Loyola Community,

Facing a hurricane during a pandemic is a very challenging prospect. Here are some tips for evacuating if you need to do so, and instructions for students in case you receive positive COVID-19 test results while campus operations are temporarily shut down. Remember to continue to follow all of our health and safety guidelines as we ride out the storm. The Loyola community is very resilient, and we will get through this challenge with the same care and concern that we always show each other.

If you are COVID positive and choose to evacuate, please do so in the safest manner possible to avoid additional exposures.

Wear personal protective equipment at all times, and ensure that the people you are with are also doing so.
Whenever possible, keep at least six feet of distance between yourself and others.
If traveling by car with others, keep windows open to ensure adequate airflow.
When you arrive at your destination, self-isolate in your own room with your own bathroom.

If you find out that you are COVID positive while university operations are suspended, please call LUPD at 504.865.3434 so that they can reach out to the contact tracer on-call and Residential Life.

If you live on-campus, someone from Residential Life will follow up with you to help you self-isolate, if you live off-campus, please begin self-isolation immediately. In either case, start making a list of close contacts (<6 ft, >15 minutes) within the last 48 hours prior to your positive test (and any since then) and a contact tracer will reach out to you as soon as possible.

Keep it clean, Loyola

As you know, we’ve made many changes to our learning environment on campus in order to better serve the health and wellness of our community. Our custodial contractor, WFF Facility Services, cleans and disinfects classrooms in accordance with CDC guidelines for higher ed institutions once daily, Monday through Friday. During the day, we rely on our faculty and students to help keep shared surfaces clean. Here are some do’s and don’ts to follow while you’re working on campus.

For students and faculty:

Do use disinfectant on surfaces such as tables, lecterns, and desks upon arrival. (Note that this is an update to a previous directive.)
Do use sanitizer on your hands prior to touching shared objects and immediately after.
Don’t touch your nose, eyes, mouth, especially after handling objects or surfaces touched by others.
Do remember to continue to wash your hands frequently with soap and water throughout the day.

For faculty only:

Do locate the sanitizing and disinfecting station nearest your classroom and tell your students where it is. If you can’t find it, ask your Building Manager.
Don’t use disinfectant or any chemicals directly on electronic equipment.
Do contact your designated Building Manager if sanitizer or disinfectant is getting low at a station.
Learn more about our enhanced cleaning and disinfecting protocols on our FAQ website. If you have any questions about available cleaning supplies, or if you wish to make a special request, please contact your Building Manager to coordinate.

While we’re all feeling a little restless these days, staying home when we can is the safest way to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in our community. All non-essential work travel is suspended, and the university will not fund travel for individuals or student organizations. Before you think about hitting the road, please review our travel policies carefully.

Employees: All non-essential work travel is suspended at this time. Personal travel is discouraged. Employees who engage in personal travel, especially if the location is identified by the CDC as a hotspot/travel advisory location, are expected to report this to their supervisor and HR. The employee will be required to work from home for 14 days. If they do not experience any COVID-related symptoms during that period, then they can return to work.

Students: All students living in on-campus or off-campus housing during the Fall 2020 semester will be expected to remain in the New Orleans area during the semester, refraining from unnecessary travel until we go home at Thanksgiving. Hurricane evacuations are an exception to this rule and students should follow personal evacuation plans if the university or city calls for an evacuation. If you must travel for other reasons, we ask that you continue to carefully follow Loyola's social distancing guidelines wherever you go.

Who You Gonna Call?

If you need to contact a department or office on campus, it can feel a little more overwhelming these days to figure out where and when to go for an appointment. The Campus Entry and Hours page gives a rundown of updated hours and shares information about how to make an appointment for different services and offices around campus. Remember that many employees are still working remotely, so it’s always best to call or email before physically showing up at an office.

You can check our Health and Safety Notices for a daily update on the number of active cases of coronavirus on our campus.

Create your #CampusClear account to track your symptoms daily on your smartphone or web browser. You’ll need to have your Fast Pass ready to show while you are on campus.

Share why you wear your mask in our Why I Mask social media campaign for a chance to be featured on the official LOYNO accounts.

COVID Connections is a round-up of important information to help keep everyone in our campus community informed and safe. It arrives in your inbox every Tuesday, with special editions on other days if needed. Explore our archive on the FAQ website to see previous editions.

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