[COVID-L] Colorado State University COVID-19 update

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[COVID-L] Colorado State University COVID-19 update COVID-L <covid-l-bounces@lists.colostate.edu>

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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/.

Public health expecta ons on university grounds

This video explains what’s expected of students, faculty, and staﬀ in the classroom, workspaces, and on university grounds.

h ps://covidrecovery.colostate.edu/. Addi onal informa on is available at h ps://covidrecovery.colostate.edu/public-health-precau ons-during-the-semester/.

Students’ frequently asked ques ons for the ﬁrst week of classes

CSU is excited to welcome our students back to classes; this fall will not be a typical semester.

Check these FAQs for how to navigate both online and in-person classes. h ps://covidrecovery.colostate.edu/ﬁrst-week-of-classes-for-csu-students-what-do-i-really-need-to-know/

ALL students are expected to follow public health guidelines. h ps://president.colostate.edu/speeches-and-wri ng/covid-call-to-ac on-for-csu-students-from-president-mcconnell/

Fill out the student daily symptom checker to report any symptoms of COVID, a poten al exposure, or a posi ve case. Fill out the checker every day. h ps://covidrecovery.colostate.edu/daily-symptom-checker/

Faculty, staﬀ training, ﬁrst week of classes

Colorado State University faculty or staﬀ members who are working on university grounds are asked to take this training to provide them with more informa on about COVID-19, university disinfec ng protocols, and repor ng concerns.

h ps://covidrecovery.colostate.edu/living-and-learning/covid-19-informa on-for-faculty-and-staﬀ/ First week of classes advice for faculty, staﬀ

Classroom instructors can access advice regarding the ﬁrst week of classes, including an in-classroom checklist and FAQs. h ps://covidrecovery.colostate.edu/provost-ﬁrst-day-of-classes/

All faculty and staﬀ can access fall semester start FAQs. h ps://covidrecovery.colostate.edu/ﬁrst-week-of-the-semester-what-all-employees-need-to-know/

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Public health precautions during the semester

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In this article

1. Follow public health guidelines 2. Cleaning and disinfecting 3. Daily symptom checker 4. Symptoms of COVID-19 5. High-risk individuals

COVID INFORMATION & RESOURCES

Follow public health guidelines

Rams take care of Rams. Our most important commodity is the health of our students, faculty, staff and university visitors. We must do our part to keep each other healthy and to protect the health of our family, friends and larger Northern Colorado community.

Following public health guidance can help prevent the spread of COVID-19, and allows us to be together at CSU.

While you’re on university grounds, all students, faculty and staff are expected to wear a mask, wash hands often with soap and water, avoid gathering in groups, and maintain physical distancing of at least six feet.

Wear a mask at all times while in a university building, including classrooms, offices and laboratories, a public area such as a university housing hallway, community restroom, elevator or lobby, or outside when you cannot physically distance. This includes a requirement for instructors to wear a mask while

teaching.

Employee face covering exemption information Student face covering exemption information

Wash your hands with soap and water or use hand sanitizer Avoid gathering in groups

Maintain smart physical distancing of at least 6 feet between you and others

All students, faculty and staff should fill out the daily symptom checker to report symptoms, a positive test or a possible exposure.

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The university has protocols in place to clean and disinfect our commonly touched surfaces, and our custodial crews have increased the frequency of their cleaning practices across campuses.

Every Ram must also clean when they arrive and depart from a personal space.

This includes cleaning your work station and other office services if you’re a faculty or staff member. If you’re a student, this includes cleaning your desk and chair in classrooms, residence hall rooms, suite bathrooms, and other areas such as your study cubicle in an academic building or the library when you arrive and leave.

Individuals will need to also disinfect frequently touched surfaces between cleaning cycles to prevent the spread of COVID-19

Students, faculty and staff are expected to disinfect frequently touched surfaces and shared equipment such as desks, chairs and tables in classrooms

Faculty and staff are also asked to disinfect doorknobs, copiers, service counters, microwaves, etc.

Daily symptom checker

Everyone who comes to university grounds must complete the Daily Symptom Checker. This includes students, faculty and staff.

Use the daily symptom checker to report symptoms, a positive test or possible exposure. The checker requires reporting your temperature and any symptoms of COVID-19 you may be experiencing.

Employees and students who live off campus must be free of ANY and all symptoms related to COVID-19 to be on a university campus or grounds.

If you do develop symptoms or test positive for COVID-19, you should report it through the daily symptom checker and take precautions to prevent the spread of the virus by self isolating, covering your cough, and avoiding contact with others.

Symptoms of COVID-19

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that symptoms of COVID-19 are: New loss of ability to taste or smell

Fever

Chills and sometimes shaking Muscle pain

Cough

Shortness of breath Sore throat

Nausea or other gastrointestinal symptoms

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Individuals who are at higher risk for severe illness include those who are 65 or older, or have:

Asthma

Chronic lung disease HIV

Diabetes

Serious heart condition

Chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis Severe obesity

A compromised immune system, or May be pregnant

COVID-19: Public Health Requirements for Fall 2020 at Colorado State University

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Where can I get a flu shot?

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Wash hands for 20 seconds

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How does COVID-19 spread?

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What about disinfecting a space if someone who works, studies or lives there tests positive?

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Allergies? Cold? Flu? Or COVID-19?

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Pre-semester self-quarantine

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Cleaning procedures

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What will my classes be like after Fall Break?

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What if I’m enrolled in face-to-face courses but have a health condition that prevents me from coming to campus?

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What are the expectations of students and instructors in the classroom?

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What if I can’t wear a mask because of a medical or mental health condition?

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What I can do to help prevent the spread COVID-19?

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I just heard someone who was in a building I work or study in has tested positive for COVID-19 and I was not notified. Why?

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What about disinfecting a space if someone who works, studies or lives there becomes ill?

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What if I have a medical condition that makes me vulnerable to COVID-19 complications?

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Contact tracing explained

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Ventilation in university buildings

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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

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Provost Pedersen: Preparing for Fall – Health & Safety in the Classroom

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COVID-19 Quarantine in University Housing FAQ

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Slow the Spread: A How-to Guide

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Living and Learning

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Public health precautions during the semester

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Teaching Checklist & FAQs for Instructors

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COVID INFORMATION & RESOURCES

From: Provost Office

Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2020

To: All faculty and staff Dear Colleagues:

I want to start by acknowledging and thanking you for all your hard work and incredible dedication as we near our fall reopening. I know COVID-19 has presented us with a challenging few months, so I thank you for everything you are doing for our students, your departments, your colleagues and CSU, and I know you carry an especially heavy burden this week.

I also want to thank those of you who were able to attend Monday’s Preparing for Fall: Faculty Town Hall, and I encourage those of you who could not attend to view the recording of the session posted on the Provost’s website. More than 700 people attended the virtual session and one pressing need that rose to the top was for a brief In the Classroom –Teaching Checklist and a more detailed First Day of Classes FAQs to help guide you through our pandemic protocols, and to help ensure the health and wellness of you and our students.

These two documents (linked below) were informed by your feedback, and with input from your deans and our Teaching Continuity and Recovery Work Group:

In the Classroom – Teaching Checklist – one-page quick overview

First Day of Classes FAQs for Instructors – companion document with more detailed information We will continue to work with your colleges to assess needs and next steps to keep us moving forward against the challenges of this global pandemic. I wish you and your students the very best as we brave this next phase of our pandemic journey, and I will be thinking of you!

Sincerely, Mary

Mary Pedersen

Provost and Executive Vice President

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