Faculty Senate Statement on COVID to Board of Regents

 

The faculty of Montana State University-Bozeman thank the Board of Regents and the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education for all that has been done to keep the campus community safe during the COVID-19 Pandemic. We strongly support continued efforts to enact evidence-based strategies to mitigate the risks of COVID-19 for students, staff, faculty, and the wider community. First, we ask the Board of Regents to require vaccination against COVID-19 for students, staff, and faculty. Second, we ask the Board of Regents to require masks according to CDC guidance, specifically for everyone in indoor spaces, while Gallatin County remains an area of substantial or high transmission.

 

Unanimously endorsed by the Montana State University Faculty Senate September 15, 2021 and submitted as public comment to the Board of Regents on September 16, 2021.