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Table of Contents

GUIDING PRINCIPLES ..........................................................................................................................3

OBJECTIVES ..........................................................................................................................................4

RETURN TO OPERATIONS WORKING GROUPS .....................................................................................4

PHASED REOPENING ..........................................................................................................................5

CAPITAL CARES: HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICES FOR THE CAPITAL COMMUNITY...............................6

DAILY SELF-SCREENING FOR SYMPTOMS .......................................................................................................6 PHYSICAL DISTANCING .............................................................................................................................7 WEAR A FACE COVERING ..........................................................................................................................7 HAND WASHING AND HYGIENE RECOMMENDATIONS .......................................................................................7 CLEAN YOUR WORK AND PERSONAL SPACES ..................................................................................................8 LIMIT YOUR EXPOSURE TO COVID-19 .........................................................................................................8 STUDENT ACTIVITIES AND GENERAL CAMPUS EVENTS ............................................................................................. 8 CAMPUS VISITORS ............................................................................................................................................. 8 COMMUNICATIONS ................................................................................................................................8

OVERVIEW OF THE STEPS BY UNIVERSITY OPERATIONS.......................................................................9

RETURN OF EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS ......................................................................................................9 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ......................................................................................................... 10 STUDENT LEARNING .............................................................................................................................. 11 RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES ......................................................................................................................... 12 EMPLOYEE WORK AREAS ....................................................................................................................... 14 FACILITIES .......................................................................................................................................... 15 OTHER AREAS ..................................................................................................................................... 16 UNIVERSITY VEHICLES ....................................................................................................................................... 16 STUDY ABROAD, INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL, DOMESTIC TRAVEL ............................................................................... 17 GYMS/WORKOUT FACILITIES ............................................................................................................................ 17 ATHLETICS....................................................................................................................................................... 17


Guiding Principles

As Capital University makes plans to return to our campuses, we are guided by our shared values and

our commitment to the University’s educational mission. We recognize that all possible solutions must

be considered and we will need to be innovative in addressing these challenges. In planning for re-

opening our campuses, our decisions will be guided by the following principles:

• We will strive to sustain the student experience – the academic quality and the high

engagement with students (inside and outside the classroom) that is the hallmark of a Capital

education. Our efforts will encompass all components of University life including academics,

student services, student organizations, and co-curricular experiences.

• The health and safety of our students, faculty and staff is paramount. Protecting our community

members will be the starting point for our decisions. Our ability to resume in-person activities will

be dependent on the stages of the pandemic, and the availability of health practices to mitigate its

impacts (for example physical distancing, personal protective equipment, and quarantining). Our

plans will follow the guidance set forth by public health authorities and the best available data.

• We must be flexible and innovative in exploring all possible solutions to addressing the new

challenges created by the pandemic. We will work toward on-campus learning, working and living

by exploring scenarios which follow public health guidelines and cultivate safe, healthy behaviors

with the understanding that complete elimination of risks likely is not possible. Solutions may

affect course designs, our physical spaces, the working environment, and expectations of each of

us.

• We will strive to be inclusive and equitable in our solutions. Students, faculty, and staff need to

be included in shaping our plans. We will need to be attentive to the range of needs and interests

of our community, and how our plans will impact all of our community members.

• Our decisions must also consider the sustainability of the University in both the short-term and

long-term. We have a responsibility to ensure the University’s financial strength and stability, and

this pandemic will have immediate and future impacts that must be considered so that the

University remains strong and its mission continues forward.

The University’s plans will also be aligned and consistent with local orders and/or ordinances for all

campuses, as well as the State of Ohio’s guidelines for reopening. Capital’s plans will also follow

recommendations from the federal government, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Ohio

Department of Health, Franklin County Department of Public Health, the City of Columbus, the City of

Bexley, and the Capital COVID-19 response committee.

Our knowledge and understanding of the COVID-19 virus continues to evolve, and our policies and

plans will be updated as appropriate as more information becomes available.


Objectives

• Protect the health and safety of our University community

• Intentionally resume on-campus teaching and learning activities, student support services, and

administrative services

• Resume additional on-campus activities as appropriate

Return to Operations Working Groups Academic Programs: These groups will engage in academic planning across the institution, evaluating a

range of in-person, online and hybrid modalities for academic program delivery, including

undergraduate instruction, graduate, and professional programs; and providing recommendations for

and coordinating the development of instructional support resources and educational technologies.

• Main Campus – undergraduate and graduate including seminary

• Columbus Campus – Law School

• Clinical placements, internships, student teaching, and other HIPs

• Academic support services including career services, academic success, library services, and student success

Student Life: These groups will evaluate options for residential housing and dining, safe practices for

student activities, modifications of orientation and transition activities, and safe practices for use of

undergraduate facilities.

• Housing

• Dining

• Student Activities

• Community Events and Activities

• Summer Orientation and Welcome Weekend

• Student Support Services

Faculty/Staff return to campus: This group will develop plans to educate and inform faculty and staff

about restrictions, and develop guidelines and new requirements for working on campus.

Safety Implementation Team: This group will develop plans and protocols for the environmental safety

of the campuses, including items such as: physical distancing within facilities; guidelines and timelines

for large events; coordination of housekeeping and cleaning protocols and plans.

• Facilities & Housekeeping

• Large Gatherings & Events

Health & Wellness: The health and wellness workgroup will develop guidelines to protect student and

employee health during the COVID pandemic and evaluate protocols for testing, contact tracing,

isolation and quarantine, and student physical and mental health services.

Athletics: This group will track public health requirements, plan for athlete health and safety, manage

athletic facilities, create fall sports decision timeline, and plans for physical distancing and spectators.


Phased Reopening The University will intentionally return to its campuses by phasing in through a stepped approach.

Movement from one step to another will occur with guidance from state / local health departments,

governmental restrictions, and the spread of the coronavirus within Ohio and the region.

Reopening Steps:

Step Description Timeframe

1

Essential

Operations

• Essential Workers on campus

• Other employees utilizing remote work options

• All classes go to remote delivery March

• Buildings go to key card entry

• No travel, visitors or events

2

Limited

Activity

• Begin transitioning remote workforce back to campus

based on function and need (e.g., Admissions and

Athletics begin on-campus visits)

Current level • Most employees continue remote working

• Classes remain in remote delivery

• Buildings on key card entry

• No events; travel limited to essential

3

Transition

To Re-Open

• Begin transitioning students back to campus, starting

with necessary student workers then proceeding to

specific groups with a need to return early (e.g.,

athletes, orientation groups)

Anticipated for

mid-July • Prepare for return of additional work groups beginning

with student services as needed

• Prepare for return to in-person delivery options for

classes

• Continue restrictions on travel, events and visitors

4

Re-Open

• Reintroduction of remaining University activities as

appropriate with new protocols

Mid-August for

Fall semester • e.g., physical distancing, face coverings, hand sanitizing,

reduced capacity for spaces, Plexiglas barriers as needed

• Continue restrictions on travel, events and visitors


Capital Cares: Health and Safety Practices for the Capital Community Because the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing, Capital is implementing extensive measures to ensure the

safe return of our community for Fall 2020. The importance we place on being a community that cares

for each other, and our guiding principle to protect the health of all our community members, compels

each of us to be active participants in keeping our community safe. Each of us must recognize that

external variables that we bring back to our community can increase the risk for all of us. Our personal

decisions and actions must be guided by the need to protect each other.

To enhance the safety of everyone in the Capital Community, all members of our community

are expected to engage in these shared responsibilities in order to be on campus:

• Do daily self-screening for symptoms

• Observe physical distancing

• Wear face coverings

• Follow hand washing and hygiene recommendations

• Clean work and personal spaces

• Limit potential exposure to COVID-19

Daily self-screening for symptoms

All members of the University community (students, faculty, and staff) will be expected to conduct daily

self-screenings by taking their temperature and assessing symptoms. Capital will be providing a

symptom checking system, which will need to be used each day before coming to campus, going to work

on campus, or attending classes.

When an individual has a positive COVID-19 test, this will need to be reported to HR (for employees) or

to the Center for Health and Wellness (students) for contact tracing through the public health

department and to assist with accommodation requests.

If you have a temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or greater, you must stay home. If you have a

temperature of any symptoms of COVID-19 you should contact your healthcare provider.

At this time, the CDC lists COVID-19 symptoms as including the following:

• Fever (100.4 degree Fahrenheit or above) or chills

• Frequent coughing

• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

• Fatigue

• Sore throat

• Muscle aches or body aches

• Headache

• Runny nose or new sinus congestion (not related to allergies)

• New gastro-intestinal symptoms (nausea/vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite)

• New loss of taste or smell

Consult your medical provider for any other symptoms that are severe or concerning to you.


Physical distancing Keeping space between you and others is one of the best tools we have to avoid being exposed to the

COVID-19 virus and slowing its spread. Since people can spread the virus before they know they are

sick, it is important to stay away from others when possible, even if you have no symptoms. Physical

distancing is important for everyone, especially to help protect people who are at higher risk of getting

very sick. When on campus, you should follow the following practices:

• Stay at least 6 feet (about 2 arms’ length) from other people

• Do not gather in groups

• Stay out of crowded spaces and avoid large gatherings

• Abide by reduced occupancy of common spaces

• Follow reduced elevator occupancy, use stairs when possible, giving priority for elevator usage

to individuals with special access needs

• Follow directional signage for stairwells and entrances and exits to enhance physical distancing

Wear a face covering The health and safety of our community is of utmost importance. That is why, until further notice, the

required use of face coverings will be enforced. Appropriate use of face coverings or masks is critical in

minimizing risks to others near you. You could spread COVID-19 to others even if you do not feel sick.

The face covering is not a substitute for physical distancing.

All students, faculty and staff will be provided with 2 washable cloth face coverings.

• On campus, all students, faculty and staff will be required to wear a face covering when indoors,

when they are or may be in the presence of others, except when alone in a private room (office

or residence hall room).

• Wash or sanitize your hands prior to handling your face covering

• Wash your cloth face covering after each daily use

Hand washing and hygiene recommendations Another important tool in limiting the spread of COVID-19 is hand sanitizing and good hygiene practices.

• Wash your hands often with soap and water for 20 seconds

• Use alcohol-based hand sanitizer, containing at least 60% alcohol if soap and water are not

available

• Wash/sanitize your hands frequently, including when entering common areas or shared spaces

• When coughing or sneezing cover your nose and mouth with a paper tissue and dispose of it

after use, or cough/sneeze into your elbow; wash or sanitize your hands

• Avoid sharing personal items such as phones and equipment


Clean your work and personal spaces

• Housekeeping is using enhanced cleaning protocols and frequent disinfection of high touch

surfaces but for shared items/spaces everyone will need to share in the cleaning as well

• Sanitize and wipe down commonly used surfaces in personal and shared spaces: keypads, coffee

makers, printers, anything with a handle, phones, etc.

• For employees, sanitize your workspace after use

• For residential students, keep your room clean and sanitize high-touch surfaces frequently

Limit your exposure to COVID-19

Student Activities and General Campus Events

• Minimum 6’ physical distancing must be preserved to the greatest extent feasible

• Consider virtual rather than in-person student activities and general campus events where

practicable to reduce large gatherings where physical distancing might be difficult

Campus Visitors

• Visitors to campus and to the residence halls will be limited and to the extent possible all

community members should minimize the need for visitors to our campuses; the exact limits on

visitors will be dependent on the re-opening step/phase

• Minimum 6’ physical distancing should be preserved to the greatest extent feasible

• Campus visitors are required to wear a face covering wherever students and

employees are required to wear face coverings on campus

Communications

• The University will strategically utilize campus mass communication systems (i.e. text and

email alerts) to promote healthy prevention measures, notify community members of

heightened risk factors, update facility or classroom closure information, etc.


Overview of the Steps by University Operations

Return of Employees and Students The re-opening of the campuses to employees and students will progress through the step phases in this

manner:

Step Employees Students

1 Essential employees continue to work on campus; all other employees are working remotely

Students who continue as essential workers may be on campus; students for whom Capital is their primary residence may remain with permission

2 Additional employees return to on-campus work as plans are approved and restrictions are eased

Essential student workers and student workers in re-opening areas may be on campus; approved residential students may remain in University housing

3

Employees in additional University functions will begin to return to on-campus work as plans are approved; Some remote work will continue

Students begin to transition back to campus; student workers may return to residence halls, various groups of students may begin returning (e.g., athletes, orientation groups)

4

Standard employee operations have resumed; some remote work, alternate scheduling will continue; vulnerable employees will work with HR to request accommodations

Students are welcomed back with reduced capacity in residence halls and in classroom spaces in adherence with State and public health guidelines

Residential students will return in a phased move-in process. Classes will be offered in a variety of

course delivery modalities including in-person and remote; class start and end times will be staggered to

allow time between classes to limit congestion and foot traffic in hallways and elevators.

The University’s Return to the Workplace policy will provide for the following recommended practices

for employees as they return:

• As employees return to campus, rotating work schedules and staggering hours of operation may

be utilized to decrease concurrent on campus presence.

• For some employees, working from home will remain an option where appropriate or

necessary.

• Face coverings and PPE will be required.

• In office environments where minimum 6’ physical distancing is challenged, the University will

utilize dividers or other physical barriers, or alternative work arrangements.


Personal Protective Equipment

The following recommended practice will be implemented for all Capital community members and

visitors to our campuses: All University employees, students, and visitors will be required to wear a

face covering. If face coverings are an impediment to academic content delivery, the University will

consider the use of clear face shields or other physical barriers (such as plexiglass).

The University will supply two washable face coverings for all students and employees, hand-sanitizer

stations, disposable face coverings for visitors, a cleaning kit for work stations, and other PPE as

appropriate, will be available.

Step Requirement

1

• University will source and distribute:

- face coverings (N95 where required), other coverings as appropriate

- disposable face coverings

- hand sanitizer

- cleaning supplies

- sanitizer stands for entry points and key locations

- signage

2

• Additional safety precautions will include:

- plexiglass or similar shields will be installed in areas that need separation

- additional cleaning supplies will be distributed

- sanitizer stands monitored and refilled - enhanced cleaning prioritized for areas still in use, particularly restrooms and common spaces in use

- begin to install signage

3

• Additional steps:

- 2 washable cloth face coverings will be provided to all returning employees

- plexiglass shields will be monitored

- cleaning supplies distributed with priority to those offices that are re-opening - ensure sanitizer stands are located in priority areas

- continue installing signage

4

• Additional steps:

- 2 washable cloth face coverings will be provided to all returning employees and all students - cleaning kit will be distributed for all work areas

- sanitizer stands evaluated for location and refilled

- signage evaluated for effectiveness


Student Learning

• The University will utilize a variety course delivery modalities including in-person, hybrid, and

remote opportunities where practicable.

• Maximum occupancy rates will be established for each classroom to ensure appropriate physical

distancing capacity. Classroom layout of furniture and signage will be established to ensure

appropriate physical distancing is maintained during use.

• In areas where physical distancing may not be easily achievable, the University will use dividers

or other physical barriers, or divide classes into multiple sessions to ensure that physical

distancing occurs.

• Scheduling of classes will allow sufficient time between classes to allow safe egress and entry.

Step Requirements

1

• Transition to remote delivery for all classes and student support services

• Courses taught with synchronous and asynchronous methods

• Begin remote work for all non-essential employees

• Housekeeping to use enhanced cleaning of classrooms based on utilization patterns (e.g. if used for lecture capture)

2

• Continue remote services and instruction through summer semester

• Courses taught with synchronous and asynchronous methods

• Housekeeping to clean classroom and office space based on utilization

• Instructors engaged in training for creating remote courses for Fall semester

• Plan Fall semester instruction methodologies and structure for delivery

3

• Student support services continue remotely and begin transition to on campus by appointment or for limited hours to minimize walk-in traffic

• Instructors receive approval for course delivery for Fall

• Alter classroom physical structure for physical distancing for in-person classes

• Develop attendance monitoring protocol to assist with contract tracing

• Housekeeping to clean classroom and office space based on utilization

• Employees provided with cleaning kit for workspaces

• Cleaning kits available within classroom for high contact surfaces

4

• Student support services returns to on-campus with alternative delivery still available

• Library reopens with reduced capacity

• Courses return with a mix of remote, hybrid, and in-person delivery offered

• Classroom seating arrangements modified for physical distancing

• Face coverings expected in classrooms to enhance safety of instructors and students

• Attendance monitoring of in-person classes for contact tracing protocol

• Housekeeping uses enhanced cleaning in all classrooms daily based on utilization

• Instructors and students clean workstations and desks after use


Residential Facilities

• The University will de-densify living arrangements to the greatest extent feasible.

• Quarantine space/isolation area will be established in the event it is needed.

• Move-in will occur in a staggered or phased process to minimize gathering sizes and reduce risk.

Step Requirements

1

• Space Allotment - limited, approved student residents in prioritized categories allowed in residential facilities

• Quarantine spaces increased, cleaned and prepped for use

- coordinate with dining services for food delivers

• Housekeeping/Disinfecting - enhanced cleaning practices

- increased cleaning and frequent cleaning of high touch areas

- hand sanitization stations placed throughout facilities

- posted signage about cleaning

- cleaning sing-off sheets in common areas

- increased and enhanced cleaning of bathrooms

• Personal Preventative Measures

- hand sanitizer stations throughout

- Plexiglas added at student staff desks

- use of face coverings

- signage with CDC recommendations

• Staff requirements: - COVID-19 training

- symptom monitoring

- use of face coverings within the facilities

• Expectations of residents:

- face coverings in community spaces - no guests allowed

- gathering spaces and fitness areas closed

- limited number of residents allowed in spaces

- no in-person programming

• Move in/ move out restrictions imposed

2

• Space allotment - decrease density and limits on eligibility for residential spaces

• Maintain quarantine possibilities as Step 1

• Enhanced cleaning for spaces that are occupied will continue

• Prepare and plan for additional signage that will be needed when additional residents return to the halls

• COVID-19 training for staff

• Employees continue to wear face coverings in facilities

• Continue no guest policy and closure of gathering spaces and fitness areas

• No in-person programming

• Move in / move out restrictions continue


Residential Facilities (cont.)

3

• Begin to put into place decrease density restrictions in residential halls as somestudents begin to move in to the facilities

• Housekeeping/Disinfecting - enhanced cleaning practices

- as students move back in, spaces in use receive increased and enhanced cleaningwith frequent cleaning of high touch areas

- check hand sanitizer stations for location, usage, and refilling

• Ensure signage is updated for hand washing, space capacity, physical distancing,face covering usage and traffic flow

• Returning students to receive COVID-19 training

• Continue no guest policy in all University residential facilities

• Gathering spaces reopened to people within the same residential area, withlowered capacity and furniture placed for physical distancing with signage

• Limited in-person program with physical distancing maintained

• Increase digital engagement from staff to provide services

4

• Continue to move-in students, with limitations on move-in procedures

- "new normal" occupancy levels with most rooms as singles

- decrease occupants per bathroom fixtures

• 2 washable face coverings per student provided upon move-in

• Students to receive COVID-19 training upon move-in

• Continue enhanced cleaning protocols

• Implement updated room entry protocols

• Guests from within a student’s same residential area (building, complex, or house)are permitted in sleeping rooms

• Guests from off campus and other campus residential areas are still prohibited

• Continue limits on gathering spaces

• Maintain messaging and signage and review for possible changes


Employee Work Areas

• Faculty, staff, and students will need to clean and sanitize surfaces and equipment in their

own workspace, classroom or lab, as appropriate, throughout the day.

• Shared tools and equipment should be sanitized after each use.

Step Requirement

1

• Essential employees who continue to work on campus will do the following:

o practice physical distancing (6 feet apart, do not congregate, meetings remote when possible)

o use face coverings

o Plan for shift work where appropriate (staggered start times, rotate days, etc.)

• Introduce remote work guidelines for most employees

2

• Continue with physical distancing and face coverings when working on campus

• Begin COVID-19 awareness trainings for employees working on campus

• Continue shift work and remote work

3

• Utilize physical distancing and face coverings when working on campus

• Gatherings should continue to limit capacity and utilize physical distancing

• Monitor effectiveness of signage; ensure signage is updated for hand washing, space capacity, physical distancing, face covering usage, and traffic flow

• Understand symptom monitoring requirement, the protocol for when an employee becomes ill at work and the proper reporting of COVID-19 information

• Complete COVID-19 awareness training before returning to work

• Continue with alternative work arrangements - shift work, staggered start times, rotation of days, or continue remote work - for many employees

• Ensure that guests wear a face covering and fallow all physical distancing guidelines

4

• Utilize physical distancing and face coverings when working on campus

o 2 washable face coverings per employee provided upon returning to work

• Gathering should continue to limit capacity, although sizes may be able to increase, and utilize physical distancing

• Monitor effectiveness of signage; ensure signage is updated for hand washing, space capacity, physical distancing, face covering usage, and traffic flow

• Understand symptom monitoring requirement, the protocol for when an employee becomes ill at work and the proper reporting of COVID-19 information

• Complete COVID-19 awareness training before returning to work

• Most alternative work arrangements will be phased out, or will be used less frequently

• Ensure that guests wear a face covering and fallow all physical distancing guideline


Facilities

• Hand sanitizer and surface sanitizing supplies will be placed in high contact locations.

• Disinfection of high contact areas, including communal restrooms and shared shower facilities,

will occur regularly.

• Campus building access points will be modified, if possible, to best allow for physical distancing.

• One-way entrance/exit and clearly marked foot traffic patterns will be utilized.

• Clear signage emphasizing the use of face coverings and reminding all to perform daily symptom

checks will be installed at appropriate building entry points and other areas throughout campus.

• Non-essential buildings, facilities, and common areas may be closed to focus cleaning staff

efforts on the spaces most heavily utilized by faculty, staff and students.

• In areas outside of classrooms where close interaction between individuals may occur, the

University may use of shielding (such as plexiglass) to protect faculty, staff and students.

• Deep cleaning and disinfecting of affected spaces will occur should someone in the campus

community test positive for COVID-19.

Dining Facilities

• Increase the frequency of surface cleaning.

• Provide take-out meals as an option instead of dining room services.

• Utilize no cash or minimize touch for transactions.

Step Requirements

1

• The following are not allowed on campus:

- all on-campus events (internal and external) are cancelled

- dining switched to take out and ends after spring semester

- athletics

• Site assessment in progress:

- review spaces to plan how to re-arrange physical spaces

- Facilities monitors airflow within buildings

- Housekeeping cleaning schedules based on utilization

• Begin planning, placement and ordering of signage:

- physical distancing

- handwashing and sanitizing

2

• Not allowed on campus, but planning to return continues:

- on-campus events (internal and external) - athletics

• Site assessment continues:

- adjustments to space layout in conjunction with plans

- Facilities monitors airflow within buildings

- remove or turn off some high-touch equipment (e.g. water fountains, items in break rooms); equipment not removed to be cleaned by user after each use

• Begin to install signage (handwashing, physical distancing, wayfinding and traffic flow) using floor adhesives, posters, etc.


Facilities (cont.)

3

• Events prepare to return to campus under guidelines for physical distancing andlowered limits on space capacity

• Athletics to return after plans are approved

• Dining services to finalize plans to return for fall semester

• For University vehicles, including vans, police cars, and Facilities vehicles, cleanand disinfect commonly touched surfaces in the vehicle at the beginning andend of each shift and between transporting passengers

• Monitor site assessment for effectiveness:

- adjustments still needed in space layout

- airflow within buildings

- protocols for high-touch equipment cleaning or removal of equipment

- communicate scheduled cleaning plans

• Monitor signs for effectiveness:

- Handwashing

- Physical distancing

- Face coverings usage

4

• On-campus events return with new guidelines for physical distancing, cleaning,and hand sanitizing availability

• Dining services return with to-go, reduced capacity for in-person seating, and nobuffet service

• For University vehicles, including vans, police cars, and Facilities vehicles, cleanand disinfect commonly touched surfaces in the vehicle at the beginning andend of each shift and between transporting passengers

• Evaluate adjustments for:

- space layout

- outside airflow

- cleaning of high-touch equipment

• Refresh signage for handwashing, physical distancing, face covering usage,wayfinding, traffic flow, etc.

Other Areas

University Vehicles

• Commonly touched surfaces in vehicles will be cleaned and disinfected at the beginning and endof each shift and between transporting passengers, utilizing appropriate PPE during cleaning.

• The University will provide disinfection supplies consisting of wipes, disinfectant in spray bottles,and microfiber cloths for cleaning.

• Face coverings or masks are required when two or more individuals are being transported in anyUniversity vehicle.


Study Abroad, International Travel, Domestic Travel

• Due to the continued spread of the coronavirus and uncertainties surrounding global travel, theUniversity will not permit University-related international travel, including for study abroadprograms, through Fall semester 2020.

• All non-essential University-related travel within the United States is suspended. EssentialUniversity-related travel includes admission recruiting, advancement travel, and athletic-relatedtravel. If you are not sure if your travel is essential, contact your supervisor or Vice President.Until further notice, including the fall semester, no new University-related domestic travel maybe booked or scheduled without prior approval of the respective Vice President.

• Although personal travel is not restricted, everyone is encouraged to limit non-essentialpersonal travel.

• The University will comply with all relevant state, CDC and State Department guidelinesregarding study abroad and travel.

o Currently, the CDC and University require anyone returning from international travel toquarantine for 14-days prior to being on campus in the workplace or in classes

Gyms/Workout Facilities

• When the University’s gym/workout facilities re-open, we will comply with all relevant state,

local and CDC guidelines required for re-opening fitness spaces on campus.

• Space capacity will be limited to allow for appropriate physical distancing

• Equipment will be spaced to provide a six foot radius (as measured from the center of the main

operation of the specific piece of equipment) or by disabling equipment (bike, treadmill,

elliptical, etc.) to provide a six foot radius.

• Log-in procedures will be used and maintained for potential contact tracing.

• Hand sanitization will be available at the entry to the facility.

• EPA-approved disinfectants or disinfecting wipes will be provided for individual user to sanitize

equipment before and after use, with equipment.

• Signage will be used to reinforce physical spacing, hand-sanitizing, sanitization of equipment and

other requirements.

Athletics

• The University will comply with NCAA and OAC guidance, as well as state and local guidelines for

re-starting its athletic programs.

• A minimum 6’ physical distancing should be observed at all times to the greatest extent feasible.

• Locker rooms and other shared spaces may be reconfigured to allow for physical distancing.

• Within the workout spaces, sprays and wipes will be provided and every piece of equipment

should be cleaned before and after each use.

• The University will implement a staggered return of athletes to campus.

• The University will encourage athletic activities to be conducted outside where feasible.

• A risk analysis for athletic travel will be completed for all trips.

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PHASED RE-OPENING PLAN · 2020-06-30 · Capital’s Phased Re-Opening Plan Page 3 of 17 Guiding Principles As Capital University makes plans to return to our campuses, we are guided