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Return To Campus Guidance
During Fall 2020, we will need to balance maintaining the health of our community with providing an optimal student experience. Below are basic principles and guidance to assist with deciding how to cover a department's staffing/ physical presence on campus.
Principles
- We will seek to foster a sense of community among our students, while staying within physical distancing guidelines.
- We will provide a superior level of service to our student community.
- We will strive to keep the density of people down in our buildings with the following considerations:
- Onsite student-facing staff availability daily when students are likely to be in the building, especially when in-person classes are taking place, and
- Adherence to a regular service schedule – for both campus and remote work.
Staff Scheduling Guidance
- Managers should determine the minimal number of staff who need to come in the office per day to carry out the operations of the department and be available for students. The remainder of the staff will work remotely on the days they do not come to campus. Managers should work with the staff member to determine individual schedules.
- Employee Schedule Options
- Split shifts: A split shift is one in which a staff member can fulfill their work hours in two shifts. This can maximize physical distancing by having one or two staff members coming in for a morning shift and working the remainder of their hours remotely in the afternoon, while different staff work remotely in the morning and come to campus to work in the afternoon. This could work for both non-exempt and exempt employees.
- Consider having employees rotate one week on campus and two weeks remotely with two different groups of employees.
- Given the lean staffing of our departments and programs, you may consider sharing physical presence rotations with other departments and programs in your building.
As we work on this return to campus plan, please keep in mind that there are many factors and details we have to consider including, but not limited to: employee availability (as defined by central HR) and an equitable rotation of employees within departments. Our goal is to offer classes and a rich student experience that are within guidelines for the safety of all staff, students, and faculty in the buildings.