In an effort to support the community’s health and well-being and forge a responsible path forward, UC Santa Cruz is launching a public awareness campaign to remind students, faculty, and staff to get a COVID–19 test regularly as part of its asymptomatic testing program.
Called “TestMe,” the campaign strives to communicate that the test is easy (self-administered) and free. UC Santa Cruz encourages everyone to share information about the testing program with their colleagues and students. Zoom backgrounds are a great way to help get the message out.
The campaign is aimed at students on campus and in the community, as well as staff and faculty who work on campus or who come to campus periodically for work. The current testing requirements and recommendations are:
- Students on campus are required to do mandatory weekly testing twice a week;
- Students who live off campus and live-in residential staff may receive a test up to twice a week on a voluntary basis;
- Faculty and staff who are teaching, holding meetings, and other activities on campus may receive up to one test a week on a voluntary basis;
Current campus testing locations are:
- Merrill Cultural Center in Merrill College
- Namaste Student Lounge at College Nine
- George P. Hitchcock Lounge in the Porter College C building
The pandemic world changes quickly, and as a result so will the campus testing requirements and protocols. Stay up to date by checking recovery.ucsc.edu.
To schedule an appointment for a COVID test now, visit ucsc.edu/covidtest or call the UC Santa Cruz Student Health Center at (831) 459–2591.
Students who are showing symptoms of COVID-19 should call the Student Health Center, and employees with symptoms should call their primary care provider. Anyone with symptoms should not go to an asymptomatic testing site.
