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What actions should I take if I believe I have COVID-19?
 
Please contact your medical provider to schedule a COVID-19 test. Student Health Services and general testing locations, such as drugstores and pharmacies, prefer that people with symptoms or direct exposure test at medical facilities. This process inhibits the spread of the virus.

If I have been notified that I’ve been in close contact with an individual who has tested positive for COVID-19 can I attend in-person classes?
 
Most likely, yes. There are different actions based on vaccination status. Fully vaccinated and asymptomatic students are permitted to attend and no quarantine is required. Please monitor any symptoms and a COVID test is recommended 5-7 days following exposure.

What if I am both a student and a staff member at CGU? Which rules do I follow?
 
If you are a full-time student working part-time as a student employee, then your primary status is student and you are subject to the guidelines for students. If you are a full-time staff member and enrolled in a degree program part-time at CGU, then your primary status is staff. However, you are expected to notify both HR and Dean of Students if you have tested positive or come into close contact with someone testing positive with the Covid-19 virus.

What is the policy regarding eating and drinking in the classroom? Do we need to have several water breaks (to drink outside the classroom)? Is it safe for people to have only water or coffee in the classroom?
 
Students and faculty should be given regular breaks and are encouraged to be outside while eating or drinking. It is not mandatory but strongly recommended that there be no food or beverages in the classroom.

Will my professor know if I have been fully vaccinated or have an approved exemption?
 
CGU will not give private health information regarding your vaccination status to anyone outside the compliance process (Dean of Students, Human Resources, and Student Health Services).

Health information such as diagnoses, treatment information, medical test results, and prescription information are considered protected health information under HIPAA and California state law. A person’s vaccination status is considered protected health information and will not be shared by CGU.

CGU as an employer and university has the authority to require COVID-19 vaccination/testing of its community members, and an obligation to monitor the vaccination status of students, staff, and faculty. Vaccination status will be kept confidential and shared only with those who need to know as part of the compliance process but not otherwise. If you choose to disclose your vaccination status to a fellow student, staff member, or faculty member, it is up to you how much you disclose and for what purpose.


When can students access campus buildings?
 
The majority of CGU buildings are accessible between 8:30 and 10 p.m. Please note that most buildings have already, or will be soon converted, to ID card access. ID cards will be required to access buildings after 5 p.m. If you need a new ID card, please visit Connection in the Library for assistance.

*Please note that Campus Safety will no longer provide access to buildings for students that have forgotten or lost their ID card.

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