Coming Back Safe & Strong

Coming Back Safe and Strong Update
What You Need to Know, When You Need to Know It
 
Some new information and good news to share. Enjoy the long holiday weekend ...
 
The Rec Center Is Open!
 Back by popular demand, the Rec Center is now open for business, fitness and fun. For safety purposes and in accordance with New York State guidelines, there will be some changes (in workout hours, for example) and some special requirements (like wearing a face mask). Appointments are required -- use this link to book your time. And click here for more information, including special events you may want to take part in, all holiday weekend and beyond … enjoy and Welcome Back Seawolves! We’ve missed you.
 
Contact Tracing -- What It Is, How It Works, Why It’s So Important
With contact tracing a critical part of our efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 and protect every member of the campus community, we’ve developed a video that explains the process, and provides facts and insights you’ll want to know. View  the video  and see the CDC’s Contact Tracing Steps Infographic, which describes “what you can expect to happen during contact tracing if you have been diagnosed with COVID-19.”
 
SBU Library: Still the Place for You and Me
Which University Libraries are open this fall? How do you check out books, renew books online, reach a librarian for help with research? Find the answers to these questions -- and many more -- on the Library Resources and Services FAQs page.
 
Testing, Mask Wearing, Parking … Check Out Our New Videos!
The Coming Back Safe and Strong Multimedia page is adding more videos by the day. Check out President Maurie McInnis getting tested for COVID-19. You’ll also see more mask-wearing role models around campus, new student commuter parking guidelines and, as previously mentioned, a video all about contact tracing.
 
Help Keep Us All Safe
      Wash your hands or use sanitizer when soap and water aren’t available.
      Try to always maintain a physical distance of at least six feet from other people.
      Wear a mask.
      Cover coughs and sneezes and avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.
      Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces in your workplace every day.
     Try to avoid using other people's phones, desks, offices, tools and equipment.
      Stay home if you’re sick.
 
Have an Idea? Need an Answer?
Visit our continuously updated return to the workplace FAQs on our Coming Back Safe and Strong website, or send your questions to comingback@stonybrook.edu.
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