Faculty and Staff
For the first two weeks of the Spring 2022 semester, Jan. 24-Feb. 4, students will need to wear a well-fitting mask while in academic indoor instructional spaces. Designated employees who regularly interact with guests, visitors and/or customers are encouraged to continue to wear masks indoors when interacting with members of the public and distancing cannot be achieved. Campus visitors and vendors are encouraged to wear masks when entering, exiting and moving about an indoor space.
For the remainder of the Spring 2022 semester, we ask that all members of the campus community practice mindful masking, and respect that many in the campus community will choose to continue to wear a mask at all times. We must honor and respect one another's decision to do so (or not).
updated 01.20.22
If you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, please log your symptoms in Scout, and work with your supervisor. You can anticipate a follow-up from Human Resources.
updated 01.13.22
Please schedule a test with your primary care physician or through Mesa County Public Health. CMU employees also have the option to test on campus by registering for a test at primarybio.com/a/cmu.
updated 01.13.22
If, according to CMU isolation or quarantine guidelines, you are not able to report to campus for work, employees should reach out to their supervisor immediately to either arrange remote work or seek approved leave. If taking leave for a COVID-19 related absence, the employee must contact the Human Resources (HR) Department to ensure the proper leave forms and documentation are submitted for processing. You can contact Shannon Pumphrey at [email protected] or Jill Knuckles at [email protected] Or call 970-248-1820.
updated 01.13.22
If you start exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms, please log them in Scout, a web-based tool. This tool helps the university identify when COVID-19 is on campus in the early stages so we can stop the spread before it starts. You can access Scout through MAVzone. Once you log your symptoms in Scout, a CMU COVID-19 response team member will reach out with further instructions.
updated 01.13.22
The contact tracing team will send an email to anyone that has been identified as a close contact of a positive case.
If you have protective immunity (received all recommended vaccine doses including a booster dose, or have previously tested positive for COVID-19) you DO NOT need to quarantine.
- Please test 5 days after the exposure (the date of the exposure is considered Day 0).
- Please wear a well-fitting mask around others indoors for 10 days from the date of your last close contact with someone with COVID-19 (the date of last close contact is considered Day 0).
- If you develop symptoms, please schedule a test and isolate until you receive your test results. If you test positive, follow isolation recommendations.
If you do not have protective immunity (are not vaccinated and have not previously had COVID-19) you NEED to quarantine.
- Stay home and away from other people, especially people who are at higher risk, for at least 5 days (Day 0 through Day 5) after your last contact with a person who has COVID-19.
- Watch for fever (100.4◦F), cough, loss of taste and/or smell, or other symptoms of COVID-19.
- If you develop symptoms, get tested immediately and isolate until you receive your test results. If you test positive, follow isolation recommendations.
- If you do not develop symptoms, get tested at least 5 days after you last had close contact with someone with COVID-19 (the date of last close contact is considered Day 0).
- If you test negative, you can leave your home, but continue to wear a well-fitting mask when around others at home and in public until 10 days after your last close contact with someone with COVID-19.
- If you test positive, you should isolate for at least 5 days from the date of your positive test (if you do not have symptoms). If you do develop COVID-19 symptoms, isolate for at least 5 days from the date your symptoms began (the date the symptoms started is day 0).
updated 01.13.22
Yes and the university encourages employees to be mindful of group members comfort in participating in group gatherings. The use of Microsoft Teams and Zoom meetings can be used. Mindful masking is encouraged.
updated 01.13.22
Supervisors should work with facilities to identify needs. Employees are responsible for acquiring and paying for supplies for their personal workspace.
updated 01.13.22
Faculty
- You will need to make a reasonable accommodation that allows the students to complete the course.
- To accommodate students, you may:
- Record lectures.
- Zoom classroom activities and discussions, though this does not work effectively in every classroom.
- Provide alternate assignments that students can complete online.
updated 01.13.22
Many variations of this can occur. In general, you should contact [email protected] to see whether a close contact has been reported or needs to be reported. Students reporting a need to quarantine should work with CMU COVID-19 Response Team to have that status confirmed.
updated 01.13.22
Contact campus facilities and in the meantime, “borrow” some wipes from another classroom that is not currently being used.
updated 01.13.22