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I hope you are enjoying these first few days of spring! As you know, your safety and well-being continue to be our top priority. Masks are now optional in most indoor spaces, including residence halls, dining facilities, classrooms, offices and the Ohio Union. This decision was guided by many factors — CDC and Ohio Department of Health guidance, Ohio State positivity rates well below 1%, high vaccination rates and better weather.

Our Shared Values initiative reinforces our culture of care here at Ohio State — advancing our efforts to make us the absolute model of the 21st century land-grant university. The overall goal is to create a healthy, ethical, values-based culture where everyone can thrive.

I am thrilled to announce today a new program to reward our Ohio State community for your exceptional efforts to keep each other safe and healthy: the Buckeye Booster Drawing.