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News - July 2021

To Mask or Not to Mask? The Answer is Yes!

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July 27, 2021

When COVID-19 mandates relaxed in Oregon at the end of June, those who were unvaccinated against COVID-19 were advised to continue wearing masks while indoors in public areas, and that includes those at UP who qualified for a vaccine exemption. Those who were fully vaccinated could leave their masks off.

Live Music, Food Trucks, Seminars and Soccer: In-person Orientation is back!

July 27, 2021

Orientation is just three weeks away, and while new students are busy finalizing their back-to-school shopping lists, the Orientation planning committee is hard at work finalizing the details of the fun events they have in store.

New Online Orientation Platform Launches in August

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July 13, 2021

Last fall, Orientation pivoted from in-person workshops to an online series due to COVID-19. But the pivot worked out so well, it inspired a whole new Orientation strategy.

Get the Facts Behind Breakthrough Cases

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July 13, 2021

Hearing news of vaccinated individuals contracting COVID-19 can be both concerning and confusing. The fact is, no vaccine is 100 percent effective. But does that mean there’s no point getting your shots? Absolutely not.