Oswego Forward

• SUNY Oswego is creating a full class schedule for the campus that is approximately: 1/3 face-to-face; 1/3 online; and 1/3 hybrid. Limiting our fully face-to-face classes in this way will have a positive effect on reducing classroom density.  
• Classes will begin on August 24, 2020. The fall term will end on December 11, but all face-to-face delivery will be completed by November 25, 2020 (the day before Thanksgiving).
• Final exams/assessment will mainly occur remotely. Classes needing to offer an in-person assessment will have that opportunity during the week of November 23.  
• The college plans to cancel breaks and hold classes on days that are currently on our Fall 2020 calendar as holidays.

SUNY Oswego students, faculty members and staff who will attend classes or work on campus will be asked to agree to the Oswego Forward Pledge, which will require all students and employees to:

• Complete a health screening questionnaire 14 days prior to their specified or desired date of arriving on campus
• Quarantine at home for seven days prior to arriving on campus to lessen the exposure opportunity to COVID-19
• Complete a daily health screen via an app (or alternative method if necessary) that will soon be available on the SUNY Oswego COVID-19 website

• If students and employees screen positive on the health screening questionnaire and/or show symptoms of COVID-19, each student/employee must take a COVID-19 test from home and test negative for COVID-19 prior to returning to campus (pending what we learn about available test kits and supplies).
• SUNY Oswego is currently working closely with SUNY Upstate Medical University with the goal of gaining access to the saliva test kit that is in development. If the supply chain allows, SUNY Oswego will need access to 10,000 saliva test kits to be able to mail a test kit to each student and employee who plans to be on campus this fall for coursework and/or employment. The test will be performed at home by the individual and the saliva sample will then be mailed to the designated laboratory for processing.
• SUNY Oswego through its Department of Human Resources and its Health Services Department will work closely with Oswego and Onondaga County health departments to provide support to students, faculty and staff who need to isolate and/or quarantine, and also provide support to tracing efforts.

• All students, faculty members and staff will be required to wear face coverings in accordance with CDC guidelines when they are with another person(s).
• All students, faculty and staff will be provided with two free cloth face coverings from SUNY Oswego before rejoining the campus community.

We will continue to stress that all members of our campus community:

• Wash their hands frequently with soap and water for at least 20 seconds
• Follow physical distancing and other guidelines
• Remain home if you are not feeling well

The residential student experience will remain rich, dynamic, student-centered and focused on nurturing the social-emotional needs of the residential population through the creation of “Pod” family-style living groups.

Additional information, including guidelines for student-athletes, will soon be shared in an email from Dr. Jerri Howland, the college’s Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management.

Operations will resume to serve all residential students and residential staff who will be assigned a dining time and a specific dining hall. They will have the option to:

1. Order online pickup in the dining hall
2. Choose take out
3. Dine at site with members of their assigned Pod and adhere to social distancing rules.

SUNY Oswego will adhere to CDC and State guidelines related to cleaning, providing protective barriers, controlling foot traffic flows, and using elevators and stairwells.