Sterling Together - COVID-19 Screening Protocols

STERLING COLLEGE COVID-19 SCREENING POLICIES

In an effort to promote health and safety, Sterling College is implementing a daily screening protocol for all employees and students coming to Sterling College campus.

STUDENT SCREENING PROTOCOL

Students participating in on-campus activities and courses will be required to complete daily screening. The students will use an electronic health records portal (ATS) to complete the daily screening. Instructions will be given to the students prior to arrival on-campus and during registration.

• Students must login and self-screen by noon each day (including weekends).
• The student will  record his/her temperature and mark “yes” or “no” to the presence of symptom(s) and exposure risk factors.
• Students must mark “yes” to the presence of a fever if his/her temperature is above 100 degrees F.
• Any “yes” response will automatically send an email to:
  • A campus healthcare provider
  • The Student Life Office
  • The student’s respective extra-curricular or co-curricular director/coach. (i.e. Athletics, Band, Choir, Debate, Theatre)
  • Following the automatic email, the campus healthcare provider will follow up with the student with further screening. This follow up screening will determine student participation in campus activities and courses.
• If a student is deemed unable to attend regular activities and courses the campus healthcare provider will notify:
  • Office of Academic Affairs
  • Office of Student Life
  • Applicable director/coach
• The student must communicate with his/her instructors and director/coach.
  • Students should make every effort to attend courses virtually according to arrangements made with instructor
  • The student is expected to stay current with coursework, as allowed by his/her symptoms

EMPLOYEE SCREENING PROTOCOL

Sterling College employees are expected to complete a daily self-screening.  Based on the recommended screening from the KDHE and the CDC the following assessment should take place prior to arrival on campus each day.

• KDHE Daily Self-Screening is available at https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/DocumentCenter/View/136/Daily-Medical-Monitoring-Log-PDF---4-24-20
  • In addition to the self-screening log the following questions should be assessed daily:
    • Have you been in close contact with a person with a recent positive case of COVID-19?
    • Have you traveled to any KDHE banned travel locations? The most up-to-date information is located at  https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/175/Travel-Exposure-Related-Isolation-Quaran  
  • If the employee has any symptom(s) or “yes” answers to the above questions do not come to campus and you must call the SC Campus COVID-19 Hotline (620-278-6218). The COVID-19 Hotline call will trigger the COVID-19 Campus Response Tree.    

VISITOR SCREENING PROTOCOL

Visitors to the Sterling College campus may be asked to screen prior to their arrival to campus. The screening form may be accessed here. Visitors must follow the directions provided to them by the campus department with whom they are visiting.

Questions? Email covid19update@sterling.edu

COVID-19 Resource Site

Fall Semester Schedule

The Fall 2020 academic calendar provides an updated list of important academic dates throughout Fall 2020.

Classes begin on Wednesday, August 26 and conclude with the last day of finals on December 10.

However, there are several changes to the semester which are highlighted, which include (but are not limited to) a revised Fall Breather break (Wednesday, October 14), the last day of face-to-face instruction (Tuesday, November 24), remote instruction for the last week of classes (November 30 – December 4), and virtual final exams (December 7-10).

All course syllabi for Fall 2020 will reflect these and other modifications to the academic calendar, and students are expected to review the Fall 2020 academic calendar as well.