Dear Georgetown University Faculty, Staff and Students,
We are putting in place certain new public health measures today, following this morning’s message from Dr. Ranit Mishori.
Exams
If there is no disruption to student preparation, faculty can move from in-person exam formats to virtual or take-home exams. Main Campus faculty wishing to move required in-person exams to a larger classroom permitting more physical distancing should contact the Registrar’s office at schedulechanges@georgetown.edu to request relocation to a larger classroom. For in-person exams at the Medical Center (BGE and NHS), the Office of the EVP will contact faculty with larger classroom options. Students, please be vigilant in looking for any updates from your faculty.
Study Spaces
Study spaces will revert to 6-foot physical distancing between persons. These classrooms will also be available for students as study spaces so that students may maintain physical distancing. Masks must be worn in indoor public spaces on campus, and no eating or drinking is allowed in communal areas, including libraries and study spaces.
Research and Lab Access
Access to and work in research laboratories can continue, but 6-foot physical distancing should be maintained whenever possible, and personnel should be masked at all times.
Visitors
Georgetown faculty and staff are urged to move any indoor meetings with visitors to a virtual mode. With limited exceptions (e.g., research subjects, delivery drivers), University buildings will be restricted to Georgetown community members through the end of the fall semester. Parents and family members will be able to enter residential buildings to assist students who are returning home for the winter break.
Meetings and Gatherings
In order to limit density on our campus, please move all indoor meetings and gatherings to virtual mode at this time. As you have heard from Dr. Mishori, please move any holiday gatherings to virtual mode, or postpone as an option.
Staff/AAP Teleworking
To the greatest degree possible, we encourage teleworking for faculty and staff working to support our students and faculty for the remainder of the calendar year. Supervisors will be in touch with details on any temporary changes to mode of work. We recognize that many staff have on-campus duties not feasibly performed remotely, and reducing campus density will assist our safety efforts. We will continue to monitor public health conditions and communicate any changes.
Students in On-Campus Housing over Winter Break
Students approved for housing over winter break will be housed as planned. These students will receive direct communication with any further information.
Decisions Regarding Return in Spring Semester
We will continue to monitor public health conditions and will be in close communication as we near the start of spring semester activities.
Thank you for your continued patience. We wish you a safe and healthy completion of the fall semester.
Sincerely,
Robert M. Groves
Provost
Edward B. Healton
Executive Vice President of Health Sciences
David B. Green
Interim Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer