Greetings from campus,

We hope everyone is having a productive and relaxing summer so far as we count down to the first day of Fall semester classes on Aug. 17. After a uniquely challenging Spring semester, we are looking forward to a safe and sound full return to campus for you and your classmates.

Guided by recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and the Ohio Department of Health, we have been hard at work over the last several weeks developing procedures and protocols to ensure everyone is safe and healthy here on campus. This includes rules related to social distancing, self-health assessments, contact tracing, flexible instructional methods and much more. When you return to campus you’ll find portable hand-washing stations (pictured), self-check temperature units and procedures for ensuring the regular cleaning and disinfecting of classrooms, study lounges, hallways and bathrooms. We are doing all we can to make your return safe and successful.

More details will be coming as the summer progresses. We are committed to ensuring that you have all of the information you need to feel comfortable in returning to campus.

Please pay attention to your YSU email and social media throughout the summer for regular updates and the countdown to Fall 2020.

Stay well and safe, and we’ll be in touch.

Go Penguins,

President Jim Tressel