What to do if you have COVID-19 symptoms and/or test positive for COVID-19

  • Students: Contact University Health Service (UHS) at 734-764-8320 and isolate. These two flowcharts provide guidance, depending on whether you live on or off campus: campusblueprint.umich.edu/students/#student-scenario.
  • Faculty & staff: Contact your medical provider and isolate. Do not come to work. Call the Occupational Health Services hotline at 734-764-8021.

General

Creating a Wolverine Culture of Care

It is of critical importance in protecting the health and safety of all students, faculty, and staff that we all take shared responsibility in adhering to the guidelines of the university during this unprecedented time. In line with the university’s commitment to the Wolverine Culture of Care, we require all students, faculty, and staff to comply with the guidelines in the following links:

 

2020 Addendum to the Statement of Student Rights & Responsibilities

University values are outlined in the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities. This addendum, as recommended and refined by key stakeholders (the Student Relations Advisory Committee of SACUA, University Executive Officers, the Vice President for Student Life, and the Office of the General Counsel), and approved by President Schlissel, adds to the full spectrum of resources for a public health informed academic year: Addendum to the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities.

 

U-M Face Covering Policy and ADA Accommodations

As outlined in the U-M face covering policy for COVID-19, all students, staff, faculty, and visitors are required to wear a face covering (that covers the mouth and nose) whenever on campus. One exception to this policy is when you are granted a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). For employees who would like information on requesting such accommodations, please contact SoK HR director Jacquie Niven (jmwhite@umich.edu) or the U-M Office of Institutional Equity (OIE) at myumi.ch/xmgkq. Please direct any students who wish to learn more to the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) page, which includes an intake form: myumi.ch/Plk7P. Students are also welcome to contact SoK undergraduate student affairs director, Shannon Hennessey (shenness@umich.edu), or SoK graduate student affairs manager, Charlene Ruloff (cruloff@umich.edu).

Building Hours

Beginning January 19, 2021, the Kinesiology Building will be open to all MCard users on Monday-Friday from 7:30am-7:30pm. It will be closed on Saturdays and Sundays. School of Kinesiology faculty, staff, and graduate students working in labs/centers will have 24/7 MCard access.

 

Building Health & Safety Protocols

The Kinesiology Building will be optimized for health and safety. This includes:

  • Employee COVID-19 training. All employees coming to and/or working on campus are required to take COVID-19 training before entering any building. Minimally one of these three training modules must be completed in My LINC:
  • Mandatory daily health screening. All students, faculty, and staff are required to complete the health screening, via responsiblue.umich.edu or the ResponsiBLUE mobile app, every day before coming to campus. Both methods will give instructions on what to do if you’re experiencing COVID-19 symptoms.
  • Mandatory masks. All students, faculty, and staff are required to wear masks when on campus. Students who wish to request an exemption under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) should visit the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) website, which includes an intake form.
  • MCard-only access. Students will need to swipe their MCard to enter the building. Building hours will be limited.
  • Social distancing. All classrooms have six-foot spaced floor decals that indicate where students should line up for class, and desks/chairs have been spaced six feet apart.
  • Disinfecting classrooms. Students will be expected to clean their seating area with classroom-supplied disinfectant wipes before class begins.
  • Syllabus statement. Class syllabi will include a statement that speaks to students’ responsibility to follow health and safety protocols: “Your participation in this course on an in-person basis is conditional upon your adherence to all safety measures mandated by the State of Michigan and the University of Michigan, including maintaining physical distancing of six feet from others, and properly wearing a face covering in class.”

Voluntary U-M COVID-19 Sampling & Tracking Program

The U-M COVID-19 Community Sampling & Tracking Program is open to students, faculty and staff on the Ann Arbor campus. Initially the test will use material from a self-administered nasal swab or saliva test. This surveillance program, designed by experts from our School of Public Health, will help us monitor levels of COVID-19 in the community among people who are asymptomatic. We will use this information to better target interventions throughout the semester and as an early warning system for possible outbreaks. Learn more and sign up at campusblueprint.umich.edu/monitoring-testing.

 

Other Opportunities

Students

Regular COVID-19 testing now required for undergrads on campus

In addition to the health and safety measures put in place at the start of the academic year, weekly COVID-19 testing through the university is now required for undergraduate students identified as the following:

  • Living in Michigan Housing
  • Registered for any in-person courses that meet on campus, regardless of how frequently the course meets in-person
  • Employed in a position that requires them to come to campus
  • Conducting research in an on campus facility/building
  • Coming to campus to use facilities (e.g. libraries, unions, Rec Sports, Dining)

Students who are required to be tested are expected to get their first U-M COVID-19 test within 72 hours of arrival to campus or the Ann Arbor area. Testing will be monitored through the ResponsiBLUE app. Read more at campusblueprint.umich.edu/testing-monitoring/sampling-tracking-program.

 

U-M Face Covering Policy and ADA Accommodations

As outlined in the U-M face covering policy for COVID-19, all students, staff, faculty, and visitors are required to wear a face covering (that covers the mouth and nose) whenever on campus. One exception to this policy is when you are granted a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). For students who would like information on requesting such accommodations, please contact the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) page, which includes an intake form: myumi.ch/Plk7P. Students are also welcome to contact SoK undergraduate student affairs director, Shannon Hennessey (shenness@umich.edu), or SoK graduate student affairs manager, Charlene Ruloff (cruloff@umich.edu).

Physical Health

 

Mental & Emotional Health

Faculty & Staff

As school districts across the state make decisions about K-12 education this fall, the university recognizes that you and your colleagues with children may face continuing challenges with child care and work-life balance.

Throughout the pandemic, the health and well-being of our faculty, staff, and students has been our priority, and we remain committed to flexibility for faculty and staff faced with extraordinary circumstances. Everyone in supervisory roles should use discretion and flexibility during the coming months when determining employee schedules.

Many employees will continue to work remotely, but flexible schedules may still be needed to balance added caregiving and educational duties in the home. We continue to require that everyone who can work from home do so. Some employees may need to be on campus to deliver in-person services that cannot be provided virtually. We encourage supervisors to consider adjusted schedules whenever possible for employees who request them.

 

Resources:

Physical Health

Mental & Emotional Health

Human Resources

 

U-M Face Covering Policy and ADA Accommodations

As outlined in the U-M Face Covering Policy for COVID-19, all students, staff, faculty, and visitors are required to wear a face covering (that covers the mouth and nose) whenever on campus. One exception to this policy is when you are granted a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). For employees who would like information on requesting such accommodations, please contact SoK HR director Jacquie Niven (jmwhite@umich.edu) or the U-M Office of Institutional Equity (OIE) at myumi.ch/xmgkq. Please direct any students who wish to learn more to the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) page, which includes an intake form: myumi.ch/Plk7P. Students are also welcome to contact SoK undergraduate student affairs director,  Shannon Hennessey (shenness@umich.edu), or SoK graduate student affairs manager, Charlene Ruloff (cruloff@umich.edu).

Working Remotely

 

Software

 

Printing

Operations

 

Personnel

Mental & Emotional Health Support

 

Emergency Aid

 

Housing/Food Aid

SoK Teaching Information

Online Platforms

The university offers a number of cloud-based platforms that aid in teaching, learning, and collaboration:

Inclusive Teaching

Tutorials & Other Resources