Philip A. Chan, MD, MS, an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine and School of Public Health at Brown University and infectious diseases physician spoke to On Campus with CITI Program about COVID-19, variants, and implications for higher education institutions. Dr. Chan also serves as Consultant Medical Director for the Rhode Island Department of Health Division of Preparedness, Response, Infectious Disease and EMS (PRIDEMS).

COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. Since March 2020, more than 53 million cases have been reported in the United States alone. Throughout the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple variants of concern have become the dominant strain of the virus, such as Delta and Omicron. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Omicron variant is likely to spread more easily than the original strain of SARS-CoV-2. More data is needed on the Omicron variant to form a better understanding of how it compared to the Delta variant, vaccine protection, spread of the variant, and the severity of illness caused by the variant.

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Jason Heil, Clery Act Coordinator, Crime Analyst, and Crime Prevention Specialist with University of California, San Francisco spoke to On Campus with CITI Program about Clery Act crimes. Jason has dedicated more than a decade to Clery Act compliance, crime analysis and reporting, campus safety and infrastructure protection, and community liaison to the campus community on issues of safety and crime prevention on campus.

Clery Act crimes are offenses which are covered by the Clery Act and fall into one of four main categories. These four main categories include: primary crimes; alcohol, drug, and weapon violations; hate crimes; and Violence Against Women Act crimes. The Clery Act requires that institutions of higher education which receive federal funding to report crimes that occur on or near campus and implement school safety policies.

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Melinda Latas, Chief Compliance Officer at California State University, spoke to On Campus with CITI Program about the Clery Act. Prior to her time at California State University, Melinda managed Clery compliance at the Ohio State University.

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act or Clery Act is a federal law signed in 1990 that requires institutions of higher education to disclose information regarding campus security. The Clery Act, which amended the Higher Education Act of 1965, is viewed as a consumer protection law, which seeks to provide transparency around crime, policy, and statistics on campus.

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