An Update on the Coronavirus

 BY KARA MARTIN ’21

 1 MIN. READ

Dr. Sarah Neal has been with Anderson University for 21 years. But serving as AU’s public health director during a pandemic has brought new challenges alongside her teaching and advising schedule. Although spring has brought lower cases, Dr. Neal shares, “We still have transmission, and we still have people in quarantine, and we do have people who are vigilant, so we must be careful.” 

Dr. Neal shares that students in Indiana should see vaccine openings in May or June, and has been doing her part to educate students about their options.

“When everyone can start seeing the vaccine’s benefits, we can all do it together, but it will take intention,” added Dr. Neal. She hopes the fall will see a majority of campus vaccinated; however, she shares that “it will depend on how many are immune and how many issues we have with the variants.” 

Dr. Neal credits the Verifly app as helpful technology to keep numbers steady and low. Visitors have also benefited from the campus app. For the fall 2021 semester, Dr. Neal hopes the AU community will join together in getting vaccinated so that hopefully, the campus can continue opening up with more events and activities.

Written by Kara Martin ’21, excerpted from a spring semester class project for the public relations course, Public Relations Writing.

Anderson University is on a mission to educate students for lives of faith and service, offering more than 60 undergraduate majors, 30 three-year degrees, 20 NCAA Division III intercollegiate sports, alongside adult and graduate programs. The private, liberal arts institution is fully accredited and recognized among top colleges for its business, computer science, cybersecurity, dance, engineering, nursing, and teacher education programs. Anderson University was established in 1917 in Anderson, Indiana, by the Church of God.