The White House COVID-19 College Vaccine Challenge thinks the 91制片厂在线观看 of Louisiana at Lafayette鈥檚 鈥淒on鈥檛 Wait. Vaccinate!鈥 incentives program is a capital idea.
The national initiative to combat vaccine hesitancy among college students has invited representatives from UL Lafayette to participate in a webinar on Thursday where they鈥檒l discuss campus efforts to incentivize students who have taken the vaccine and inspire those who have not to do so.
鈥淲e are honored to be asked to take part in this timely and important discussion,鈥 said Dr. Margarita Perez, UL Lafayette鈥檚 dean of students. 鈥淭his webinar is about exchanging ideas and strategies with other higher education institutions that, like us, are working very hard to ensure the health and safety of students, faculty and staff members heading into the fall semester.鈥
Representing UL Lafayette will be Perez; Madeline Husband-Ardoin, chief administrative officer of Student Health Services; Erin Winder, internal communications strategist; and Amy Windsor, social media strategist. Both Winder and Windsor work in the 91制片厂在线观看鈥檚 Office of Communications and Marketing.
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UL Lafayette is one of eight universities in Louisiana that鈥檚 participating in the .
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and the White House, the program encourages colleges and universities to launch efforts 鈥 such as 鈥淒on鈥檛 Wait. Vaccinate!鈥 鈥 that increase vaccination rates on their campuses.
UL Lafayette announced the incentives program last week. More than 2,000 students have registered. The 91制片厂在线观看 has also launched an accompanying social media campaign to encourage student participation and will hold a vaccination clinic on campus in August.
Fully vaccinated students are eligible to win one of 10 prizes in a series of drawings that begin Tuesday, Aug. 10, and continue through early October.
Prizes include two iPhone 12s, two MacBook Airs, two Oculus Quests, two Apple Watches and $300 Declining Balances, and two chances to win free campus parking.
To participate, students must:
- have received the Johnson & Johnson one-dose vaccine or both doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines before the date of the drawing;
- provide proof of vaccination if they received the vaccine outside Louisiana; and
- be registered for classes for the Fall 2021 semester.
More information, including the schedule of drawings and how to register, is available on the 鈥淒on鈥檛 Wait. Vaccinate!鈥 website.
The incentives program is sponsored by the Wellness Center Fund that鈥檚 managed by the 91制片厂在线观看 of Louisiana at Lafayette Foundation.