Kutztown University issued the following announcement on Dec. 10.
The Kutztown University Council of Trustees and university president Dr. Kenneth S. Hawkinson presented a resolution Thursday, Dec. 10, honoring the KU Health and Wellness Center for their efforts to the university community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The resolution reads:
WHEREAS, under the leadership of executive director Dolores Hess and assistant director William Lendzinski, the KU Health and Wellness Center has remained open throughout the pandemic, and;
WHEREAS, the nurses and medical personnel have attended to the health needs of KU students throughout this period, and;
WHEREAS, at great personal risks to themselves they administered hundreds of COVID-19 tests to our students, and;
WHEREAS, Health and Wellness Center personnel not only managed all testing protocols but also followed up these protocols through contact tracing investigations, isolation and quarantine supervision via daily health checks, and;
WHEREAS, Health and Wellness Center leaders provided important advice to the Emergency Management Team and the President and his cabinet, throughout the crisis, and;
WHEREAS, Health and Wellness Center staff showed the upmost in professionalism, courage, and spent countless hours serving our students;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Kutztown University Council of Trustees, and the President of Kutztown University, jointly recognize the service rendered by KU Health and Wellness Center personnel in the wake of a world-wide pandemic, and by this resolution express our profound gratitude for their selfless devotion to our students and university.
RESOLVED, this 10th day of December in the year 2020.
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Source: Kutztown University