Travel and meeting restrictions

From Chancellor Dr. Natalie Harder – 

COVID-19 is a top priority nationwide and has the full attention of the executive committee.  While the situation seems to change continuously, one thing remains constant and that is ensuring the safety of each of you and our students. In thinking of Everyday Excellence, our Standards of Practice call us to be thoughtful and vigilant in our approach to the health and welfare of the college and our community.

So, out of respect for the health of one another and in service to our students and community, SLCC is suspending all non-essential, college-related travel and face-to-face meetings beginning March 13th until further notice. Please note the following – Essential travel and meetings are defined as necessary or required for you to execute your job responsibilities AND/OR cannot be conducted electronically. More specifically:

• For Students: Student travel outside of the classroom, lab, or other learning environment is considered non-essential. However, the respective Dean may recommend a student’s travel as essential wherein the Vice Chancellor of Academic and Student Affairs will make the final determination.
• For Staff: Staff travel is considered non-essential except when accompanying students on approved essential travel or when not traveling will cause harm to the operations of the college.
• For Faculty: Faculty travel is defined as travel for academic credit or noncredit that is necessary to meet a graduation requirement based upon current operations (e.g. a campus is not closed.)
• For All Travelers: If employees have questions about whether specific proposed travel is essential, or seeking approval to engage in essential travel, they should first confer with their supervisor. Supervisors may recommend an employee’s travel as essential to the responsible Vice Chancellor, who will make the final determination.

Accounting will work directly with employees who currently have approved travel arrangements. All meetings are to use remote technology methods when feasible.

• Communicate one-on-one with a simple phone call or use instant messaging or video chat.
• Communicate with groups by setting up a conference call using Cisco Webex or the CiscoWebex Meetings Mobile App.
• Use Microsoft OneDrive to create, edit, share, and collaborate on online documents.

Make preventive measures part of your routine now.

• Hand wash more often than usual.
• Cough/sneeze into your arm.
• Do not shake hands.
• Don’t share food or drinks.
• Avoid touching your face. 

Faculty, staff, and students must make administration aware of any planned personal international travel. The college reserves the right to require individuals who choose to travel to affected regions to self-quarantine upon return.

We continue to update SLCC’s Covid-19 information page https://www.solacc.edu/about-us/coronavirus-update and encourage you to use it to access the most recent information by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC.)

If you have any questions, please contact your supervisor.