Pittsburg State University has announced that they are rescinding their face mask mandate and relaxing other mitigation strategies.

Referencing guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Crawford County public health officer, the university rescinded the campus face mask mandate, further relaxed occupancy limits in facilities, and asked that all employees return to on-campus work by June 13.

This fall, most university courses will be in-person or hybrid and activities are expected to resume as normal. Nearly 60 percent of courses were in-person in the fall and spring semesters and that percentage will be up to 80 percent for Fall 2021, the university announced Wednesday.