Dear SDSU Faculty and Staff,
We would like to express our gratitude and appreciation for all faculty and staff who have helped our entire university community, and for many months, in responding to the pandemic. You are front line in creating fundamental changes and making meaningful adaptations in how we teach, how students learn, how research occurs and how we can continue to safely connect.
With this message, we are offering important reminders as we offer a limited number of additional in-person courses on Monday, Oct. 12.
For Faculty and Staff
It is important that you are taking good care of yourself and your loved ones. This includes not just caring for one another’s physical health, but for our mental health as well. Continue to rely on and share information about the support services San Diego State University provides to students, faculty and staff.
Because your health and wellbeing and the health and safety of others is our primary concern, it is an imperative, no matter the situation, that you are not to come to campus if you are sick.
As a reminder, all faculty and staff, as well as students, are able to get COVID-19 tested at the county’s test site, located at Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center, 5250 55th St., west of Viejas Arena. San Diego County and Imperial County testing site information is available online.
For Faculty Teaching In-Person Courses
Effective Monday, Oct. 12, all students enrolled in approved in-person courses are required to get COVID-19 tested at least every 14 days and must have a negative test result on file before attending in-person classes.
For those teaching in-person courses, check your WebPortal before every single in-person class session to ensure that every student is cleared, noted by a green check mark, to attend in-person. If a student is not cleared, you will see a red “X”.
A red “X” does NOT indicate that a student has tested positive for COVID-19; red X may indicate that a student missed or delayed a test outside the 14 day required window, had difficulty verifying recent testing information, may have been in close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, or a number of other reasons. If a student asks you questions about this process, you can direct them to review these FAQs and/or email [email protected] directly for guidance regarding their status.
