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This digest provides frequent updates about CSU’s COVID-19-related planning for the university community and highlights recent decisions and important updates. All faculty, staff and students will automa cally receive the digest. Others – including students’ parents and family members – can subscribe. For comprehensive informa on about the university’s COVID-19 planning, visit
h ps://covidrecovery.colostate.edu/. Tes ng for move in
CSU will test all students who live in university housing, as well as select faculty and staff. h ps://covidrecovery.colostate.edu/covid-tes ng/.
Our plan for addressing exposure, illnesses and posi ve tests is at h ps://covidrecovery.colostate.edu/addressing-exposure-and-illness/.
Contract tracing
As a Colorado State University student, faculty or staff member, you may be concerned about how you would know if you have been exposed to someone who tests posi ve. h ps://source.colostate.edu/contact-tracing-team-trying-to-stay-ahead-of-covid-19/
Dashboard launched
A dashboard showing posi ve cases associated with the university community is available at h ps://covidrecovery.colostate.edu/. This dashboard shows only confirmed posi ve cases of COVID-19 and does not reflect those in quaran ne for poten al exposure. Posi ve cases reflected in the dashboard include faculty, staff and students who have not necessarily be on a campus.
Mountain West postpones fall sports
The Mountain West has announced the indefinite postponement of all scheduled fall sports in response to ongoing the COVID-19 virus. h ps://themw.com/news/2020/8/10/general-mountain-west-postpones-2020-fall-sports.aspx
Due to a glitch, our last digest, sent Aug. 3, did not reach everyone on the distribu on list. We are including it
below for your reference.
AUGUST 3 EDITION
Addressing COVID-19 posi ve tests, illnesses
Our plan for addressing exposure, illnesses and posi ve tests has been updated. Fall 2020 planning
Public health precau ons: The Pandemic Preparedness Team is deploying more than 600 hand sani zer and wipe sta ons across our campuses. See more informa on about public health orders on campuses.
The process for students to request accommoda ons has been updated at h ps://covidrecovery.colostate.edu/learning-and-academic-interac ons/ under “What if I’m enrolled in face-to-face courses but have a health condi on that prevents me from coming to campus?” Students will be required to log into a daily symptom checker
All faculty, staff and students will be required to log into a daily symptom checker before coming to a campus or leaving their residence halls. A student-specific checker was launched this week.
Faculty and staff travel updates
Guidelines for faculty and staff travel have been updated.
Slow the Spread: A How-to Guide
Estimated reading time: 2 min
In this article
1. Wear a face mask or covering 2. Physical distance - six feet 3. Wash hands
4. Clean and disinfect 5. Check for fever
COVID INFORMATION & RESOURCES
Wear a face mask or covering
The state of Colorado requires individuals to wear face coverings in public. This is also required on all Colorado State University grounds.
Wear a face covering when in a common area such as any university building; workspace; classroom; food court or dining hall (except while eating); study area; residence hall common area such as a hallway, stairwell, elevator, or bathroom; and outside on university grounds when you cannot maintain 6 feet of physical distance.
Employees who are working in private offices or work spaces do not need to wear a mask while they are alone in that area.
Students in university housing do not need to wear a mask while alone in their room or apartment. If an employee or student cannot wear a face covering because of medical or mental health conditions, they may request an exemption through the Office of Equal Opportunity.
Employee face covering exemption information Student face covering exemption information
Physical distance - six feet
Keep six feet away from other individuals. Physical distancing helps to prevent the spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
Some people have the virus but do not have symptoms, so they do not know that they are ill. By keeping 6 feet distance, it reduces the risk to others of contracting the virus.
How far is six feet?
Six feet is about the length of the average sofa, the width of the average car, the height of the average door.
Do not gather in groups and stay away from crowded places. Gathering in groups greatly increases the odds of contracting the virus from others, and then potentially passing it along to someone else.
Wash hands
Wash your hands with soap and water frequently or use hand sanitizer when soap and water are not available. When you wash your hands, wash for 20 seconds.
Washing with soap and water is more effective against the coronavirus than using hand sanitizer. You do not need to wash with an antibacterial soap.
Why wash for 20 seconds? The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is wrapped in an envelope of fat. The layer of fat is dissolved by soap and the virus falls apart making it inactive.
When washing hands is not possible, look for one of the more than 900 hand sanitizer and wipe stations on university grounds.
Clean and disinfect
Students are expected to disinfect surfaces in teaching spaces – the chairs and desks they use – when they enter a classroom.
Instructors are expected to disinfect lecterns, tables or other spaces they use. Disinfectant wipes and trash cans will be provided in these spaces.
Custodial crews clean and disinfect surfaces that are touched often, such as doors, elevator buttons and other areas, as well as food courts, dining halls, academic spaces, offices and workspaces, classrooms and public spaces, following CDC guidance and using chemicals that are effective against the coronavirus. All bathrooms, classrooms, offices, laboratories, study and learning spaces, meeting rooms, and equipment are also
disinfected throughout the semester.
Students who live in university housing will be responsible for cleaning their rooms and bathrooms. The
university will provide cleaning supply kits that include disinfecting materials to students who do not have their own supplies.
Faculty and staff are responsible for cleaning their workspaces and equipment such as keyboards, computers, phones, printers, desks, tables, chair arms, office light switches and doors. The university will provide cleaning supplies.
Check for fever
A fever is generally accepted as a body temperature higher than 100 degrees Fahrenheit. A normal body temperature is 98.7 degrees F.
A fever indicates that the body is fighting an infection. Typically, viruses are most contagious when someone is experiencing a fever.
Students, faculty and staff are required to monitor their temperatures for fever and, if they have a fever, they should not come to a campus They should complete theDaily Symptom Checkerand contact their supervisor
Colleges:
Agricultural Sciences Business
Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering Health and Human Sciences
Liberal Arts
Warner College of Natural Resources Natural Sciences
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Schools & Programs: Graduate School International Programs Online Degrees and Courses
School of Music, Theatre and Dance School of Biomedical Engineering School of Education
School of Global Environmental Sustainability School of Social Work
School of Public Health
should not come to a campus. They should complete the Daily Symptom Checker and contact their supervisor, if they are an employee or student employee. Completing the Daily Symptom Checker alerts CSU public health employees, who will follow up directly with the person who has reported the fever.
Students who live in university housing should remain in their room or apartment and alert their medical care provider.
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