The Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ of Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ at Lafayette has issued its COVID-19 health and safety protocols for the Spring 2022 semester.
Classes begin Wednesday, Jan. 12.
In a message to Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵs and faculty and staff members on Thursday, the Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ announced:
- Some in-person courses may be delivered remotely from Wednesday, Jan. 12, through Friday, Jan. 28. Faculty members will notify Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵs and post information in Moodle if there is a change in course delivery method.
- In-person Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ organization events, including meetings, socials, and service projects, will be suspended during this period as well. This includes on- and off-campus events.
- Employees and Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵs, regardless of vaccination status, must wear face coverings on their mouths and noses in all indoor spaces while on Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ property unless they are alone in a private office or workspace.
- COVID-19 testing for Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵs and employees will continue. Unvaccinated Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵs and those who live in an on-campus congregate setting, regardless of vaccination status, may be selected for testing. All unvaccinated employees must get tested for COVID-19 weekly. Fully vaccinated employees may be randomly selected for testing.
The full message to the campus community follows.
Possible course delivery and operation changes announced for Jan. 12-28
In an effort to protect the health and safety of Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵs and employees and the surrounding community, a number of in-person classes may be delivered remotely from Wednesday, Jan. 12, through Friday, Jan. 28. If a course will go remote during this period, faculty members will notify Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵs and post information in Moodle.
In-person Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ organization events, including meetings, socials, and service projects, will be suspended during this period as well. This includes on- and off-campus events.
Supervisors of Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ offices and departments where social distancing is not easily maintained may consider utilizing alternate work arrangements as needed through Friday, Jan. 28. The Office of Human Resources must approve alternate work arrangements.
Face masks required in all indoor spaces on campus
The Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ has a Face Covering Policy that requires all individuals, regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status, to wear face coverings over their mouths and noses in all indoor spaces while on Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ property unless they are alone in a private office or workspace.
Face coverings are recommended outdoors for those who are fully vaccinated. If you are not fully vaccinated, you must wear one in crowded outdoor settings or during outdoor activities that involve sustained close contact with other people who are not fully vaccinated.
Additional exemptions and face covering guidelines are outlined in the policy. .
COVID-19 vaccinations to be offered by appointment only
Vaccinations, including booster shots, are strongly encouraged. Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵs and employees may receive a COVID-19 vaccine at Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ Health Services by appointment only beginning Monday, Jan. 10. The Moderna vaccine is currently being offered. Vaccinations will no longer be given in the former Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ Bookstore building at 210 E. St. Mary Blvd. To make an appointment, email shs@louisiana.edu or call (337) 482-1293.
COVID-19 testing site to reopen Thursday, Jan. 6
The on-campus COVID-19 testing site will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays, beginning Thursday, Jan. 6. Testing for COVID-19 is available to Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵs, faculty and staff members, and the public in the former Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ Bookstore building at 210 E. St. Mary Blvd.
Appointments are encouraged for COVID-19 tests, but walk-ins are also accepted. .
Parking for the testing site is available in the E.K. Long parking lot at the corner of East St. Mary Boulevard and Girard Park Circle. The testing site is administered by members of the Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ National Guard in partnership with the Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ Department of Health and UL Lafayette.
Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ's COVID-19 testing strategy for Spring 2022 semester announced
The Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ is continuing its COVID-19 testing strategy for the Spring 2022 semester. PCR molecular tests are required. Antigen (Binax) rapid tests do not meet the requirement of the testing program.
Unvaccinated Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵs and those who live in an on-campus congregate setting, regardless of vaccination status, may be selected for testing. All unvaccinated employees must get tested for COVID-19 weekly. Fully vaccinated employees may be randomly selected for testing. If chosen, you will receive an email with details about how to proceed, including what to do if you have tested positive within the last 90 days.
PCR molecular testing will be available on campus in the former Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ Bookstore building at 210 E. St. Mary Blvd. beginning Thursday, Jan. 6, in addition to select pharmacies, urgent cares, and clinics sponsored by hospitals. . If you have questions regarding COVID-19 vaccines or testing or need assistance finding a testing location, please call the state's vaccine hotline at 1-855-453-0774.
Stay home if you do not feel well
Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵs
Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵs who do not feel well for any reason should stay home and complete the .
If you experience any symptoms related to COVID-19, please do the following:
- isolate at home/stay in your residence,
- contact your medical provider or call the Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ Health Services at (337) 482-1328; and
- inform your roommates and avoid contact with them.
If you are told to quarantine or isolate because you have been exposed to COVID-19 or are presumed positive because of symptoms and testing, . (You do not need to complete the Anticipated or Unplanned Absence form.)
Staff and Faculty Members
As a reminder, staff and faculty members must complete the each day prior to arriving to work on campus. Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ faculty and staff who are considered health care personnel and are at risk of contracting COVID-19 in a health care setting must complete the .
Photo caption: UL Lafayette has issued its COVID-19 health and safety protocols for the Spring 2022 semester. Classes begin on Wednesday, Jan. 12. (Photo credit: Doug Dugas/Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ of Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ at Lafayette)