DATE: 13 Sept 2021TO: All Potsdam Employees and StudentsSubject: COVID-READ: Positive Cases Reported Potsdam Campus Community, Clarkson was notified that three members of our campus community have tested positive for COVID-19. Our Health Center and other administrators are actively working with St. Lawrence County Public Health representatives. To respect the privacy of the individuals, they will … Continue reading COVID-READ: Positive Cases Reported
COVID-19 Read: Compliance with NYS Hero Act/ Daily screening Tool Returns
Hello University Community, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, that the Commissioner of Health has designated COVID-19 a “highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public health” under New York State’s HERO Act, which was passed in NYS earlier this year. With this … Continue reading COVID-19 Read: Compliance with NYS Hero Act/ Daily screening Tool Returns
COVID-READ: Positive Case Reported from Off Campus Testing
DATE: 8 Sept 2021TO: All Potsdam Employees and StudentsSubject: COVID-READ: Positive Case Reported from Off Campus Testing Potsdam Campus Community, Clarkson was notified that a member of our campus community has tested positive for COVID-19. Our Health Center and other administrators are actively working with St. Lawrence County Public Health representatives. To respect the privacy of … Continue reading COVID-READ: Positive Case Reported from Off Campus Testing
Updated Travel Policy for University-Funded Travel and Faculty Research Travel
Effective September 3rd, 2021, the travel policy has been updated to include that all University-funded travel and faculty research travel is allowed subject to the following guidelines: Vaccinated employees will be permitted for University-Funded Travel, both international and domestic, provided theyseek pre-approval via the Travel Authorization (TA) form. All travelers, domestic and international, should continue to follow CDC travel requirements. Vaccinated … Continue reading Updated Travel Policy for University-Funded Travel and Faculty Research Travel
COVID-19 Read: Update on Positive Case Reported Last Night/ Process
Faculty Community, As a member institution of the Associated Colleges of the St. Lawrence Valley, Clarkson enrolls students who cross register and/or take courses towards degree completion requirements across the three other campuses. We required all students who take courses at Clarkson in-person to follow our vaccination policy. Yesterday evening, we sent faculty a request … Continue reading COVID-19 Read: Update on Positive Case Reported Last Night/ Process
COVID-19 Read/ Act: Why Mask Wearing Is Important Right Now / Be Mindful of Increasing Community Caseload
Golden Knights Community, You stepped up to the plate over the summer and took Clarkons’s vaccination policy seriously – more than 98% of our students are fully vaccinated and 99% of our employees. Why isn’t that enough? We live in a broader community that has rising cases of the Delta Variant for COVID-19, which can … Continue reading COVID-19 Read/ Act: Why Mask Wearing Is Important Right Now / Be Mindful of Increasing Community Caseload
Travel Policy Updated
Effective August 19, 2021, the travel policy has been updated to include that all University-funded travel and faculty research travel is allowed subject to the following guidelines: · Vaccinated employees will be permitted for University-Funded Travel, both international and domestic, provided they seek pre-approval via the Travel Authorization (TA) form. · All travelers, domestic and international, should continue to follow CDC travel requirements. … Continue reading Travel Policy Updated
COVID-19 READ: Protocols for Testing, Isolation and Quarantine Due to Positive COVID-19 Testing Results
The following information represents protocols based on positive cases of COVID-19 identified among the campus community. Consistent with federal, state and local public health guidance, it is based on your vaccination status: Unvaccinated/ Non-Exempted Students: Students who return to Potsdam without submitting documentation on vaccination status are required to submit a negative test result … Continue reading COVID-19 READ: Protocols for Testing, Isolation and Quarantine Due to Positive COVID-19 Testing Results
COVID-19 Read: Example Message Notifying Groups of Positive Case
Faculty and Staff, As part of contingency planning related to COVID-19 and prioritizing the health and safety of the campus community, we are sharing below a version of a message that will go to students and their faculty or staff member when an individual who has been in a class, club or other group gathering … Continue reading COVID-19 Read: Example Message Notifying Groups of Positive Case
COVID-19 Read Update: Phasing Back to Fall Term with Masks in Public Venues/ Classes; Limiting External Groups on Campus
In this communication: Vaccination Update Mask Wearing Now Required Indoors in Non-Residential Spaces with Limited Exceptions Limiting External Groups to Campus Monitor for Symptoms Thank You Clarkson Community, We look forward to welcoming students for the fall term in a few short weeks. Our commitment to full in-person experiences for all curricular and co-curricular programs … Continue reading COVID-19 Read Update: Phasing Back to Fall Term with Masks in Public Venues/ Classes; Limiting External Groups on Campus