TO: Wofford College community
FROM: President’s cabinet
DATE: Aug. 4, 2021
RE: A new mask mandate

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends mask wearing in areas of high transmission of COVID-19 for people who are fully vaccinated as well as those who are unvaccinated. Spartanburg County, in addition to the majority of South Carolina, is classified as an area of high transmission.

Effective Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, Wofford College will again require all students, faculty, staff and visitors to wear face coverings or masks over their nose and mouth when inside public spaces. This means:

  • Masks are NOT required outside.
  • Masks are NOT required in residential areas (residence halls, apartments and campus homes).
  • Masks should be worn in classrooms and administrative spaces, unless alone in your office or academic space.
  • Masks should be worn in dining areas when not eating or drinking.

Vaccination remains critical to our college’s plan to return to more normalized social interactions in the fall. You can still qualify for incentives if you upload your proof of COVID-19 vaccination to the UPLOAD tab on the Wellness Center’s portal accessed through my.Wofford.edu. As of today, 67% of students and 82% of employees are fully vaccinated.

We will continue to monitor vaccination rates and public health guidance and will share additional information closer to the start of the fall semester.