The deadline for students’ COVID-19 test (“pop testing”) has been extended to Friday, Aug. 27. It is recommended that students complete their test by Wednesday, Aug. 25. The deadline for completing the “Hygiene Health and Safety” learning module in Trojan Learn also has been extended to Friday, Aug. 27. See Friday’s memo.
Category: Quick Takes
This is the short-form blog for providing updates about campus changes. It will sometimes summarize key issues from major announcements, and sometimes it will share new information in faster, more accessible terms than waiting for the next roundup memo.
With classes beginning Monday, Aug. 23, students are reminded that Trojan Check will require they have completed a COVID-19 test within the past seven days to enter campus. Learn more about availability on the University Park and Health Sciences campuses and scheduling on the main “pop testing” web page. Read Thursday’s note from USC Student Health.
Beginning Thursday, Aug. 19, all vehicles entering the USC campuses must come to a complete stop at screening checkpoints. Drivers should be prepared to have their daily Trojan Check passes scanned by a gate attendant. This step will be required each time a vehicle enters campus, regardless of how many times it passes through on…
President Carol L. Folt welcomes more than 44,000 students and nearly 12,000 faculty and staff back to USC. She provides an update of measures in place to curb the spread of COVID-19. The president also encourages everyone to get vaccinated for COVID-19, noting that it’s safe, free and available at the University Park Campus, the…
Students, faculty and staff are required to complete the updated “Hygiene, Health and Safety” training (HHS student edition includes information relevant to student employees; HHS employee edition is for faculty and staff). It should take 10-15 minutes to complete. Trojan Check — mandatory each day you visit one of the campuses — will require completion of the updated “Hygiene, Health and Safety”…
USC is now requiring masking indoors for all individuals — including vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals — at university facilities. The decision aligns with the L.A. County Department of Public Health order released Thursday, July 15. If you have symptoms of COVID-19, which can be very mild for individuals who have been vaccinated, proceed to “pop testing” and do not go to class,…
Remember that Thursday, July 15, is the deadline for USC students, faculty and university staff to upload vaccine documentation, as announced in the university message of June 29. Compliance with the university’s COVID-19 vaccine policy is mandatory, and you are required to update your vaccination status in MySHR by July 15. After Aug. 1, we will only accept vaccination…
In-person activities: On Wednesday, June 30, some in person classes will begin during our second summer session. We continue to plan for a full return to in-person activities in the fall, with undergraduates returning in mid-August and most classes starting Aug. 23. Some employees will resume some form of in-person work before the fall semester.…
All students (except those in online degree programs) must be vaccinated for COVID-19 or submit a personal declination. Submit proof of vaccination or the declaration form by July 15. (Note: declinations forms are no longer accepted, as of revised university policy dated June 29) All students must complete the online module “Health, Hygiene and Safety for Students.”…
There is no one date when in-person activities will resume universitywide. Instead, those dates will be set by individual units. Once approved, detailed plans will be communicated by individual schools or departments. Unit leaders have been asked to provide at least two weeks’ notice before are people are asked to start shifting away from remote…