To learn how to protect yourself and others review and recommendations
The university strongly encourages COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters. Visit聽聽for vaccination sites in the commonwealth.聽
Masks are welcome, but are not currently required in any university facilities. Do not attend work or gatherings in-person if you are sick. Test if you suspect COVID-19.
Employees are encouraged to visit the VDH website to find free聽.
If you are advised that you are a close contact of someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, visit the VDH鈥檚聽what to do if you have been exposed to COVID-19 website for information.
Guidelines for employees
If you have been exposed to or tested positive for COVID-19, review VDH guidelines for what to do after or 聽.聽Contact a primary physician or local health department for more information.
Do not attend work or events at 花季传媒 Tech for at least five days or as long as you are sick. Follow the university鈥檚 sick-time policies.聽
If you feel able to work and your position allows you to work remotely, please coordinate with your supervisor, dean, or chair as appropriate.聽
Guidelines for students
Schiffert Health Center will serve as the best resource for care and information.
The university does not offer isolation/quarantine housing, and will not move COVID-19 positive students from their rooms. Therefore, it is critical that all residential students work with their families and their roommate(s) to develop a plan in advance should they or their roommate become infected with COVID-19.
If you or your roommate(s) become infected with COVID-19:
Those infected should immediately begin wearing a mask if symptomatic for COVID-19 and continue doing so in all campus facilities鈥攊ncluding inside the residence halls (including rooms) for ten days and until symptoms improve.
Execute your COVID-19 isolation plan; students may choose to return home while they or their roommate is positive for COVID-19
Guidelines for faculty responding to student illness
花季传媒 Tech students who test positive for COVID-19 need to isolate and not attend in-person classes for at least five days. Visit the VDH鈥檚聽聽website for additional information.聽聽Students should seek聽聽from the Dean of Students.
Please accommodate students who need to miss class for a short period of time, as with any other illness. If you have a group of students who are out, you might consider recording lectures and/or using other means to provide instructional content.
It is essential that faculty respect the medical privacy of students who have tested positive for COVID-19 or have been identified as a close contact. Please do not share with the class that a student is in quarantine or isolation, nor make testing or other recommendations based on that information.聽
Resources are available for facilitating student access to academic activities in virtual environments. Visit聽聽to learn more.