Greetings,
Thank you for your participation in the efforts to get us Back to Campus safely and efficiently. You will find an archive of past digests at our website.
King county is in Phase 3 and Pierce county is in Phase 2 of Governor Inslee’s Healthy Washington plan. The Bothell and Seattle campuses are in Healthy Washington Phase 3 and UW Tacoma is in Phase 2. Face coverings are required and telework is strongly encouraged. Learn more about the UW’s plan.
Returning to Campus
- Pierce county rolled back to Phase 2 on April 16 as they exceeded the pre-identified threshold of cases per 100k over 14 days and the metric for hospitalizations over seven days. The next county evaluation is set for May 3.
- UW Tacoma, located in Pierce county, is now in Phase 2. Learn more about phase guidelines at the UW.
- COVID-19 guidance for in-person events was updated on 3/22. The HUB shared information for event planners with new resources, including new virtual event tools and information on reserving space for in-person gatherings.
- The WA Notify COVID-19 exposure notification app is live, enabling participants to utilize smartphone technology to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
- EH&S has launched a dedicated phone hotline for UW students, faculty and staff to call with questions or to report on positive test results: 206-616-3344. All messages are logged and retrieved daily with appropriate follow-up provided by EH&S staff.
We have received reports of employees not being aware of the required online training or attestations prior to returning to campus. Please ensure this information is shared with all supervisors across your unit to inform relevant staff.
- EH&S requires this online training for all persons on campus (faculty, staff, and students), even if they have already been working onsite as a critical employee, prior to returning to campus.
- Daily attestations are required for all staff and academic personnel coming to campus.
- For staff and student employees/supervisors
- For academic personnel, including faculty, librarians, medical residents and fellows, postdoctoral scholars, and academic staff
Returning to Work
- Unit/site-specific COVID-19 Prevention Plans are required for University workplaces.
- The UW has convened a Back to the Workplace Task Force reviewing and updating University protocols for how more UW employees can return to in-person work on our campuses.
Returning to Research
- Office of Research’s Guidance for Returning to In-Person Research.
Returning to School
- On 4/15/2021, President Ana Mari Cauce and Provost Mark Richards messaged students and instructors at Seattle campus to provide guidance for 2021 fall quarter.
- Based on current public health guidance, autumn quarter is anticipated to be largely in-person.
- The course schedule posted Friday, April 16.
- Academic and extracurricular services are anticipated to be fully operational at the UW, including the IMA, the HUB, the Libraries, residence halls and food services.
- The new autumn quarter planning page has the most up-to-date information on the UW’s plans.
- Any decisions on requiring vaccinations for students will be made by June 1.
- The Office of Student Life has announced My SSP, which provides students access to real-time, confidential mental health and crisis intervention support, available 24/7 and in multiple languages. Available at: 1.866.743.7732, online chat, via the My SSP app as well as on the mental health landing page on the Husky Health and Well-Being website.
- The UW has convened a Back to School Task Force reviewing and updating University protocols for campus spaces including residences, classrooms, labs and libraries.
Visit uw.edu/coronavirus for the most up-to-date communications and information for our UW community.
If you have info for us to share in the digest, or feedback or questions, you can email us at engineeringuw@uw.edu. Please note, the contents of this email do not represent the full breadth of information and resources available. If we missed something, let us know.