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 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.
Please note, these digest emails will be continuing on a bi-monthly basis moving forward, subject to change with information flows. Look for the next email on Monday, 12/21.
Returning to Campus
- Though the number of new COVID-19 positive cases at the UW remains steady, the percentage of staff exposures is growing.
- Based on CDC guidelines, “fatigue” will be added as a symptom on the UW’s Workday attestation, and will be incorporated in the next week.
- The School of Public Health hosted a webinar “WA’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution planning” on December 2. The recording is now available
- Both UW’s Back to Work and Back to School advisory groups have been reinstated to address the surge of cases this winter.
- The WA Notify COVID-19 exposure notification app is live, enabling participants to utilize smartphone technology to prevent the spread of COVID-19. More than 1 million people have downloaded the app.
- 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 11/30/2020, Provost Mark Richards sent a message to UW Seattle campus instructors to help support students’ wellbeing and success.
- 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