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Collected Item: “Covid-19 Safety Post During Summer 2021”

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Covid-19 Safety Post During Summer 2021

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This item is a screenshot of an Instagram post by the University that informs students to check for updates in their emails regarding safety procedures for Zaragoza days during the summer. The item was originally created by the StMU Rattler Family Instagram.

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This Instagram posts shows the University's attempt to reach out to the St.Mary’s community advising them about safety precaution for the summer. Prior to the pandemic, events for Zaragzoa were not required to consider maks requirements, vaccination and health test records, or social distancing. However, with the priority of keeping the student staff and new students safe, the University used social media as a way to adequately reach out to the community to inform them of where they can find updates about safety precautions. They did this by posting a simple visual that showed a rattler wearing his mask and asking students to check on their email for updates.

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#coveryourfangs, HS6301, Zaragoza

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

St. Mary's University

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2021-07-29
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