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Dear Mustangs, I first want to share my sincere gratitude and thank you all for your continued compliance with our weekly COVID-19 testing procedures and daily screening requirements. It has greatly assisted in the college’s ongoing mission of providing the safest possible learning and working environment for our students, faculty and staff.

We have received results from all pooled saliva testing conducted Tuesday, March 16. We had a total of five (5) positive pools this week: Residential Students (3) and Commuter Students (2). Affected individuals have been informed and precautionary quarantine notices have been sent out. Case investigation and contact tracing will begin once reflex testing results are available. All other pools were negative.

Based on new guidance from New York State, all SUNY Morrisville employees are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. This eligibility extends to all employees — including student employees. Appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations are available at a variety of locations throughout the county and state. You must register for an appointment, as vaccination availability is limited each day. If you show up to a clinic without an appointment, you will be turned away.

Our continued thanks to all SUNY Morrisville students and employees for your ongoing participation in our required weekly pooled saliva testing.

We have received results from all pooled saliva testing conducted Tuesday, March 9. We had a total of eight (8) positive pools this week: Residential Students (6) and Student-Athletes (2). Affected individuals have been informed and precautionary quarantine notices have been sent out. Case investigation and contact tracing will begin once reflex testing results are available. All other pools were negative.

Our continued thanks to all of you for your ongoing participation in our required weekly pooled saliva testing. In addition to this weekly reminder for Testing Tuesdays tomorrow, we also would like to provide a reminder of the proper way to list your current address in the testing registration app.

We have received results from all pooled saliva testing conducted Tuesday, March 2. We had a total of seven (7) positive pools this week: Employees (2), Commuter Students (2); Residential Students (2) and Student-Athletes (1). Affected individuals have been informed and precautionary quarantine notices have been sent out. Case investigation and contact tracing will begin once reflex testing results are available. All other pools were negative.

Thank you to everyone for your continued participation in our required weekly pooled saliva testing, and a big thanks as well to all the volunteers who are providing their time to help fulfill this SUNY safety mandate. There has been excellent compliance with our pooled saliva testing thus far, and we greatly appreciate you making it a quick part of your weekly routine. As we head into another week of testing, we wanted to provide a few reminders:

MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — SUNY Morrisville has once again been honored for its outstanding support of military service members, veterans and their families, receiving the 2021-2022 Military Friendly® School designation.  The Military Friendly® Schools list sets the standard for higher education institutions to give the best opportunities for veterans and their spouses.

We have received results from all pooled saliva testing conducted Tuesday. One residential student pool and one employee pool were positive. Affected individuals have been informed and notified to stay in precautionary quarantine pending reflex testing, which is underway. All other pools were negative.

We have received results from all pooled saliva testing conducted Tuesday. Two commuter student pools were positive. Reflex testing is underway. Affected individuals have been informed. All other pools were negative.

SUNY Morrisville student, Shelby Benjamin, was crowned 2021-2022 New York State Dairy Princess by the American Dairy Association. In this role, she will serve as dairy ambassador, helping to promote the state’s dairy industry. Benjamin, of Norwich, previously was named Dairy Princess of Chenango County.

There is always something going on in assistant professor Jen Gilbert Jenkins’ labs, even when the campus is quiet. For instance, in a purple box, miraculous transformations are taking place with worms! Gilbert Jenkins is using vermicompost (worm composting) to convert a combination of waste hemp material and food scraps into a biologically active planting medium. They may not be as cute as some of the other animals on campus, but these worms are hard workers.

Dear Mustangs, Thank you for your continued participation in our weekly COVID-19 pooled saliva testing. As we move forward with mandatory testing each week, SUNY Upstate Medical University has introduced an updated version of its web application used to register for testing.

We have received results from all pooled saliva testing conducted Tuesday. Two student pools were positive, and one employee pool from the Norwich Campus was positive. Reflex testing is underway. Affected individuals have been informed. All other pools were negative.

Happy Spring 2021 semester! Thank you to everyone who participated in move-in testing this past weekend. The next scheduled pooled saliva testing is Tuesday, Feb. 9, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Recreation Center. Nearly everyone except for students who moved in this weekend must plan to participate. Norwich Campus has a separate plan. For the Morrisville campus, tomorrow's testing includes:

Welcome back, Mustangs! As we begin the Spring 2021 semester today, please find below reminders regarding health screening and testing requirements for all students, faculty and staff who will attend classes on campus, live on campus or plan to use campus facilities. Please also find below important updates for our dining services.

We have received results from all pooled saliva testing conducted on the Morrisville campus earlier this week. One student pool was positive, and reflex testing is underway. Affected individuals have been informed. All other pools were negative.

With recent weather alerts, there have been inquiries about today’s scheduled testing on the Morrisville campus. Testing will still take place as planned. However, employees and students unable to travel safely today should not come to campus just for testing. Employees can come to next week’s testing. Commuter students can participate in this Friday’s move-in testing.

REMINDER: Return to Campus Pre-Arrival Instructions As we approach the start of our Spring 2021 semester and the return to life on campus, there are several items that all students who will attend classes on campus, live on campus or plan to use campus facilities must complete before the semester begins on Monday, Feb. 8. 

Our successful dairy drive-thru events have been recognized statewide and are the subject of an award-winning article in the weekly ag publication, Country Folks. The article was written by Troy Bishopp, who attended SUNY Morrisville.

MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — An abandoned piranha, found by a student on the doorstep of an aquarium store, has found a new home in SUNY Morrisville’s aquaponics greenhouse. Assistant Professor Elisa Livengood obtained a permit from the Department of Environmental Conservation and adopted the fish, which will augment lessons in her aquatic science & aquaculture classes and labs.

We have received results from all pooled saliva testing conducted this week. All pools were negative. Thank you to everyone who volunteered and who participated, and thank you for taking the proper measures to keep our community healthy.

Return to Campus - Pre-Arrival Instructions As we approach the start of our Spring 2021 semester and the return to life on campus, there are several items that all students who will attend classes on campus, live on campus or plan to use campus facilities must complete before the semester begins on Monday, Feb. 8. 

We need your help to properly plan for COVID-19 pooled saliva testing. We are asking every employee to complete this short survey. We ask supervisors to ensure their reports complete it so we have an accurate count of on-campus employees to update our testing plans, report to system and help county health officials make plans.