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College of Engineering COVID-19 Resources Digest - November 2, 2020

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.

We recently updated our internal Coronavirus Information page and would appreciate your feedback (survey closes on 11/6/2020).

King and Pierce counties are in Phase 2 of Governor Inslee’s Safe Start Plan; UW Seattle Campus is in Phase 2, and the College of Engineering is in Phase 2. Phase 2 does not change significantly from Phase 1, meaning that those working remotely will continue to do so, with the exception of designated critical employees, and applies to the College of Engineering and all related departments. 

Returning to Campus

  • On 10/29/2020, UW Medicine reported 29 COVID-19 patients admitted in its 4-hospital system -- up from 28 on October 27th. UW Laboratory Medicine is processing an average of 7,000 to 8,000 COVID tests daily, and just 10,000 short of 1 million tests conducted this year
  • UW Facilities is continually updating the list of 88 buildings on Seattle campus as “curtailed”, “reduced” or “closed” due to the pandemic .
  • EH&S has developed a working draft of a Return-to-Work decision tree, and hope to make the document public by 11/6/2020. 
  • The first UW Husky home football game is scheduled for Saturday, 11/14/2020 against Oregon State. Negotiations with public health and WA DOH are ongoing to determine gameday allowances and provisions. UW Transportation Services, UMAC, Facilities and UW Police are coordinating to communicate with the public and manage potential crowds convening on or near campus, including patrolling lots and developing emergency and safety procedures. 
  • At the request of King County Elections, UW is hosting one of seven public voting centers starting this weekend through 8pm on Election Day at the Dempsey Indoor Center.
  • On 10/30/2020, the UW kicked off the COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Framework Plan with a meeting of members from 8 departments. The group identified partners and created a meeting schedule.UW Emergency Management is coordinating the effort. 
  • The UW’s Husky Coronavirus Testing Program is surveying enrollees about holiday travel to gauge potential increased needs for COVID testing.
  • 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. 

Returning to Work

Returning to Research

Returning to School

  • 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. 

Thanks,

Kristin & Lisa
College of Engineering COVID-19 Response WG