Office of the Registrar

OSU-Cascades students,

We are continuing our planning work related to the gradual resumption of OSU-Cascades in-person and onsite instruction and campus operations. An important part of this effort is COVID-19 vaccination planning for members of our campus community, including students.

Please know that OSU-Cascades campus community members, along with other members of the greater community will be part of the vaccination distribution process underway through Deschutes County Health Services and in concert with Oregon Health Authority distribution and prioritization guidelines.

I encourage students who intend to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to visit the DCHS vaccine page to learn about the phasing of the distribution, and most importantly, to complete the DCHS vaccine interest form. 

In addition to contact information, the DCHS vaccine interest form will ask for your birthdate, race and ethnicity, and about medical conditions that may make you more vulnerable to the virus. You’ll have the option of choosing from employment categories, including a category called “college student.”

Based on the information you provide, DCHS will provide you vaccine updates and notify you when you’re eligible to receive the vaccine. You can learn more about the vaccine on OHA’s frequently asked questions page.

You are welcome to share the above links with family and friends in Deschutes County, and share the hotline phone number for populations without technology access: 541-699-5020.

Finally, as you read in the Jan. 15 communication from Dan Larson, OSU Coronavirus Response Coordinator, OSU strongly encourages all members of the OSU community to take the COVID-19 vaccine when it is available to them per OHA and local public health agency guidelines. Vaccinations and a continued commitment to all personal and public health measures are our best pathway to the return of in-person teaching, learning, research, community engagement and campus activities

If you have questions, please direct them to [email protected]. Thank you for helping to create a safer and healthier campus community.

Sincerely,

Kelly Sparks

COVID-19 Coordinator