April 30, 2009
CONTACT: Tom Tozer, 615-898-2919
MTSU PRESIDENT ISSUES HEALTH MESSAGE; UNIVERSITY POSTPONES STUDY-ABROAD TRIPS TO MEXICO
MURFREESBORO—Middle Tennessee State University has joined many other universities around the nation in issuing campuswide information regarding the swine flu (H1N1 virus). Information has been posted on the Student Health and Wellness Center Web site, including a message from MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee.
The president’s message to the campus can be found at http://www.mtsu.edu/healthservices/swineflu.shtml.
Additional information on precautions that people can take is posted at http://www.mtsu.edu/healthservices/swineflu_prevent.shtml.
McPhee assured the campus that officials are monitoring the situation, and procedures will be followed as outlined in the MTSU Emergency Management Plan related to public-health emergencies and health and safety guidelines provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (www.cdc.gov).
Two MTSU Study-Abroad trips to Mexico have been postponed, McPhee explained, adhering to directives from the CDC regarding nonessential travel to Mexico.
University officials will work in cooperation with other agencies to ensure the safety of students, faculty and staff, the president stated.
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