Coronavirus Information

2021-2022 Health and Safety Protocols

Campus Operations

• The campus is open to the public. This includes the cafeteria, the bookstore, library, etc. Visitors are welcome to attend our campus events.
• All classes will be delivered in person. Section sizes will be normal. Classrooms are configured with approximately 3 feet of distancing between seats. To assist with seating, faculty members may consider seating assignments, group partner assignments, and lab partner assignments.
• Chapel worship will resume in its regular fashion with in-person worship. Morning chapel will be at 10:30 am for students, faculty, staff, and visitors, and evening chapel will be at 7:15 pm for students and visitors.
• The MLC dormitories will return to standard operations, including open dorm hours.

Health Monitoring

• Logging daily health status is no longer necessary, but we encourage you to self-monitor daily, taking into consideration your vaccination status. The MDH Decision Tree may be used as a resource.
• Parents or guardians of currently enrolled ECLC children are encouraged to self-monitor children daily, and utilize the MDH Decision Tree as a resource. ECLC children who are experiencing symptoms, awaiting test results, or will be absent for the day, should report this to the Lead Teacher and the ECLC Office.
• Faculty, staff, and students should fill out the COVID Contact Me Form if you meet any of the following conditions:
  • If you have symptoms – regardless of vaccination status.
  • If you tested positive – regardless of vaccination status.
  • If you are awaiting your own test results – regardless of vaccination status.
  • If you are awaiting the test results of a household member and you are not fully vaccinated or you have not had a lab-confirmed positive COVID-19 test within the last 90 days.
  • If you have been identified as a close contact, and you are not fully vaccinated or have not had a lab-confirmed positive COVID-19 test within the last 90 days.
• MLC has designated space for isolation and quarantine for students.
• If you test positive for COVID, regardless of vaccination status, you will need to isolate yourself for 10 days.
• If you are a close contact of a positive case who is a household member (roommate), or a person you spend a great deal of time with, and are not fully vaccinated or have not had a lab-confirmed positive COVID-19 test within the last 90 days, you will need to quarantine for 10 days with no symptoms, or 7 days if you receive a negative test on day 5.
• If you are a close contact of a positive case who is a non-household member, and are not fully vaccinated or have not had a lab-confirmed positive COVID-19 test within the last 90 days, the COVID team will notify you and advise that while you do not need to quarantine, you should symptom monitor for 10 days.
• Students who are excused for quarantine or isolation purposes can expect the professors to accommodate their absence through educational formats that will meet curriculum standards.

Masking

• Masking is recommended by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) regardless of vaccination status, but under the current regulations, MLC is not requiring masking for students or employees.
• Anyone on campus is welcome to wear a mask for their own protection at their discretion.
• The MLC Early Childhood Learning Center (ECLC) is not requiring masks for children, student teachers, or employees.
• Parents or guardians of currently enrolled ECLC children whose child is at least age 2, and desire for their child to wear a mask, may send a mask along for the child to wear. The child must be able to properly remove and don the mask when eating and sleeping.
• To comply with federal requirements, masking is required on school buses (public and private) since buses are considered “public transportation.”
• To comply with Allina Medical requirements for healthcare environments, masking is required in the Athletic Training Room.

Vaccinations

• Vaccination for those 12 and over is recommended by the CDC and MDH through your healthcare provider, your pharmacy, or the county.
• Vaccinations are not a requirement for students to attend MLC or for MLC employees.
• Brown County Public Health has a vaccination clinic every Thursday from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Vaccination is free and all three vaccine products are available. BCPH is located just down Center Street hill, within walking distance, at 1117 Center Street.

General Health and Safety Guidelines

• The CDC and MDH recommend social distancing for those who are not fully vaccinated.
• Anyone on campus is welcome to practice their own social distancing for their own protection at their discretion.
• MLC encourages continued hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette. Hand sanitizers will be readily available across campus.
• MLC will continue to operate our HVAC systems at full capacity to allow for frequent air exchange.
• MLC will continue to operate the air filtration units in the MLC Fitness Center, Chapel of the Christ, and ECLC.
• The Custodial Department will follow standard cleaning and disinfecting protocols.
• MLC will continue to monitor the state and federal requirements. We ask for your flexibility and understanding as we may need to change our plans to comply with these requirements.