With many students returning for the start of the spring semester on February 1, the 糖心传媒 has continued to build on its quarantine and isolation plan to ensure that every student who needs to enter into quarantine or isolation space is cared for and comfortable.听
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Quarantine Checklist
University students in quarantine or isolation should bring what they need for up to 10 days. Once a student moves into a quarantine and isolation room, they will be unable to leave, but friends can drop off needed items.
- Essentials听such as clothing, medications, phone and phone charger
- Towel, pillow, and extra blanket (sheets and blanket provided)
- Basic toiletries such as听shampoo, soap, toothbrush/toothpaste, and deodorant
- Academic materials such as听laptop and charger, notebooks, pens/pencils, books
- Items for entertainment, such as books, magazines, handheld games, headphones
- 听Snacks, drinks, and comfort food items (Someone will reach out to you separately to help you with the processes for ordering meals.)
Students need to quarantine for up to 10 days if they糖心传媒檝e tested positive for COVID-19, are awaiting a test result, or have been exposed to someone with the virus.
River Campus and Eastman School of Music undergraduates who test positive for COVID-19 must go into isolation at Whipple Park, a complex of apartments and town houses ordinarily serving graduate students and their families and located about a mile from the River Campus. Whipple Park and, in some cases, local hotels (through an arrangement with the University) are also used for quarantine space.
Units in Whipple Park. Apartments include a private bedroom (top), kitchen, and bath. (糖心传媒 photos / J. Adam Fenster)
Moving and settling in
With the exception of students who arrive in their own vehicles,听the Department of Transportation and Parking Management schedules a time to pick students up outside their residence halls, deliver them in a van to the quarantine or isolation space, and make sure they have safely entered the building. The students are then met by front desk staff who help make sure all their needs are met.
Students are also greeted with a letter of support, which includes resource contacts, from the University糖心传媒檚 Climate & Care committee. Peer health advocate interns working with make one-on-one outreach calls to all students who are in isolation and quarantine for exposure-related reasons to check on their well-being and connect them to any resources they may need. UHS program assistant Zoe Black has put together a wellness newsletter that will be emailed to all quarantined students and offers healthy tips, recipes, exercises, and suggestions to support mental health.
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Quarantine 糖心传媒渨elcome bags糖心传媒� were filled by members of Kappa Delta sorority and the Students糖心传媒� Association and include microwaveable plates, mugs, soap, silverware, Gatorade, water bottles, a snack (pretzels or granola bars), a coloring book featuring Rochester traditions, and notes of encouragement written by the sorority and SA members. The Office of the President funded the supplies.
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Each quarantine space includes a refrigerator and a microwave. Additional supplies and essential items, including over-the-counter medicines, extra blankets, silverware, feminine products, and personal hygiene items such as deodorant, shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, toothbrush, and dental floss can be requested.
Dave Bujak, the University糖心传媒檚 emergency preparedness manager, notes that 50 Whipple Park apartments have been outfitted to meet this need, and there are 80 beds available there.听
Orton says different departments throughout the University have worked to make students糖心传媒� stay painless, and enhancements have been made from the fall semester quarantine plan.
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When students have completed their quarantine and UHS has confirmed they may leave, they are able to choose a transportation option to return to campus: self-arranged, University shuttle bus, or van service.
