01/18/22 - Welcome Spring 2022

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DEAR STUDENTS I HOPE YOU ENJOYED YOUR

WINTER BREAK AND THAT YOU'RE GETTING

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YOUR SPRING SEMESTER OFF TO A GOOD START TODAY

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WE'RE JUST A FEW WEEKS INTO 2022 AND ONCE AGAIN

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WE HAVE ADJUSTED OUR LIVES AND THE SEMESTER

DUE TO THE OMICRON VARIANT OF COVID

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I WANT TO THANK OUR WONDERFUL FACULTY

AND STAFF FOR AGAIN PIVOTING SO QUICKLY

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AND EFFECTIVELY THIS MONTH AS WE MOVE

THE START OF THE SEMESTER BACK BY A WEEK

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OUR CAMPUS COMMUNITY REMAINS DEDICATED

TO KEEPING THE VIBRANCY AND ENERGY OF NKU

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WHILE KEEPING OURSELVES AND EACH OTHER SAFE

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WE DO THAT BY REMAINING CAREFUL WITH OUR OWN HEALTH

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AND MINDFUL OF THE OTHERS AROUND US

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AND I'M ASKING YOU PLEASE TO DO YOUR PART TO STAY SAFE

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YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD THAT OMICRON'S EFFECTS ARE

MILDER THAN PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF THE CORONAVIRUS

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BUT IT IS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE TRANSMISSIBLE

SO THE EFFECTS ARE STILL QUITE DAMAGING

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SO I URGE YOU PLEASE TO GET VACCINATED AND BOOSTED

IF YOU HAVE NOT YET WE KNOW THAT THESE VACCINES

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ARE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE IN PREVENTING SERIOUS SIDE

EFFECTS DISEASE AND HOSPITALIZATION

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WEAR YOUR MASKS INDOORS AND WHEN YOU ARE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY

TO OTHERS AS MUCH AS YOU CAN AND AND NOT JUST

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THOSE CLOTH MASKS IF YOU CAN WEAR A

DOUBLE MASK WITH THE SURGICAL MASK

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THAT WOULD BE REALLY GOOD AND THE OTHER REQUEST I

HAVE FOR YOU IS FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS STAY AWAY

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FROM LARGE GATHERINGS INDOORS I KNOW YOU WANT

TO MINGLE AND BE WITH FRIENDS AND AND AND START

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SOCIALIZING AGAIN BUT I THINK IT WILL BE IMPORTANT

FOR US TO TAKE A PAUSE FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS

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AND JUST LAY LOW A LITTLE BIT HERE AT NKU WHEN WE

MOVE THROUGH A DIFFICULT PERIOD IN THE PANDEMIC

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YOU OUR STUDENTS AND THE FACULTY AND STAFF WILL

KEEP THE UNIVERSITY MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER

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YES THE WINTER MONTHS CAN BE CHALLENGING BUT

DESPITE ALL THAT WE'RE FACING I KNOW THAT YOU

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WILL ALL HELP IN KEEPING THE ENERGY AND VIBRANCY

ON CAMPUS BUT ALSO BEING SAFE AT THE SAME TIME

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LET US APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING

I WANT YOU TO WISH I WANT TO WISH ALL OF YOU A

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GREAT SEMESTER AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU AROUND

ON THE CAMPUS IN THE COMING DAYS AND WEEKS