On Dec. 1, 2021, the first confirmed case of Omicron, the new COVID-19 variant, was identified in the United States. The learning environments of college students have been disrupted by COVID-19 infections and the fear and unpredictability of the Omicron variant as students return from a turbulent holiday season. Due to this new strain, many colleges across the U.S. have adapted their pandemic policies in an effort to slow down the spread of COVID infections before and after