As noted in a prior post, it appears that almost all courses will be online, so it is unclear why students (other than athletes and employees) would need to be on campus if almost all courses are online. Presumably, social events will not be taking place and dorms will operate with only reduced capacity.
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Office of the Administrative Vice Chancellor and Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Dear Students:
In preparation for increasing the population of the campus and in the best interest of the safety and well-being of our Bruin community, the university previously instituted a symptom monitoring protocol for staff (PDF) who are working on campus. As some students are beginning to return to campus as part of research or other activities, and as we prepare for fall 2020, the university will also implement symptom monitoring for UCLA students as part of our Safe and Physical Distancing Protocol (PDF).
Effective immediately, all UCLA students who plan to come to campus for any purpose, including class, work or other activities, are required to access a survey each day to monitor themselves for symptoms of the coronavirus per the UCLA Requirements for COVID-19 Symptom Monitoring for Students (PDF). Students living in university-owned housing are also required to complete the symptom monitoring daily. The survey may be completed on a smartphone, tablet or computer, and it should take no more than five minutes. Students will be required to receive a clearance certificate from the survey before entering the UCLA campus grounds or any UCLA facilities (collectively referred to as UCLA Shared Spaces) — except for their own campus housing residence. UCLA will keep the information about individuals’ symptoms confidential, according to the symptom monitoring privacy policy (PDF). The information will only be shared with designated UCLA officials so that they may carry out their required duties in response to the pandemic.
Please note: These procedures do not apply to students who are solely enrolled in UCLA Extension programs or to students who do not plan to enter any UCLA Shared Spaces. In addition, these procedures do not apply to students in UCLA pre-K-12 programs and schools, who will follow symptom monitoring protocols specific to those units.
Upon completion of the survey, the system will either generate a clearance certificate or direct students to call the Ashe Center COVID-19 Hotline at 310-206-6217 for instructions prior to entering UCLA Shared Spaces.
As an additional precaution, anyone entering certain UCLA facilities may be asked to present their clearance certificate and/or take a body temperature screening prior to entering. These facilities include the Ashe Center, UCLA hospitals and clinics, UCLA Guest House and some others. Students who have a body temperature of 100.4° Fahrenheit (or 38° Celsius) or higher will not be allowed to enter and will be required to call the Ashe Infection Control Hotline for further instructions.
Student workers who previously registered for the UCLA employee symptom monitoring survey must opt out and instead sign up for and use the student survey (QR code below) going forward.*
Updates about our continuing response to the coronavirus pandemic are being posted regularly on Bruins Safe Online, and we have posted UCLA’s standard operating procedure (PDF) for responding to COVID-19 cases on campus. If you have questions about these processes, or about UCLA’s overall COVID-19 response, please email Michelle A. Sityar, director of the UCLA Emergency Operations Center, at covid19@ucla.edu.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we introduce these continued measures to further protect the health and safety of all members of our campus community during this very challenging time.
In preparation for increasing the population of the campus and in the best interest of the safety and well-being of our Bruin community, the university previously instituted a symptom monitoring protocol for staff (PDF) who are working on campus. As some students are beginning to return to campus as part of research or other activities, and as we prepare for fall 2020, the university will also implement symptom monitoring for UCLA students as part of our Safe and Physical Distancing Protocol (PDF).
Effective immediately, all UCLA students who plan to come to campus for any purpose, including class, work or other activities, are required to access a survey each day to monitor themselves for symptoms of the coronavirus per the UCLA Requirements for COVID-19 Symptom Monitoring for Students (PDF). Students living in university-owned housing are also required to complete the symptom monitoring daily. The survey may be completed on a smartphone, tablet or computer, and it should take no more than five minutes. Students will be required to receive a clearance certificate from the survey before entering the UCLA campus grounds or any UCLA facilities (collectively referred to as UCLA Shared Spaces) — except for their own campus housing residence. UCLA will keep the information about individuals’ symptoms confidential, according to the symptom monitoring privacy policy (PDF). The information will only be shared with designated UCLA officials so that they may carry out their required duties in response to the pandemic.
Please note: These procedures do not apply to students who are solely enrolled in UCLA Extension programs or to students who do not plan to enter any UCLA Shared Spaces. In addition, these procedures do not apply to students in UCLA pre-K-12 programs and schools, who will follow symptom monitoring protocols specific to those units.
Upon completion of the survey, the system will either generate a clearance certificate or direct students to call the Ashe Center COVID-19 Hotline at 310-206-6217 for instructions prior to entering UCLA Shared Spaces.
As an additional precaution, anyone entering certain UCLA facilities may be asked to present their clearance certificate and/or take a body temperature screening prior to entering. These facilities include the Ashe Center, UCLA hospitals and clinics, UCLA Guest House and some others. Students who have a body temperature of 100.4° Fahrenheit (or 38° Celsius) or higher will not be allowed to enter and will be required to call the Ashe Infection Control Hotline for further instructions.
Student workers who previously registered for the UCLA employee symptom monitoring survey must opt out and instead sign up for and use the student survey (QR code below) going forward.*
Updates about our continuing response to the coronavirus pandemic are being posted regularly on Bruins Safe Online, and we have posted UCLA’s standard operating procedure (PDF) for responding to COVID-19 cases on campus. If you have questions about these processes, or about UCLA’s overall COVID-19 response, please email Michelle A. Sityar, director of the UCLA Emergency Operations Center, at covid19@ucla.edu.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we introduce these continued measures to further protect the health and safety of all members of our campus community during this very challenging time.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we introduce these continued measures to further protect the health and safety of all members of our campus community during this very challenging time.
Sincerely,
Michael J. Beck
Administrative Vice Chancellor
Administrative Vice Chancellor
Monroe Gorden, Jr., J.D.
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
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*Note: Despite the two references above to a QR code, yours truly could not find such a code on this notice. For more than you want to know about QR codes, see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code
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*Note: Despite the two references above to a QR code, yours truly could not find such a code on this notice. For more than you want to know about QR codes, see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code
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Finally, it is worth noting that as we described in a recent post, the campus grounds are public spaces and outsiders appear to be using the campus as a public park.** While there may be control of building entrances - including dorms - anyone can walk on campus without testing. At least when yours truly was last on campus and observed non-employees without masks, it is not clear how much control the university has of its outside spaces, or whether it is prepared to enforce rules about masks, social distancing, etc.
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