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.

With King and Pierce counties in Phase 2 of Governor Inslee’s Safe Start Plan, we have received many questions regarding the College of Engineering’s status. UW Seattle Campus is now in Phase 2, and the College of Engineering is planning to apply to Phase 2 at the end of July. 

Returning to Campus

• EH&S is offering a series of 90-minute webinars intended for UW personnel who are responsible for developing or implementing unit or site-specific COVID-19 prevention plans, including unit administrators, supervisors/managers and COVID-19 site supervisors. Each webinar will present similar content; registering for more than one webinar is not necessary, but optional. Register here. 
  • Thursday, July 30 @ 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
  • Wednesday, August 5 @ 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
• UW Facilities released updated Building Readiness Guidelines, including information about HVAC systems and water systems testing. 
• On 7/23/2020, Gov. Inslee announced additional rollbacks to some aspects of Safe Start phases, limiting gathering sizes and adding restrictions to some activities. 
• 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 7/22/2020, the UW shared that they are reviewing fall quarter plans and will provide more definitive guidance, including a revised course schedule, about the degree to which instruction will be online or in person no later than 8/7/2020. 
• UW Emergency Management is working to provide masks to all students across Bothell, Tacoma and Seattle campuses, and is currently establishing a procedure for mask distribution and instruction. 
• On 7/22/2020, the majority of Seattle-area K-12 school districts, including Seattle, Bellevue, Northshore, Highline, Federal Way, Auburn and Kent, announced intentions to conduct instruction online through the fall. 
• 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. 

Thanks,

Kristin & Lisa
College of Engineering COVID-19 Response WG