Central Michigan University issued the following announcement on Sept. 24.
Central Michigan University leaders in health, student affairs, communications and more updated the CMU Board of Trustees this morning on the university's response and planning regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. George E. Kikano, vice president for health affairs and dean of the CMU College of Medicine, said that over the past few weeks, CMU has seen a sharp decline in the number of COVID-19 cases within the university community.
He attributed the decline to efforts of CMU's Emergency Management Team and CMU Health, along with community partnerships.
"If you benchmark CMU to other institutions within and outside of Michigan, we are doing very good," Kikano said. "This isn't due to just one single approach, but I credit the screening app, COVID-19 testing on-site with 24-hour results and surveillance testing."
In his opening report, President Bob Davies also noted the decline in cases.
"I attribute this success to the sustained efforts of students, faculty and staff to protect themselves and others by wearing masks, practicing social distancing and embracing CDC best practices for health and safety," Davies said.
In addition to COVID-19, trustees received an overview of CMU's new brand from John Veilleux, vice president for university communications and chief marketing officer, and Abby Dean, director of integrated marketing. The new brand kicks off this month with a series of print, billboard, radio and digital advertising to appear across the state throughout the next year.
The brand promise — "You will learn to lead in life" — was built through more than a year of work, beginning with extensive market research.
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Source: Central Michigan University
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