These changes are part of a multilayered approach to safeguarding the health and safety of our students and community.
The College is committed to exceeding state and federal sanitation and disinfection guidelines, including cleaning high-touch items in public areas 5-10 times per day, 7 days a week.
The College is working with the Monroe County Health Department to trace and contact people who may have been exposed, to quickly mitigate potential spread of COVID-19. Confidentiality will be maintained, as required by federal and state law and regulations.
The Testing page defines COVID-19 close contact/exposure.
In instances where you do not feel safe addressing or educating others about Nazareth's social distancing and face covering policies, or if there are repeated violations of the health and safety expectations, you can report your concern through the COVID-19 concern form below.
Face covering protocols on campus have evolved with federal and state changes.
This online training includes signing the Nazareth Community Pledge and is required for students, faculty, and staff.
Students, faculty, and staff need to review and sign the pledge as part of online training.
These paid roles for students include helping with public health outreach and infection prevention.
Students, faculty, and staff may be required to quarantine in specific circumstances.
Daily COVID-19 online screening of students, faculty, and staff — for recent COVID-19 symptoms and risk factors — is required to be on campus. Visitors also must complete an online screening for visitors on the day of their visit.
The College's guidelines require keeping 6 feet between yourself and other people, and spaces on campus have been adjusted to support that risk-reduction behavior.
Nazareth College's screening and testing approach will continue to be based on the latest guidance from county health officials, local testing sites, and partners, as well as the guidelines on testing for college populations from the American College Health Association and from New York state.
In order to support of the goal of our students having engaging, interactive, in-person educational and social experiences and to prioritize the health of our campus and the wider community, for the 2021-2022 academic year, Nazareth College will require all students, faculty, staff and contracted employees to complete COVID-19 vaccination and provide documentation by July 31, 2021.
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Could students be sent home mid-semester?
Nazareth closely monitors campus and regional metrics and works in close partnership with the Monroe County Health Department and local health partners to assess the need to adjust strategies or curtail or suspend on-campus instruction or work. For more, see COVID-19 Cases.