Vaccine boosters are required for all eligible Babson College community members.
Students must upload a negative COVID-19 test (PCR, at-home rapid or observed rapid) within three days (72 hours) of planned arrival to campus.
Classes will be held remotely from January 16 through January 23 (with the exception of MSEL, MSAEL and Miami cohorts).
COVID-19 Dashboard
Babson’s Spring semester is now underway, with enhanced health and safety protocols to help mitigate the impact of the current Omicron surge and reduce community spread. As anticipated, we are experiencing a significant increase in positivity rates across our campus community. While our numbers have increased, our 7-day positivity rate remains consistent with higher education health trends and considerably lower than the Commonwealth’s overall positivity rate.
Our goal — through testing, vaccination and booster requirements, masking protocols, and other mitigation strategies — is to help safeguard the health of our community. We are asking all community members to do their part as we return.
As a reminder, our dashboard reflects the most recent health data including our 7-day positivity rate, as well as cumulative data from the previous three semesters. Positivity rates reflect data collected through Babson’s PCR Testing process. Since the conclusion of the fall semester, members of our community have continued to report test results obtained off campus. Approximately 150 student positive cases were reported to Student health Services between December 20 and January 18.
As we begin the Spring semester, we will continue the cadence of data updates twice weekly, on Wednesdays and Sundays. The metrics shared on Babson’s COVID-19 Dashboard, as well as daily monitoring of 30 additional health and operational indicators, provide a decision-making framework for potential targeted interventions and operational shifts designed to help safeguard our community.
We will continue to closely monitor all data and share updates to the community as policies evolve.
For questions related to policies and protocols, please contact the appropriate College resource.
Last updated Thursday, January 20, 2022
TESTS AND POSITIVE RESULTS REPORTED IN MOST RECENT 7 DAY PERIOD (Jan 12 - 18, 2022) |
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Tests Conducted2242(Test results returned in average of 14.2 hrs) |
% Positive Test Results
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# of New Positive Test Results
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* Three or fewer positive results are reported as "≤ 3" for confidentiality purposes.
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CUMULATIVE TESTS AND POSITIVE RESULTS REPORTED (since January 12, 2022) |
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Tests Conducted2242 |
Cumulative Percent Positive4.59% |
Cumulative Positive Test Results
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* Three or fewer positive results are reported as "≤ 3" for confidentiality purposes.
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POSITIVE TEST RESULTS REPORTED FROM EXTERNAL SOURCES (Students/staff/affiliates testing positive using testing outside of Babson) |
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New Positive Test Results From External Sources During Most Recent 7 Day PeriodStudents 11 Employees 4 Service |
Cumulative Positive Test Results From External Sources (Since Jan 12)Students 11 Employees 4 Service |
Only confirmed positive cases that involve people who may have had contact with the Babson community are included.
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| Babson (7-Day Positive Test Average) | 4.59% |
| Massachusetts (7-Day Positive Test Average) * | 17.44% |
| Boston (Percent Positivity - Last 14 Days) * | 22.35% |
| Wellesley (Percent Positivity - Last 14 Days) * | 13.75% |
* Source: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-response-reporting
Babson’s Boston campus, located at 100 High Street, regularly reports data released from the property management company (Rockhill Management).
100 High Street Tenant Notice 08/04/21 (pdf)
100 High Street Tenant Notice 08/26/21 (pdf)
100 High Street Tenant Notice 09/03/21 (pdf)
100 High Street Tenant Notice 10/22/21 (pdf)
100 High Street Tenant Notice 12/06/21 (pdf)
100 High Street Tenant Notice 12/12/21 (pdf)
Glossary
The number of tests conducted in a given time period (either a seven day snapshot or cumulative from August 5, 2020 on the Babson dashboard) includes all tests performed on Babson’s campus, across all stakeholder groups (faculty, staff, students and affiliates). Tests conducted includes both asymptomatic surveillance tests and testing of symptomatic individuals through Babson’s Health Services.
The running 7 day average of the positive test rate, weighted (calculated as the positive tests for the last 7 days added together divided by the new tests for the last 7 days added together).
Total number of positive molecular COVID-19 tests in a specific time period divided by the total number of molecular COVID-19 tests in that same time period.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases based on positive test results in a given period. Presumptive cases are not included in the positive case number. Three or fewer cases are reported as such (≤ 3) for confidentiality purposes.
Preceding Semester Statistics
Babson PCR Tests
| Total Tests | 63,372 |
| Cumulative Percent Positive | 0.28% |
| Positive Student Tests | 162 |
| Positive Employee Tests | 10 |
| Positive Service Provider Tests | 7 |
Non-Babson PCR Tests
| Positive Student Tests | 13 |
| Positive Employee Tests | 12 |
| Positive Service Provider Tests | ≤ 3 |
Students/faculty/staff/affiliates reporting testing positive for COVID-19 using testing outside of Babson 8/15/21–12/17/21. Only confirmed positive cases that involve people who may have had contact with the Babson community are included.
Three or fewer positive results are reported as "≤ 3" for confidentiality purposes.
Babson PCR Tests
| Total Tests | 62,189 |
| Cumulative Percent Positive | 0.53% |
| Positive Student Tests | 297 |
| Positive Employee Tests | 20 |
| Positive Service Provider Tests | 15 |
Non-Babson PCR Tests
| Positive Student Tests | 15 |
| Positive Employee Tests | ≤ 3 |
| Positive Service Provider Tests | 4 |
Students/faculty/staff/affiliates reporting testing positive for COVID-19 using testing outside of Babson 1/10/21–5/12/21. Only confirmed positive cases that involve people who may have had contact with the Babson community are included.
Three or fewer positive results are reported as "≤ 3" for confidentiality purposes.
Babson PCR Tests
| Total Tests | 34,971 |
| Cumulative Percent Positive | 0.20% |
| Positive Student Tests | 60 |
| Positive Employee Tests | 5 |
| Positive Service Provider Tests | 6 |
Non-Babson PCR Tests
| No data available |
