The COVID Weekly Report

Here are the COVID-19-related updates for the week of Feb. 7:


  • All known CC student cases, regardless of whether exposure occurred at CC, appear on the CC COVID-19 dashboard. 
  • Additional dining services are open.
  • Faculty and staff: COVID test kits are back in stock. 
  • Pikes Peak Library District offers free masks.  

More In-Person Dining Options


Starting today, Bon Appetit has reopened seating in Benjamin’s Cafe, Colorado Coffee, and Susie B’s. These spots join Rastall Café, which reopened last week, as in-person dining options. View all updated dining hours

Employee COVID-19 Test Kits Back in Stock


The college received its delayed shipment of  COVID-19 test kits for faculty and staff. Tests are available for pick up at the Worner Desk.  To help keep track of inventory, please fill out this  test kit request form.  Here’s  a list of free COVID-19 testing sites across the state, with many in the Colorado Springs area.  You can also order free COVID-19 tests  via this link  as part of the federal testing program  and  here to order from  the Colorado at-home testing program. All positive test results must be self-reported via Qualtrics

Need To-Go Meals? 

Bon Appetit dining hours are available hereIf you’d still prefer a to-go option, Bon Appétit als0 sells reusable take-out containers for $10. Bring your clean container to Rastall if you’d like to fill your to-go box and eat elsewhere. This program is open to students, faculty, and staff.  

Coburn Gallery Meal Pick-up for Students in Isolation

While many facilities are open again for dine-in service and all regular meals, students in isolation should still pick up their meals at Coburn Gallery. Do not enter Worner Campus Center, but instead, pick up meals near the south entrance of Worner, at the Coburn Gallery, 1-4 p.m.  

The COVID Reporting Project Returns 

The CC COVID-19 Reporting Project, led by students at the Catalyst, is back for a few special editions. In case you didn’t subscribe during the 2020-21 academic year, this project focuses on the ways COVID-19 affects CC by providing original reporting, interviews with campus leaders, and a CC-specific analysis of national news in twice-weekly newsletters. The latest edition is available here  

Pikes Peak Library District has Free KN95 Masks 

Free KN95 masks are going fast at area library facilities. Masks are available on a first-come, first-served basis at all open library locations, including mobile library services, across El Paso County. There is a  limit of five masks per person  while supplies last.  You must pick up masks in person and cannot pick up masks for others. Here are the library locations where masks are still available. As part of the State of Colorado’s ongoing efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and assist in the mitigation of virus spread, the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management offers KN95 and surgical-grade masks for free at public libraries, fire stations, recreation centers, VFWs, YMCAs, and high-traffic community centers that have agreed to be local redistribution points. Masks are also available at these locations around the state.  

Students mask up and work indoors at Tutt Library during a snow day Feb. 2. Photo by Chidera Ikpeamarom  ’22.  

Check the Updated CC COVID Data Dashboard  

The  CC COVID-19 dashboard  shows all known CC student cases. It provides quick access to COVID-19 metrics on campus, including daily and weekly COVID-19 testing numbers and positive test results. For questions regarding this dashboard, please contact  Ben Moffitt  in the Office of Institutional Planning and Effectiveness.   

To easily access all things COVID, details of our COVID-19 response are broken down into categories here: Health; Mitigation and Campus Protocols; Testing and Quarantine; and When Off Campus. You will also find answers to frequently asked questions, as well as a listing of all campus messages. If you have additional concerns about COVID-19 or our campus response, direct them to:  covid19@coloradocollege.edu. Remember, there are numerous resources on campus for support and assistance, including the  Counseling Center,  the Chaplain’s Office,  Employee Assistance Plan, the Butler Center, the  Advising Hub, and the  Wellness Resource Center.  

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