New: COVID-19 testing options for all members of the university and greater community
Starting Monday, UW-Whitewater will offer free COVID-19 testing to anyone 5 years and older.
Please see the details for various groups:
UW-WHITEWATER STUDENTS:
UW-Whitewater students will continue to get their COVID-19 tests through University Health and Counseling Services at Ambrose Health Center on Starin Road by making an appointment at uww.edu/uhcs.
A pop-up testing event for students will also be held 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 4, in Starin Hall, Room 108. No appointment is necessary for this event.
FACULTY, STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS:
A new testing site will open on Monday, Nov. 9, and will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the Kris Russell Volleyball Arena in the Williams Center. Please note that during Thanksgiving week, testing at the Williams Center will be offered Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday only (Nov. 23-25).
Free parking is available in lots 7 and 9 on Warhawk Drive.
Pre-registration is required at doineedacovid19test.com. This is a rapid antigen test (nasal swab). People will receive their results within 15 minutes; space is set aside for people to safely distance while they wait.
Individuals who test negative using the rapid antigen test but also are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 or who test positive but do not have symptoms are urged to get a confirmatory PCR test. A free PCR test will be available immediately to those who qualify on site.
Community testing at UW-Whitewater is possible due to a new University of Wisconsin System “surge testing” initiative, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
For more information on COVID-19 testing at UW-Whitewater, visit uww.edu/warhawks-return/testing.