Staff
November 19, 2020
UW employees now have early access to exposure notification app
The University of Washington is partnering with the Washington State Department of Health to extend early access to the Washington COVID-19 Exposure Notifications app to UW employees. This early access project will help the Washington State Department of Health pilot mobile phone-based exposure notifications prior to making the app available state-wide.
November 17, 2020
New state health restrictions and travel recommendations
Due to the exponential increase in COVID-19 infections in Washington and around the United States, Governor Inslee has implemented new restrictions, including prohibiting most indoor social gatherings. The Governor has also issued a travel advisory encouraging Washingtonians to stay home and avoid non-essential travel to other states and countries.
November 9, 2020
COVID-19 testing and safety guidance ahead of Thanksgiving and winter breaks
As COVID-19 cases surge in and beyond our region, it will be especially important to protect yourself and your loved ones during the upcoming Thanksgiving and winter breaks. Here are resources and guidance if you are planning to travel or gather in the coming weeks.
October 14, 2020
The UW’s plans for winter quarter (Message to faculty and staff)
We are writing to give you an update on plans for winter quarter in advance of the time schedule for winter being posted this Friday.
September 24, 2020
You can now enroll in Husky Coronavirus Testing (Message to faculty and staff)
Husky Coronavirus Testing enrollment is now open. You can spread the coronavirus even if you have no symptoms — so for your health and the health of our community, you’re encouraged to enroll now.
September 23, 2020
Resources and support for caregivers (Message to employees)
In addition to highlighting several resources for caregivers, we ask everyone at the University to provide as much support, compassion and understanding as they can to those with caregiving responsibilities
September 18, 2020
Preparing for autumn quarter (Message to instructors and staff)
With autumn quarter fast approaching, we want to thank each of you for working over the summer to prepare, from developing courses for remote instruction to readying residence halls and instructional spaces. Your contributions to each student’s Husky Experience are invaluable whether our students are learning online or in person.
September 14, 2020
UW announces COVID-19 testing program for students, faculty and staff across all three campuses (UW News)
The University of Washington on Monday announced a comprehensive COVID-19 fall quarter testing program in advance of some students, faculty and staff returning to the Seattle, Bothell and Tacoma campuses later this month.
August 6, 2020
New details on the pandemic’s effects on autumn quarter learning and working (Message to faculty and staff)
In July, we committed to communicating, with as much certainty as possible, what to expect at the start of the academic year as our University, nation and world continue to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. As we had feared, COVID-19 has continued to spread in our state and county, and we write today with what we expect to be final plans for autumn quarter classes, information we are also sharing with our students and their families today.
July 22, 2020
Update as we prepare for autumn quarter (Message to faculty and staff)
We hope you are well and healthy during these difficult times. As we shared in our Back-to-School overview in late June, our planning for autumn quarter is contingent upon our county, state and nation continuing to manage the COVID-19 outbreak. Unfortunately, the current news is not good, and our nation is in the midst of an alarming increase in COVID-19 cases.
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