The health, safety, and well-being of our Catawba Family is our highest priority.
With this in mind, we have developed extensive plans to ensure a healthy and safe environment for our community remaining on campus in Spring 2021.
Catawba’s policies and protocols for responding to this pandemic are and will continue to be rooted in safety for our students, faculty, staff, and guests. Our primary goals are to protect Catawba’s community while meeting our Mission to provide students an education rich in personal attention that blends the knowledge and competencies of liberal studies with career preparation.
This Remain at Catawba plan will remain aligned and in concert with the State of North Carolina’s Phased Reopening Model, Governor Cooper’s relevant Executive Orders, and guidance from local officials, the North Carolina Department of Public Health and other agencies, and Federal officials such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”).
Catawba’s knowledge and understanding of the COVID-19 virus continues to evolve. Catawba will update these policies and plans as appropriate and as more information continues to become available.
Mandatory Testing Plan
In January, all students and employees were required to complete mandatory, COVID-19 entry testing on campus. In addition, all students, faculty (including adjunct instructors), and staff who either teach or are enrolled in a face to face or hybrid class are required to complete COVID-19 testing on campus as set forth in the document below (free of charge).
The "Remain at Catawba" Plan
The key priorities in developing the Remain at Catawba Plan are:
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Protect ourselves – daily self-monitoring; frequent hand washing and sanitizing |
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Protect others – maintain physical distancing, stay home if sick or symptomatic, wear face covering |
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Protect the Catawba community – keep academic and work spaces clean, participate in testing and contact tracing, follow traffic pattern, stairwell, and entry/exit signs. |
Catawba students and employees are to comply fully with all policies, protocols, and guidelines outlined in this Remain at Catawba plan.
The Pledge
Let's take the pledge to care about Catawba together:
"Go Remote / Re-Exit Plan"
The College will continuously evaluate the rapidly-evolving situation presented by COVID-19, and has developed a decision plan for transition to remote learning, if necessary. The decision schema will consider factors that are internal to campus, as well as external factors under the guidance of state and local authorities and our local healthcare providers.
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