Greetings!   Welcome back for Spring Semester Rangers! Below you will find information on all things COVID-19 related, including: where/how to get tested, updates to financial aid opportunities, and a request for volunteers.

COVID-19 Testing Updates

Ranger clinic is now located in Ranger Hall room 47. Please enter on the parking lot side of the building if you need to get tested. An appointment is required and you will need to register using a two part system. Please see the Campus Testing page for more details.

‌ Watch this video to for instructions on the new registration system

Below is a list of testing requirements for students: Residential students are REQUIRED to get tested weekly. Commuter students who are participating in courses that meet face-to-face at least once a week are REQUIRED to get tested once every two weeks (biweekly).  Commuter students who do not come to campus for face-to-face classes are eligible to schedule a COVID-19 test as desired. Ranger Clinic Hours of Operation: Mon - Thur | 9 am-6 pm Fri | 9 am-1 pm Note: Symptomatic students should contact Parkside’s Student Health and Counseling Center (SHCC) for evaluation and testing. Please do not go to the Ranger Clinic for testing if you are exhibiting symptoms. Our Parkside community has done a great job of wearing masks, washing their hands and maintaining social distance. Keep up the great work.

Register for a test

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Advocate Aurora Health - Call for Volunteers

Getting vaccinated is safe, effective and will help us beat COVID-19. Advocate Aurora Health’s greatest priority is delivering the vaccine safely and fairly.    In order to help make sure that everyone who wants a vaccine is able to get one Advocate Aurora Health has opened a number of vaccine clinics. These clinics have begun vaccinating and are expanding based on State approvals and vaccine supply.    You can help too! Advocate Aurora Health would appreciate assistance with staffing our vaccine clinics. Vaccine clinics are currently located at: Aurora Medical Center Kenosha  Aurora Medical Center Burlington  Aurora Lakeland Medical Center  Aurora Health Center Pleasant Prairie    Let us know if you are interested in a volunteer role or a paid position. Paid positions are limited and require clinical criteria including licensure. Certified Nursing Assistants and Allied Health Professional Program students would make great volunteers, but others may be able to help as well.    If you are interested, please contact Heidi Hall at [email protected]

Federal Coronavirus Response Funds Available

To assist students with pandemic-related needs, UW-Parkside has received emergency funding from the Federal CARES Act and from generous donations to UW-Parkside Foundation's Future Focus Fund. If you have been financially impacted as a result of COVID 19, you can apply using the emergency funding application. Eligibility is not tied to FAFSA completion and does not need to be repaid. Learn more

REMEMBER TO SELF REPORT

Students should complete the Student COVID-19 Self Reporting Form if they have been exposed to someone with COVID-19, have symptoms, or are diagnosed with COVID-19. The Dean of Students Office will send verification notices to faculty regarding extended absences. Contact tracers will be in touch as appropriate to determine others who may be considered close contacts. This form is to be used by all students (residential or commuter).

Student Self Reporting Form

DEAN OF STUDENTS | [email protected] | 262-595-2598