Response Plan flip chart can be found in each office and the EGSC Police Department website, and contains pages relevant to pandemic/infectious disease response (PDF).

Apple Inc. – in partnership with the White House Coronavirus Task Force and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – released an app and website that guides Americans through a series of questions about their health and exposure to determine if they should seek care for COVID-19 symptoms. The tool provides CDC recommendations on next steps including guidance on social distancing and self-isolating, how to closely monitor symptoms, recommendations on testing, and when to contact a medical provider.

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