{"id":666,"date":"2020-03-11T01:27:58","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T01:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wcsu.edu\/sga\/?p=666"},"modified":"2020-03-11T03:04:11","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T03:04:11","slug":"sga-travel-advisory-student-guide-amid-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wcsu.edu\/sga\/sga-travel-advisory-student-guide-amid-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"SGA Travel Advisory Student Guide Amid Coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Clarification needed on what to do if you’re traveling? Let us break it down for you<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Learn about how to report your out-of-state travel as well as potentially getting refunded for these reasons. We would like to reiterate that reporting your travel information is available in emails sent to your @wcsu.edu accounts as well as in the Emergency Management updates located on WCSU\u2019s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Let Health Services Know<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
  1. Email Dawn Lipke of WCSU Health Services (lipked@wcsu.edu<\/a>) letting her know about your plans for Spring Break (Reference Provost Alexander’s email below).<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Will I be Automatically Required to Quarantine for 14 Days?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    No, notifying Health Services will not automatically result in a mandatory self-quarantine. This may be the case for those who traveled to high risk and high occurrence areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Reporting your Symptoms Post-Trip<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    If you have flu-like symptoms, you should not<\/strong> come to campus.\u00a0This is instruction from Provost Alexander. Email Dawn Lipke of\u00a0WCSU Health Services\u00a0(lipked@wcsu.edu<\/a>) if you experience any symptoms of the flu or COVID-19 regardless of whether you are diagnosed or not. Follow our recommended procedure for informing your professors of your symptoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Excuse your Absence(s)<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Steps on Canceling Plans<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
    1. Review confirmation email(s) and\/or contract(s) regarding process for canceling<\/li>
    2. Check home pages for airlines, hotels, and other arrangements which likely contains updates on precautions or changes put in place as a precaution. Some are giving refunds for flights in high risk areas<\/li>
    3. Refunds: Has your flight changed after booking? You may qualify for a refund if your airline changed the flight. Call your airline’s customer service line to explore ways you will most likely get money back? Do the same for hotel, train station, or airport transport<\/li>
    4. Travel Credit: Call to see if it would be possible to change the dates of travel or if you could receive travel credit for future use. Credit may expire within a time-frame<\/li>
    5. Ensure you receive written confirmation or a cancellation number when you decide to cancel a reservation\/booking<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Provost Alexander\u2019s Email:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

      To the WCSU community:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      As a result of the\nuniversity\u2019s proximity to the first cases of COVID-19 in Connecticut, with two\ncases currently linked to Danbury, and in accordance with a system-wide\ndirective from President Ojakian, Western Connecticut State University is\ncancelling all out-of-state athletic, academic and student club travel at least\nthrough Spring Break. We will also be cancelling or postponing large events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Although the university\nrecognizes that this decision will cause hardship for many, we are acting with\nan abundance of caution and considering the safety of students and the public\nhealth implications of travel with this action. Specific guidance for those who\nwill be cancelling university sponsored trips and events will be shared with\ncoaches, advisers and department heads in the next two-days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      In addition, all students,\nfaculty, and staff are strongly discouraged from personal travel outside of the\nstate of Connecticut during spring break. If you do decide to travel outside of\nConnecticut, we ask that faculty and staff inform Human Resources (crattyf@wcsu.edu<\/a>) and\nstudents inform Health Services (lipked@wcsu.edu<\/a>) so\nthat we may assess the risk and provide guidance on when you can return to\ncampus. If your travel involved a region where there has been a high\nincidence of COVID-19,<\/strong> you may be asked to self-quarantine for 14 days.\nBe sure to bring textbooks, or other relevant materials home with you, so you\ncan work remotely. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Please see a supporting\nstatement from Mark Ojakian, the president of the Connecticut Colleges and\nUniversities, here (https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/emergency-management\/coronavirus-disease-2019\/<\/a>)\nand the most recent announcement in the attachment to this email. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      A reminder:
      <\/strong>Any member of the campus community who has flu-like symptoms should stay home. Students should notify their professors and arrange a plan to keep up with their assignments. Likewise, faculty members should contact their department chairperson and\/or dean in order to make arrangements for instruction to continue. Staff members are requested to take similar steps by contacting their immediate supervisor and\/or the Human Resources department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Students, faculty and staff\nwho require accommodations should also communicate with the appropriate\nacademic and administrative leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Missy Alexander, Ph.D.,\nProvost and Vice President for Academic Affairs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Keith Betts, Ed.D., Vice\nPresident for Student Affairs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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