In this communication:
- Going to Orange “Light” today
- NYS Guidance Coming on Vaccination Status to Eliminate Quarantine Requirements
- Vaccination Sites
Potsdam Campus Community,
Thanks to the diligent efforts of all members of our community — and especially our students who have been living through multiple quarantine phases — we are heading in the right direction with our COVID-19 caseload and recreating the bubble. It takes everyone to keep following the health and safety protocols — in particular during gatherings with persons outside of your ‘family unit’ roommates/ housemates.
We are moving to “Orange Light” effective today to phase back into more in-person activities. These measures are also consistent with NYS guidelines still in place which limits gathering sizes through March 22. We will continue to expand activities based on continued progress towards reducing active cases among the University community members.
Clarkson Level II – Orange Light
Student Guests in the Family Unit
- A family unit consists of students who are assigned to the same room, suite, or apartment.
- During Orange Light, up to two student guests at a time are permitted in the family unit and they must reside on the same floor as the student/room they are visiting.
- When any individual not part of the family unit is present in the family unit, all parties are required to wear a face mask.
- On & Off Campus Fraternity & Sorority Housing- Due to the number of residents / occupants, members and students not residing in the home are not permitted at this time.
- Students who are fully taking classes as remote students are considered an off-campus guest and are not considered a student guest. They should not be on campus.
Student Organizations
- Gatherings, both on- and off-campus, must be registered and approved on Knight Life and must adhere to the safety standards set forth by the University.
- All club or organization activities / gatherings need to have an adviser or University person present to support social distancing, record attendance, seating charts, etc.
- Student organizations with approved safety plans are permitted to host in-person gatherings with employee advisor supervision in accordance with Gatherings, above.
- With an approved safety plan, low risk club sports (Phase I) are permitted to begin in-person practices in accordance with Gatherings above, based on EHS guidelines from NYS. Contact is not permitted and a coach or university representative must be present.
- Limited tabling opportunities will be available in the Student Center Concourse. Clubs and organizations that would like to table must reserve the table on Knight Life in advance as well as set up plexiglass and use disinfecting wipes for the duration of the tabling event. When tabling, you must check students in to your tabling activity using the Event Check in App for contact tracing purposes.
Carpooling for Local Travel
- Vehicles shall be occupied at no more than 50%. Students are encouraged to have windows ajar to encourage better airflow, weather permitting.
- Students will wear face masks (covering nose and mouth) throughout the duration of travel.
Athletic and Fitness Facilities:
- Deneka Fitness Center will resume regular hours with reduced capacity per NYS guidelines on Saturday March 6th. Reservations must be made through EZfacility.
- Fuller Pool will open for lap swim on Monday March 8th with limited capacity. Reservations must be made through EZfacility.
- Open Skate will be available starting Monday March 8th with limited capacity and will be supervised by University personnel. Reservations must be made through EZfacility and you must use your own skates.
- Low Risk Intramurals will begin the week of March 8th (Corn hole,Spike Ball, Basketball Shootout Challenge and Horse). For those that have signed up, an e-mail will be sent out with further details regarding times and location.
Vaccination and Quarantine Requirements
We are hearing in NYS and from our St. Lawrence County Public Health representatives that proof of complete vaccination will soon mean that you do not need to quarantine if you are 14 days post your double or single dose COVID-19 vaccinations, depending on which you have received, and may allow for exemption from quarantine for up to 90 days, as long as you remain asymptomatic. One would still need contact SLC DOH for them to verify your vaccination status, for the final clearance at this time. We are waiting for the links to share with the campus to confirm all updates on quarantine.
Vaccination Appointment Information
Per messages sent yesterday, the NYS Mass Vaccination site at SUNY Potsdam has appointments available through next week for persons eligible under NYS 1a and 1b categories and with certain health conditions detailed at https://covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/phased-distribution-vaccine. You can make an appointment at https://am-i-eligible.covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/ and then complete an attestation form https://forms.ny.gov/s3/vaccine to take with you to the appointment. Please bring the forms with you.
The State Fairgrounds’ Vaccination site in Syracuse, found on the same appointment Web site in the previous paragraph, is offering the new single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccination from 10pm to 6am daily — you go through the same process to make an appointment. As this information on availability is updated, we will share that with you.
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” ~ Colin Powell, former U.S. Defense Secretary
If you have any questions about this communication, please contact clarksonhr@clarkson.edu (employees), studentaffairs@clarkson.edu (students) and/or me.
Kelly Chezum ‘04
VP for External Relations
Restart/Rebuild Communications Lead
kchezum@clarkson.edu
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