Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations of BGSU Faculty

September 8, 2021 

Dear Colleagues, 

This joint communication provides information regarding a recently signed Memorandum of Understanding: Regarding Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations of BGSU Faculty.

The BGSU Faculty Association and the Office of the Provost agree that vaccines are proven to be safe and the most effective tool in lowering COVID-19 case levels, that vaccinated individuals, though they can get COVID-19, are less contagious than unvaccinated individuals and are significantly less likely to be hospitalized or die from the virus, and that there are currently acceptable COVID-19 vaccines available approved by the FDA or the World Health Organization. 

The University and the BGSU Faculty Association felt it appropriate to memorialize our understanding in a Memorandum of Understanding that was signed on Sept. 1, 2021. 

Regards,

Joe B. Whitehead, Jr.
Provost and Senior Vice President

David J. Jackson
BGSU-FA President