Novel coronavirus information

Faculty


September 24, 2020

You can now enroll in Husky Coronavirus Testing (Message to faculty and staff)

Husky Coronavirus Testing enrollment is now open. You can spread the coronavirus even if you have no symptoms — so for your health and the health of our community, you’re encouraged to enroll now.


September 23, 2020

Resources and support for caregivers (Message to employees)

In addition to highlighting several resources for caregivers, we ask everyone at the University to provide as much support, compassion and understanding as they can to those with caregiving responsibilities


September 18, 2020

Preparing for autumn quarter (Message to instructors and staff)

With autumn quarter fast approaching, we want to thank each of you for working over the summer to prepare, from developing courses for remote instruction to readying residence halls and instructional spaces. Your contributions to each student’s Husky Experience are invaluable whether our students are learning online or in person.


September 14, 2020

UW announces COVID-19 testing program for students, faculty and staff across all three campuses (UW News)

The University of Washington on Monday announced a comprehensive COVID-19 fall quarter testing program in advance of some students, faculty and staff returning to the Seattle, Bothell and Tacoma campuses later this month.


August 6, 2020

New details on the pandemic’s effects on autumn quarter learning and working (Message to faculty and staff)

In July, we committed to communicating, with as much certainty as possible, what to expect at the start of the academic year as our University, nation and world continue to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. As we had feared, COVID-19 has continued to spread in our state and county, and we write today with what we expect to be final plans for autumn quarter classes, information we are also sharing with our students and their families today.


July 22, 2020

Update as we prepare for autumn quarter (Message to faculty and staff)

We hope you are well and healthy during these difficult times. As we shared in our Back-to-School overview in late June, our planning for autumn quarter is contingent upon our county, state and nation continuing to manage the COVID-19 outbreak. Unfortunately, the current news is not good, and our nation is in the midst of an alarming increase in COVID-19 cases.


July 10, 2020

Back-to-School Town Hall

President Ana Mari Cauce hosted a virtual town hall on Friday, July 10, with a panel of UW leaders to address these questions and offer a preview of what back-to-school will mean for the UW community.


July 2, 2020

Keep yourself and your community safe this holiday weekend and beyond

As a University of Washington community, we need to continue to do the all of the things that we know work to prevent new exposures and stop further spread of the disease. As we enter the July 4th holiday, we want to remind all faculty, staff and students of the simple steps that are proven deterrents to spreading the disease.


June 29, 2020

New details on our plans for autumn quarter (Message to Seattle faculty & staff)

Over the past few months, people across the University have been hard at work preparing for how we can be safely together on our campuses when conditions in our region allow us to do so. We are now able to share more details about plans for autumn quarter.


June 26, 2020

Update on planning for autumn quarter (Message to instructors)

We are writing to update you on plans for autumn quarter, which will begin as scheduled on Sept. 30. Because our classes start roughly a month later than many schools on the semester system, we have a bit more time to build on what we learned in spring quarter and refine our new practices.



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