Student Affairs COVID-19 Updates

1. As a part of our efforts to “Protect the Nest”, every student must complete the COVID-19 daily health tracker every day even if you are not coming to campus. The COVID-19 Daily Health Tracker is required of all NCCU students. To help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and reduce the risk of exposure, NCCU students are required to regularly monitor their personal health status. Compliance is mandatory, and for students, it is a condition of continued enrollment.
2. Failure to comply with this policy may result in administrative action, including, but not limited to, disciplinary action under the Student Code of Conduct, restriction of access to or use of university facilities, removal from university housing, disenrollment from a course or courses and other interventions necessary to effect compliance and protect the well- being for the campus community. This tool meets our Durham County public health requirements related to compliance and monitoring the overall health of our students.
   
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3. All students will be asked to complete an electronic medical health form, to help identify those with medical conditions that increase the risk for severe illness from COVID-19, based on CDC guidelines.
4. Student Health Services will continue to provide regular health services with certain modifications, including: o Initial nurse triage via telephone for students seeking medical care.
   1. Pre-screening via telephone for students with COVID-19 symptoms.
   2. Contact-less check-in.
   3. Telehealth visits for evaluation of acute respiratory illnesses.
   4. Separate clinic for Wellness, Women’s Health and Immunization programs.
5. A campus-wide COVID-19 and flu vaccine campaign will be implemented.

• Student Wellness Basics Campaign: Student-led video/social media campaigns focusing on overall well-being such as restful sleep, stress relief, exercise, healthy diet, and personal responsibility for one’s health and how it impacts the overall community.  
  • Videos posted on all University, SGA, SAB, and FSL social media.  
  • Offer incentives to other student organizations that post the information on their social media. 
• COVID-19 Educational Campaign: Student-led video/social media campaign focusing on vaccine hesitancy, symptom awareness, prevention, temperature checks, social distancing, and proper face coverings. 
  • Videos posted on all University, SGA, SAB, and FSL social media.  
  • Offer incentives to other student organizations that post the information on their social media. 
• Social Norming: NCCU face mask giveaways, decorate your own mask events, hand sanitizer giveaways, and Lysol wipe care packages. Create a student contest for creative ways of practicing/promoting social distancing. 
• Mental Health and Well-being: Increase mental health awareness and resource programming among student organizations. Connect student organizations with mental health professionals on campus for guidance and support. 
• Provide guidance on how to access mental health services via telehealth as well as utilize social media channels for additional support and information. 
• Incentivize student programs that support COVID-19 vaccination, University coronavirus testing, quarantine importance, and University isolation procedures. Connect student organizations with medical health professionals on campus for guidance and promotion of all health center services. 

• Students who are fully vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination will be eligible to participate in in-person student activities and events hosted by the Division of Student Affairs.   
• Implement a social distancing protocol/checklist for all scheduled activities. This protocol will document all social distancing efforts implemented at activities, including: 
  • Special seating arrangements (minimum of one seat apart). 
  • Seating charts, when possible, based on the type of event. 
  • RSVP/ticketing requirements to limit the number of attendees. 
  • Limit participation to the NCCU community only. 
  • Event time limits. 
  • Hand-sanitizing stations at entry points. 
  • Required use of face coverings or masks.  
  • Live streaming and recording of events.  
• The check-in process will be designed with contact-less protocols. 

Considerations to decrease the risk of exposure within the Student Union​ 

• Redeployment of housekeeping staff.​ 
• Touch-point cleaning of high-traffic areas, such as tables, chairs, common areas and door handles after every scheduled activity or every 30 minutes​. 
• Providing hand sanitizing stations at all entrances. 
• Recommending and reinforcing the use of cloth face coverings or masks.​ 
• Designating social distancing footprint decals at all service areas. 
• Installation of desk shields and hands-free door openers. 
• Implementing limits on meeting room capacity. 
• Limiting seating capacity in the Eagle Dining area. 
• Reducing seating and traffic in student lounge areas​ (SAB, SGA, Greek Suite, and LGBTQ). 
• New guidelines and requirements for special event reservations​. 

• Limiting users to two persons per lane; balls sanitized after each game. 
• At least six feet of social distancing between operating lanes​. 
• The game room will be limited to billiards players only, with a limit of two per table. 
• Pool sticks will be sanitized after each use. 
• Video game consoles (Xbox and PS4) have been removed. 

• Students will complete the Eagle Advantage online orientation between May 2 and August 6, 2021, prior to their respective orientation session. 
• Students will complete academic advising virtually between May 2 and August 6, 2021, prior to their respective orientation session. 
• In-person activities will take place from Sunday through Tuesday. 
  • Students and guests will be required to provide proof of negative COVID-19 PCR Test prior to their arrival to campus.  
  • When students and guests arrive on campus, they will be subject to a rapid COVID-19 test.  
  • There will be special COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics on campus for students and guests. 
  • Students will be assigned to George Street Residence Hall and guests will stay off campus.  
  • SOAR sessions will be held in McDougald-McClendon Arena and Elder Student Union to allow for adequate social distancing. 

Persons who use public transportation including both the Eagle Shuttle and the Eagle After Dark Shuttle, must wear a mask to enter the bus, avoid touching surfaces with hands, and maintain distancing between passengers. All shuttle vehicles will have hand sanitizer dispensers installed for use as passengers entering the bus.  After disembarking, riders should wash their hands immediately or use hand sanitizer.  

The high-touch, highly interactive, densely populated living environment typical of residence halls presents an ideal setting for increasing the risk of COVID-19 transmission. To limit exposure, guidance has been taken from the CDC Guidance for Shared or Congregate Housing. 

• Residents will be required to practice distancing and wear face coverings in shared spaces, including lobby, elevators, hallways, laundry, and kitchen areas. 
• Residents will be permitted a maximum of 2 visitors per room/suite. 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, including distancing and face coverings for all persons in the room. Disinfection of the area and equipment will be completed by staff upon entry. 
• Hand sanitizer will be provided at all entrances and outside elevators. 
• Personal hand sanitizer will be provided to all students. 
• 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 and suites, and other on-campus housing arrangements will include the following: 

• Students who are fully vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination will be eligible to participate in in-person student activities and events hosted by the Division of Student Affairs.   
• Roommates and suitemates will be treated as a family unit. Six-feet spacing will be observed with other facility occupants. 
• Students with pre-existing health conditions will be placed in single occupancy rooms. Students with medical conditions such as asthma, diabetes, immunosuppressive drug therapy including chronic systemic corticosteroid treatment, heart disease, HIV, and morbid obesity are at high risk for COVID-19 illness and complications. 
• Increasing the frequency of cleaning of common areas. 
• Requiring the use of cloth face coverings or masks in common areas. 
• Limiting capacity in dining spaces, lounges, and common areas via a reservation and/or check-in process as appropriate, based on 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 events and social activities as per current physical distancing guidance. Establishing allowable occupancy and developing plans to monitor and enforce. 
• 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, 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 of immediately after scheduled activities or every 30 minutes to an hour. Custodial workers will be provided with appropriate PPE and training consistent with their duties. 
• Monitor the entrance and exit of individuals within the building to track and trace individuals, both their entering and exiting the building and the interior locations that they have visited. 
• Additional hand sanitizing stations installed at all exterior entrances and office entrances. 
• Installation of desk shields and/or standard Dutch doors at all customer service points and at employee workstations. 
• Arranging social distancing footprint decals throughout the facility. 
• Providing infrared thermometers in every work area for regular temperature checks of the staff and guests. 
• Increased signage throughout the halls indicating the number of students and or persons permitted in a community space. 
• Removing high-touch items from all common areas (magazines, pens, and games). 

Residence Hall Move-in (First Day of Classes: August 16, 2021) Timeline: August 11-August 14 

• All students will select an appointment date and time for move in. All appointments will be set to allow for maximized social distancing.  

General Procedure 

• Phased move-in procedure. 
• Maximize the use of Drop-and-Go. 
• Students will be permitted one helper. 
• All students will complete a rapid and PCR COVID-19 test prior to being allowed to move into the residence hall. 
• Regular cleaning of high-touch areas throughout the move-in process.