COVID-19 Communications

Happy New Year! We hope you had a restful and rejuvenating break. We are very excited to welcome you back to campus for another great semester of academic achievement and personal growth at Texas Christian University. Teams across campus in Housing and Residence Life, dining, housekeeping, maintenance, academic affairs and other groups have been busily preparing for your return.

Thank you for your continued vigilance to Protect the Purple as we return to the Texas Christian University campus. We begin spring semester 2022 again challenged by the pandemic and the spread of the Omicron variant. Once again, we find ourselves grateful for the diligence of our staff and faculty employees for planning and supporting efforts to maintain a healthy environment and care for those who are affected by the virus.

The Campus Readiness Task Force continues to monitor the spread of COVID-19 within our community and region. We are prepared to reopen Texas Christian University on Jan. 5 and begin the semester for in-person learning on Jan. 10 as planned.

The Campus Readiness Task Force has been closely monitoring the rapid developments surrounding the two federal vaccine mandates, both of which apply to employees of Texas Christian University should they survive court challenges and move forward. We are monitoring the legal challenges to both, but are preparing to comply, as are other colleges and universities across Texas.

Thank you for another inspiring semester at Texas Christian University! As we finish strong and look ahead to the new year, we are confident that together we can continue to keep our community safe amid a lingering pandemic. We continue to monitor Tarrant County spread levels and follow health guidance, report cases on our dashboard, conduct contact tracing and offer free testing and vaccines on campus.