Hamilton College COVID-19 Campus Operating Status – Fall 2021 Version 8.31.21
PRIMARY APPROACH
• Baseline intent is for a full in person experience (Plan A) • Students and employees are required to be vaccinated unless approved by exemption Fall 2021 Campus • Programs function with pre-COVID approach – including events Status Approach • Offices are fully staffed on campus with some flexibility • Spatial occupancies return to pre-COVID status • Limited canopies will be provided to support outdoor gatherings • Prepare for transition to Plan B or C if needed (requires detailed plans for functional areas)
STATUS DETAILS and TRANSITION FACTORS (High Level)
Alert Level Blue Action Triggers Green Action Triggers Yellow
for Plan B for Plan C Operating Status Plan A Plan B Plan C
Campus Proceeding – subject to Change in CDC or NYS Consideration of Increased significant Major reduction Activities/Events COVID policies guidance reduced schedule changes in CDC or NYS guidance Rising prevalence of COVID Testing Vaccinated students and local positive cases All students and Travel restrictions Surveillance – all employees on campus employees on campus students and (weekly) Substantial concern (2x weekly) Rising local positive employees working on over variant spread cases campus (2x weekly) Unvaccinated students Documented impact of and employees (2x variant spread weekly)
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Alert Level Blue Action Triggers Green Action Triggers Yellow
for Plan B for Plan C Operating Status Plan A Plan B Plan C
Only vaccinated visitors Change in CDC or NYS Only vaccinated visitors Increased significant No visitors in buildings Visitors in buildings (exception guidance in buildings changes in CDC or NYS for Admission tours) guidance Rising prevalence of Employee Status All on campus with local positive cases All on campus with Travel restrictions Remote work approved exceptions for increased flexibility for encouraged where Substantial concern Rising local positive remote work remote work possible over variant spread cases
Fully in person Fully in person Documented impact of Academic variant spread Hybrid Delivery Virtual by approved Virtual by approved exception exception (expanded)
Residential Life Reduced interaction Normal operations Normal Operations (Dorms-Dining) and shift to take-out
Athletic Facilities Normal operations Students and employees Reduced operations
Full slate of tours and Consideration of Admission Limited schedule visitors reduced schedule
Embedded or student Embedded or student Embedded or student facing contractors and facing contractors and Contractors facing contractors and vendors required to be vendors required to be vendors required to be vaccinated vaccinated vaccinated
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