The high-touch, highly interactive, densely populated living environment of typical residence halls presents an ideal setting for increasing the risk of COVID-19 transmission. To limit COVID-19 exposure, guidance has been taken from the CDC Guidance for Shared or Congregate Housing.
- Visitors are limited to NCCU students only.
- Staff entry into private rooms will be limited. If staff must enter a residential room or suite, provisions must be put in place to protect both staff and students. Disinfection of the area and equipment will be completed by staff upon entry.
- Hand sanitizer will be provided at all entrances and outside elevators.
- Surface disinfectant is being provided in all common areas and shared bathrooms.
Considerations to decrease the risk for exposure within traditional residence halls, campus apartments, suites and other on-campus housing arrangements will include the following:
- Increasing the frequency of cleaning of common areas
- Limiting capacity in dining spaces, lounges and common areas via a reservation and check-in process when appropriate, based on the residence hall
- Re-configuring seating in common areas to ensure proper physical distancing
- Reducing the number of computers per lab to ensure proper physical distancing
- Placing restrictions on building access by non-residents, including outside guests, non-residential staff, and others
- Widely sharing and posting of information in common areas about COVID-19 prevention
- Frequent reminders of proper hand hygiene (verbally as well as through posters and videos), with hand sanitizer widely available in common areas and rooms
- Enhanced cleaning in all common areas and for high-touch surfaces. Set a cleaning schedule immediately after scheduled activities or every 30 minutes to an hour. Custodial workers will be provided with appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and training consistent with their duties.
- Additional hand sanitizing stations will be installed at all exterior entrances and office entrances
- Installation of desk shields and standard Dutch doors at all customer service points and at employee workstations
- Removing high-touch items from all common areas (magazines, pens and games)
Guests
- Students will only be allowed two individuals to assist them with moving into the residential hall.
- All guests accompanying students to campus, regardless of vaccination status or age, will be required to be tested for COVID-19 prior to being allowed on the University campus. If anyone in the traveling party tests positive for COVID-19, no one in the party will be permitted on campus.